Often times I'll look at my friends and try and copy what I like in them. Maybe their magnetic personality, maybe their quiet calm voice, maybe their vibrant smile, maybe the way they dress, maybe the way they can tell a joke ( And I can't)... or whatever it may be. I sometimes do it blindly with out stepping back and realizing how wrong my thinking is.
God made me the way I am.
My freckles, my smile, my laugh, my temper, my nose, my voice. He created me the way He saw fit.
And yes, He expects me to improve on my character, my flaws and my quick temper. But what ever is left in my personality He created it there for a reason. I can change my attitude, but I can't change the way I look or even the way I laugh.
It's sad that I should try to copy the people around me when God wants me to turn to Him for the example. He wants me to learn from the scriptures. Although their is nothing wrong with admiring my friends and learning from them, I need to look at my motives and turn my gaze to my Savior. I need to be happy with the way God created me.
Because in all I do, when I look in the mirror, I need to reflect Him.
"Or do you not know that your body is the temple of the Holy Spirit who is in you, whom you have from God, and you are not your own? For you were bought at a price; therefore glorify God in your body and in your spirit, which are God’s."
1 Corinthians 6:19-20
What are your thoughts?
Ah! I needed that.
ReplyDelete"My freckles, my smile, my laugh, my temper, my nose, my voice." Those are the exact same things I worry about and attempt to somehow "change". (Though I know God can change my temper!Lol) But I find that whenever I spend a lot of time at the mirror, studying that little tilt in my nose that's not exactly how I think it should be, or my teeth that aren't snow white, that my spiritual life gets all mixed up and I'm not happy with anything.
~Heather Joy
Okay first of all, you are a very beautiful young woman, you have a very sweet spirit. And I am so glad YOU realized it. :)
ReplyDeleteI totally understand how it is to want to act/look like some one else. I've done it. I think what made me stop was when I wanted to look/act like this one girl I knew, but one day she came up to me and told me how much she wanted to be me. I was like..... what? lol.
I finally realized (just as you did) that God made me to be the person that I am. Nobody else is the same. :) Confidence is the key. When you are grounded in the Lord, He will give you the confidence you need in yourself. You will naturally reflect Him. :)
I'm always so encouraged when young ladies write about this sort of thing. It makes me feel like I'm NOT the only one! :)
Have a wonderful day, xxxx~Kelsey
So true! Thanks for sharing your thoughts, Heather Joy. :-)
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Aw... Thank you. I think you're a wonderful young woman, too. Your blog is always insightful and inspiring. :-)
Thank you for sharing your thoughts and advice! I'll need to remember this next time I feel scared or nervous. :-)
Blessings,
Leah
I have been struggling with worrying about how I look too much lately. Thank you for posting about this, it is always an encouragment to hear that others are having the same problem and striving to love the Lord.
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Yeah, I think everyone is like that sometimes. We want to be more like other people when we should realize we are perfect the way we are! God created us unique, different, special! :)
ReplyDeleteThank you for sharing your thoughts!
ReplyDeleteBlessings to you all,
Leah