Social media is probably the biggest link to the outside world in our generation. Instagram, twitter, Facebook etc. Everyday we scroll through news feed after news feed looking at pictures and posts made by our fellow peers. What if I told you that social media is one of the leading causes to eating disorders in America? It sounds pretty crazy, right? Believe it or not, it is a fact. As girls scroll through social media during spring break, or during the summer and see other girls that have the "perfect" body or look so healthy in their own skin, they begin to think things of their own. "Why am I not skinny enough?" or "Why don't I look like her?" We all know that we have at least one time in our own lives, compared ourselves to someone else. It could be our looks OR our personalities, but everybody has done it. We have a bad habit of not loving ourselves, or being comfortable in our own skin, so we decide we want to be somebody else.
Well, I am here to tell you something. Maybe you don't have that "perfect" boyfriend that your best friend has, or the number you see on the scale isn't low enough, or maybe your face broke out right before prom. I am here to tell you...WHO CARES! God has made you in HIS perfect image, and not your own. So, if you're unhappy with how you look, act, or what you have, then your complaining to God that you don't like the masterpiece he made you to be. Yes, sometimes it will be hard to look in the mirror and believe that this is who God made you to be, but that is only because we are human. It is hard to face the facts, but I believe it is something that needs to be said. Life comes with no guaranties and one of those being that you will always love your body or the way you act. YOU ARE PERFECTLY AND WONDERFULLY MADE!!! I wish I could emphasize that even more, so everybody would remember it.
Another thing is, never let someone tell you that you're any less than them based on appearance.
To the boy in your 5th period that told you to stop eating so much: Only God can define you. To the girl who thinks she is the best thing since sliced bread, because she's dating the quarterback on the football team: Only God can define you. To the ex-best friend who acts like she could never sin, but constantly breaks you down: Only God can define you. Today I tell you to keep your head high, and your positivity higher, because ONLY GOD CAN DEFINE YOU. You are his artwork and his beautiful creation. Anybody who tears you down only does it to build themselves back up. They do it out of spite and jealousy. They do it, because they want to believe that they are better than you. Never let somebody define you as a person, because you are GREAT and God is GREATER.
Don't stoop to their level either. If somebody tells you that you aren't good enough, lift them up. They need prayer and encouragement, because they are probably going through a hard time. I know if someone calls you fat, or ugly, it will be next to impossible to not say something even more mean back, but you can do it! Don't let anyone get the satisfaction of breaking you down until you have nothing left.
Finally, to the girl who is heart broken over her insecurities: Jesus loves you more than anything ever made, and he made you exactly in his image. Who wouldn't love someone who was made from the image of the Lord?!
"I praise you because I am fearfully and wonderfully made; your works are wonderful and I know that full well." - Psalms 139:14
"You are all together beautiful my darling; there is no flaw in you."-Song of Songs 4:7
"Charm is deceptive, and beauty is fleeting; but a woman who fears the Lord is to be praised."- Proverbs 31:30
With Love,
Hollie Adams
