Let's face it, we all feel imperfect in one way or another. I struggle with this word in terms of my weight, my health, being a Christian woman, being a mother and grandmother.
My weight is not perfect, it's getting better, but the fact is I look in the mirror and I see so many imperfections. Why do we always compare ourselves to each other? Why do we see ourselves and want what another has?
Even that perfect size 0 (is that even a realistic size?) model, sees something imperfect about themselves.
We as humans are always so worried about outward appearances that we drive ourselves crazy trying to become what someone else is. Yet, we have to remember one thing.....
We are perfectly imperfect in the eyes of our Heavenly Father. He has created us to His exact specifications. He does not make mistakes. We weren't created to be like anyone else. So instead of focusing on the appearance in the mirror, focus on your heart and the hearts of others. That is where you will see the true beauty of a person.
"You are altogether Beautiful, my darling; there is no flaw in you" Song of Solomon 4:7
God created you and I to be different. To be who we are. We need to stop trying to compare our bodies, our looks, hair, parenting, marriages....our lives with each other. No, I am not perfect. And I never will be. I just live to be a better person than I was yesterday! I am a beautiful Christian woman, raising 2 grandsons the best way I know how. My marriage has troubles, my parenting skills aren't the greatest, my looks have faded, but I have never been happier. I stopped looking in the mirror. I look into my heart!
I study His word for advice, I pray to hear what He wants of me, where He is leading me! I am beautifully created by my Heavenly Father to His exact specifications for me, and since I've stopped looking in the mirror, I have found a peace and happiness that I have never known before!
So stop comparing yourself to your neighbor, you friend, your family. You are beautifully YOU!!! And you are good enough. Christ loves you so very much for who you are, for who He created you to be! And I do too! Look in His word for your affirmation, for all humans are imperfect, and they will never give you the kind of love and confidence our Heavenly Father will.
Galatians 2:20- My old self has been crucified with Christ. It is no longer I who live, but Christ lives in me. So I live in this earthly body by trusting in the Son of God, who loved me and gave himself for me.
Ephesians 1:4- Even before He made the world, God loved us and chose us in Christ to be holy and without fault in His eyes.
2 Corinthians 5:17- This means that anyone who belongs to Christ has become a new person. The old life is gone; a new life has begun!
You are a beautiful person. God has wonderful plans for you. Seek Him and His word to discover your calling and where He will lead you. Let Him lead you, surrender your all to Him, then and only then will you find the peace and happiness your heart truly desires.
Blessings to you all and all Glory to God!
