That’s right, here is how.
For most of my life I have secretly struggled many insecurities about myself ranging from my weight, my height, and just my over all appearance. When I looked in the mirror, my thoughts had me believing I needed to strive to be skinner, prettier, wear the right clothes or the right make up, in order to feel good about myself.
These thoughts would leave me upset, broken, and hopeless, like most people. As a women I do know that thi a common struggle in our society, yet sometimes there really is not an answer that makes sense for it. Last night a friend spoke the truth in to my life and opened my eyes to the realization that those negative thoughts about myself were not of God; they were put there directly by Satan to try to tear myself down. To hinder my walk with the Lord to stumble on physical worldly things that ultimately has no grounds in the Kingdom of God. I am disgusted of the fact that I believed these lies that were placed in my life, because I was ultimately agreeing with the devil. I believed I wasn't pretty enough or skinny enough thinking my life would be better if I was skinnier or prettier. The devil used the pressure of society to feed into my view of my self worth. I did not realize just how deep the battle I was facing within myself was. God created me in His image and He sees me as His daughter, beautiful, pure, and free. Free from the chains of my insecurities that has hindered my ability to receive love and truth from others as well as my ability to speak life to others. It is not that my insecurities have suddenly disappeared, but I know now how to begin to try to separate the lies and the truths about myself and who I am in Christ. God spoke to my heart last night and clearly said “stop believing the lies, you are beautiful”. God wants us to stop believing lies about ourselves that will leave us broken and separated from Him. He wants us to be confident in who He made us to be and realize just how beautiful we truly are in His eyes and just how much He loves us.
No more agreeing with Satan. I am free from believing those lies, though Jesus who has given me freedom.
For you created my inmost being;
you knit me together in my mother womb.
I praise you because I am fearfully and wonderfully made;
your works are wonderful, I know that full well.
Psalm 139:13- 14
All beautiful you are, my darling,;
there is no flaw in you.
Song of Songs 4:7
