Boys and girls hear every day how they do not live up to a certain standard… the world’s standard. They are too – short, tall, thin, fat, light, dark – and so on. Whatever it is the world does not like, those words eat away at the self-esteem of these children.
It is supposed to get easier as you get older, and in some ways, it does. In others, it gets worse. Somewhere along the way we always have to grow up and pay our own way, pay bills, take care of ourselves, get to work on time.
Life gets easier when you realize you do not have to live by the world’s standard. It isn’t simple… we still get bombarded by the images the world thinks we should look like, but it becomes easier to ignore them once you realize you are who you are.
Being satisfied with yourself is the hardest thought process to conquer. Self-confidence is so important, and so fragile. With the fairer sex, our emotions drive a lot of how we feel about ourselves. There are days we don’t feel very pretty and fat, so we put that on and wear it around. I’m not sure how men deal with this, but I know words can destroy their self-confidence and self-esteem just as fast as emotions can to women.
The thing to take away from what I am saying is to trust yourself. Your beauty and attractiveness comes from inside. We’ve all heard how looks fade, and that is true. Don’t concentrate on your physical appearance; instead know that your inner beauty is most important.
Trust God. Trust that He has given you everything you need to survive and your worth is far more than what the world tries to tell you. God KNEW you before you were even born… He KNEW you before your parents even got married.
Psalm 139:10-15 (NASB)
10 Even there Your hand will lead me,
And Your right hand will lay hold of me.
11 If I say, “Surely the darkness will overwhelm me,
And the light around me will be night,”
12 Even the darkness is not dark to You,
And the night is as bright as the day.
Darkness and light are alike to You.
And Your right hand will lay hold of me.
11 If I say, “Surely the darkness will overwhelm me,
And the light around me will be night,”
12 Even the darkness is not dark to You,
And the night is as bright as the day.
Darkness and light are alike to You.
13 For You formed my inward parts;
You wove me in my mother’s womb.
14 I will give thanks to You, for I am fearfully and wonderfully made;
Wonderful are Your works,
And my soul knows it very well.
15 My frame was not hidden from You,
When I was made in secret,
And skillfully wrought in the depths of the earth;
You wove me in my mother’s womb.
14 I will give thanks to You, for I am fearfully and wonderfully made;
Wonderful are Your works,
And my soul knows it very well.
15 My frame was not hidden from You,
When I was made in secret,
And skillfully wrought in the depths of the earth;
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