How you view God, reflects your view of yourself

          In this day and age, women look down on themselves. It's probably nothing new, but this is for many reasons and happens in many different ways. The most common way, though, is how they view their God-given body. Their initial shape, weight, and height is a factor of stress, depression, and self worth.   One can usually tell women that are more proud of what God has given them shape wise. Often times, women will wear clothing that shows them off, more than showing Christ off because in our society, if you look good, or feel good, you must be doing something right.

What goes into your mind is usually what comes out in attitude, especially if you believe it. Most women do one of two things; they eat right, or they work out. If I were to go around with a survey asking you why you eat right and/or work out, what would you say? Would it be “Because I want to be healthy”? Or “I want to keep myself looking good”? Or would it be something more like this:

“I want to make myself look good”?

The key problem? Your view. The view you have of yourself, and the one of the God that formed you in your mothers’ womb. Do you have problems with your health? Guess what, it’s a sin problem. Maybe not with you, but sin is in our world, infesting it, trying to take over. You don’t have a perfect body, rear-end, complexion, smile, hair? Guess what, ladies, NO ONE DOES! That woman that you admire so much? (Another “Guess what?”) She had her hair done. She whitened her teeth. She works out.

The main question I want to throw at you is this: What do you have the view of yourself that you have?

I may not love my body. Yeah, I have fat here and there. I have bad hair day(s!). I use whitening tooth paste. It’s not wrong. But make sure your focus is correct, with the right outlook on life, and on Christ. Make sure you don’t pass down to your daughters a wrong outlook of why you are the way that you are.  Don’t let your sisters, grand-daughter, daughter-in-law go on thinking that they have no shot in every living up to anyone’s standards. The worlds’ standards on beauty are wrong. They teach women of all ages that they will never be good enough, beautiful enough, skinny enough, curvy enough, when, darlin’, that’s just not true.

Don’t wear sweatpants cause you feel fat. Wear them because they’re comfortable. Ladies, there are many different styles of clothing. Find the kind that fits your body style, and strut (don’t show off) what the Lord gave you! Don’t want around holding your arms because they flap when you wave, because, a different side of this, is pride. Ask yourself why you don’t to look bad in front of people. Are you afraid of other women judging you, because you judge their flapping arm fat? Think about it…and be honest with yourself.

Now, back to the reason we are on this topic. The younger generation. Those women and young ladies that are impressionable. And they look to you. They look to us.  Help their thinking. Help them by what you say about your own body. No, you don’t have to go around flaunting your good-looking bod. Clothe it with respect, and walk around with your head held high. 

"You may find your worst enemy or best friend in yourself" - English Proverb 

"You can't live a positive life with a negative mind" - unknown