Accepting yourself

 

I recently saw a short video clip on March 6, 2017 of a woman that was considered to have the perfect body type at one point in her life.  Prior to that, she said that she would look at herself in the mirror and say that she was “fat, disgusting, ugly, etc.”  Even though she was an average size and weight for a woman, she still believed these negative things about herself.

She decided that she was going to do something about it.  She decided to work out more, build more muscle and eat better.  Eventually she decided to compete in a body builder competition.  They told her that she had the perfect body.  After all that she ended up admitting later that she still saw and believed those negative things she said about herself before.

She decided to get away from the perfect body mindset and to accept herself and her body for how it was.  I think it’s very important for those out there that decide to over-exercise, restrict what you eat, or try to eat better to know that it won’t make you feel better about yourself deep down.  When you are doing it for the wrong reasons, it won’t matter what size your body becomes as it will never be good enough.

I’ve seen many people who yo-yo diet.  At first, they feel better as they see the weight drop and notice their clothes getting looser, but as the time goes by eventually the weight comes back on and it ends up being even higher than it was in the first place.  This causes them to feel even worse about themselves.  It becomes a vicious cycle of gaining weight, losing weight, gaining weight and then losing weight.

The thing is that they aren’t acknowledging the underling issue, which is that they don’t like or accept themselves for who they are for some reason.  There are often deep-rooted core beliefs that cause them to act and behave in that way, and figuring out how they got there is a great place to start to work through those issues.

I don’t have the exact same story as this lady, but I can understand where she was coming from as I used to be very self-conscious of my body.  Her story about her finally getting to the point of accepting her body even when it wasn’t perfect anymore was inspiring to hear.  It showed that when you heal within, then your outside body will feel and be beautiful no matter how it looks.

I also learned that each person that God has made is considered beautiful to Him.  I understand that not all of us can see that, but when you believe that truth on the inside, then you will be able to see the true beauty on the outside too.

Patricia   <3   :)

1 Corinthians 6:19    Or do you not know that your body is a temple of the Holy Spirit within you, whom you have from God? You are not your own.

 

Here’s a song about that life may feel like being in the dead of winter, and waiting on something better, but are we really going to hide forever?  And we can hear a voice from our Lord saying that His light will shine through, and He can help start a fire in our souls.  And as the flame gets more strong, we can show everyone that our strength comes from Our Lord and that we need Him.

  That it takes a little spark and even a little faith from Him to start the fire in ourselves for Him, as He can be the light on those darkest days and we can find hope with Him, which only He can save us in that way. 

 

“Start A Fire” by Unspoken

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BGfbgkNb-3Y&list=PL3whQX319DaB37iB8NZpJe206iSdpe3kc&index=177