So I had a Starbucks date with one of my squad leaders today and we were talking about perspective…and being as though I haven’t blogged in a while, I thought what a perfect topic to blog about. God has been teaching me so much about perspective. One of the goals I have before returning to the states is to change my perspective on things. It is so easy for me to search for a “fix” for everything, and with that comes a burden with my image. There are so many things about myself I want a quick fix for but God is opening my eyes to that and it’s something I want to change. I want to see myself the way God sees me and I want to go to Him for the fixes I seek. Like for example, I don’t want to ever rely on weight loss pills again to “fix” my body, I don’t want to dye my hair just because I don’t like the natural color, I don’t want to tan just because I think I look better that way, I don’t want to eat ice cream and watch chic flicks because I’ve had a bad day…I don’t want to “fix” a so called  problem through those means! When I’ve had a bad day I want to go to the Lord about it, when I don’t like my hair or my body I want to ask God how He sees me. Dying your hair and things like that aren’t bad, I’m not saying that, but the perspective and motive behind it are so important to check. I feel as a woman that battling insecurity is a life battle but not one that is impossible. The enemy tries so hard to get at us woman about our appearance because (like I’ve learned from reading Captivating) he is soooooo envious of our beauty, the beauty we ALL have. Ask God who you are and how He sees you. Don’t try and “fix” yourself because remember, you are “fearfully and wonderfully made” (Psalm 139:14) and “All beautiful you are, my darling, there is no flaw in you” (Song of Songs 4:7).Â
