For no one ever hated his own flesh, but nourishes and cherishes it, just as Christ does the church, – Ephesians 5:29
I think we women have a hard time shutting out voices and opinions of others. And ignoring the constant visual aids about how the media believes we should look when it comes to every occasion. So much that it can cloud the greatness that we hold because it stifles who we really are on the inside. And we all possess a greatness in us that God wants us to display for His glory. We are his workmanship (Ephesians 2:10) and he chose us dispite our sins and he saw the best in each of us.
Don’t allow anyone or anything overshadow your greatness. Just remember how Jesus died for our sins and the sins of the world and gave us the gift of salvation for us to take freely. (Ephesians 2:8 – For by grace you have been saved through faith; and that not of yourselves, it is the gift of God;) So we are free from sin and have the free gift of salvation, so why would we grab hold of others ideals, opinions and assumptions about how we should do…anything? All that does is diminish our self-worth and misleads us into thinking we are not good enough and we begin to doubt everything about ourselves.
So ladies lets challenge ourselves to stand strong and block out negativity and misguided advice and turn to the Lord in prayer and daily devotion in God’s word. His thoughts about us are flawless and beautiful. Know that God wants us to shine.
In the same way, let your light shine before others, that they may see your good deeds and glorify your Father in heaven. – Matthew 5:16