You Can Go L*VE Yourself.
Yesterday, Laynee wasn't napping. I'm not exactly sure why, but she just wasn't in to it. So, we were laying in bed together - smiling, laughing, butterfly-kissing. I thought, man I need to document this, I feel like life is passing me so quickly and my kids become grown over night. I got out my camera and turned the forward facing view on and oh. my. lanta. What I saw staring back at me was an old, haggard, sleep deprived mom, with 0 make up on because, honestly, who has the time... (if you don't know by now, I love to keep it real - you aren't going to hear about my "perfect" life on this blog so proceed with caution)
I held that camera up for like a good 5 minutes trying to snap a cute picture of Laynee and me. Haha, not happening. There was seriously, and I mean SERIOUSLY, no good angle. It was terrible. I laid in bed and thought, wow - I can't even pick one good feature about myself. No filter is gonna fix this. My heart sank and I immediately let insecurities take over my mind. All these thoughts rushed to my head about how inadequate I am in today's beauty standards. This isn't extremely typical for me, I pretty much love who I am and have come so far in how I view myself. It was just one of those days.
As I let myself sit in that disgusting thought process for a minute, I was reminded of something my husband spoke to me about a month back... He said "I honestly don't know why people are insecure, if people could just understand there is only one of them and that their uniqueness is what makes them so special. It's comparison that makes us feel insecure - we've got to stop it and really feel blessed to be who we were created to be." I feel like that is profound thinking in this day and age. We are bombarded through social media with things that society tells us we need to be - bigger eyes, smaller nose, no freckles, better clothes, cuter hair, no stretch marks, smaller body, bigger butt ...fill in the blank here. What do you feel like you're lacking?
Are we REALLY going to let other people tell us what is beautiful? Are we REALLY going to miss out on all God has for us because we are so caught up in what we are not? We need to embrace the imperfections because they are what makes us special and unique. There's no use trying to change the outside because what really, truly matters is what is on the inside. Are you kind? Are you compassionate? Are you gracious? Are you understanding? Are you forgiving? Those are the things that truly matter. Our outward appearance has no value in eternity, stop letting it be so prominent in your life. I am not saying its wrong to look cute, do your makeup, do your hair, dress good etc.. I am saying it is not what matters. Be a good human. Give yourself to God and say, who do YOU say that I am? Mold me, shape me, give me what you have for me. The rest means nothing. It only causes anxiety and stress and insecurity when we don't feel like we are living up. It can also turn into pride when we think we've got it all. (thats another blog for another day)
What voices are you listening to? Is it Instagram? Facebook? Or is it the living God who created you just as you are with SO. MUCH. PURPOSE.
I held that camera up for like a good 5 minutes trying to snap a cute picture of Laynee and me. Haha, not happening. There was seriously, and I mean SERIOUSLY, no good angle. It was terrible. I laid in bed and thought, wow - I can't even pick one good feature about myself. No filter is gonna fix this. My heart sank and I immediately let insecurities take over my mind. All these thoughts rushed to my head about how inadequate I am in today's beauty standards. This isn't extremely typical for me, I pretty much love who I am and have come so far in how I view myself. It was just one of those days.
As I let myself sit in that disgusting thought process for a minute, I was reminded of something my husband spoke to me about a month back... He said "I honestly don't know why people are insecure, if people could just understand there is only one of them and that their uniqueness is what makes them so special. It's comparison that makes us feel insecure - we've got to stop it and really feel blessed to be who we were created to be." I feel like that is profound thinking in this day and age. We are bombarded through social media with things that society tells us we need to be - bigger eyes, smaller nose, no freckles, better clothes, cuter hair, no stretch marks, smaller body, bigger butt ...fill in the blank here. What do you feel like you're lacking?
Are we REALLY going to let other people tell us what is beautiful? Are we REALLY going to miss out on all God has for us because we are so caught up in what we are not? We need to embrace the imperfections because they are what makes us special and unique. There's no use trying to change the outside because what really, truly matters is what is on the inside. Are you kind? Are you compassionate? Are you gracious? Are you understanding? Are you forgiving? Those are the things that truly matter. Our outward appearance has no value in eternity, stop letting it be so prominent in your life. I am not saying its wrong to look cute, do your makeup, do your hair, dress good etc.. I am saying it is not what matters. Be a good human. Give yourself to God and say, who do YOU say that I am? Mold me, shape me, give me what you have for me. The rest means nothing. It only causes anxiety and stress and insecurity when we don't feel like we are living up. It can also turn into pride when we think we've got it all. (thats another blog for another day)
What voices are you listening to? Is it Instagram? Facebook? Or is it the living God who created you just as you are with SO. MUCH. PURPOSE.
Me, currently writing this blog. I could easily choose to see all the imperfections that jump out at me. OR remind myself that I am smart, competent, beautiful, kind and made. with. purpose! GO DO THE SAME <3
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