Chapter Five: What is it about appearance?!

I am beyond over-analyzing myself every SINGLE time I look in the mirror. It's like I think I'm going to see something different than I did the day before. Why do we put so much pressure on ourselves to look a certain way? We all have faces and body parts- some are just more round, or more flat than others. And what does that have to do with heart and personality?! This is the conversation I, sadly, have with myself daily. It's the one constant thing that's ALWAYS on my mind...what I look like - especially to others. I am a hairstylist and I am surround by mirrors on a daily basis. Help me Lord! Talk about being aware too much!  

Did you know that we are harder on ourselves than other people? We can pick apart every minute detail that is "wrong" with us and then turn around and be encouraging and building up our friends? Why is that? The devil gets me every time. And I bet he gets you too. He knows my weaknesses and likes to play games to pull me away from what the word of God says that I am. Who am I exactly? 

1. I am a child of God. 

2. I am a friend to Jesus.

3. I have been redeemed.

4. I have been crucified with Christ and I am NO LONGER a slave to my sin.

5. My body is a temple of the Holy Spirit that dwells in me. 

6. I have been set free in Christ.

7. I am chosen, holy and blameless before God. 

8. I have been made complete in Christ.

9. I am holy and beloved. 

10. God LOVES me and chose me. 

What else can be said? Feeling humbled and grateful that my God, the One who created the universe, set aside time to create me. Thank you God, for loving me THAT much. Oh, and to that devil man, here's something to marinate on: YOU'RE NOT GONNA WIN. 

OUR tip: 

Stop and reflect on what really matters and WHO really matters. The answer is simple, but the flesh makes it hard to accept.