The lies they tell us

Lies:

You are too fat

Your not pretty enough

You have be thiner

You have to fit into this size

You need to look like her

You need to wear make-up/do your hair

Nobody will like you if you look like that

You are not worthy of love because of your body

These are things that i hear and think everyday. Almost every girl, women, and female person deals with these lies or ones like them on a daily basis. Some girls are crushed by these lies, some push through, some just deal.

I try to put on a smile, everyday when i wake up i go to the mirror and think...Am i going to feel pretty today? It is a rare occasion when the answer to that question is yes...but when it is, my smile is real and i feel like i can do anything.

I know this is deep stuff but i don't think i am alone in this struggle. Girls deal with this everyday. And it starts young. For me it started when i was 12... 9 years dealing with the ever present lies.

So how do we silence them? How do we silence the hissing lies that tells us we are not worthy?

The first step is to go to the one who silences the lies with His love.

Jesus loves each of us, and his eyes we are beauty beyond compare. He sees us as perfect, beautiful, with out fault. Everyday we must ask him for the help to listen to these truths, and that He will silence the lies we hear.

The second step is encourage one another and love on each other by expressing truth.

Ladies, this works in two ways. One stop saying the lies out loud, stop saying "I am fat, look at me i look like crap, i will never have a boyfriend...etc" If we tell ourselves those lies it will be harder to get rid of them. Two encourage your sisters! Tell them every chance you get that you think they are lovely, and shine a light on their good qualities.

Guys, i am not sure how many of you are reading this but if you are i just gave you a glimpse into the inner workings of a female mind. Don't abuse this privilege. Use this info to speak truth to your sisters in Christ. Encourage them! Tell them about their beauty in Christ. And by all means do not further the lies. But pray they are silenced!

Jesus will and does silence the lies with His love! You are his creation and you are beautiful no matter what.