Being Yourself

Hey Girls,

How often are you truly yourself? Not hiding anything and not pretending or trying to be something your not? Hopefully all the time. This is something a lot of people struggle with. It's really sad when girls, especially young teens, start to be more concerned with being like someone or liked by someone that they lose sight of themselves and become unable to like themselves. Some get older, accept themselves and grow out of this. Yet others struggle with this throughout their lifetime. It's important that we just accept who we are and look for God's approval about ourselves.

Another question then, who are you most truly yourself with? Hopefully, for you all married or in serious relationships, that it is your significant other. Yet, what about God? Are you totally honest and open with God? I know I've posted in the past how it is important to just be you with God. Well, today as I was reading the Bible, I found confirmation for that.

John 4: 23-24 says "It's who you are and the way you live that count before God. Your worship must engage your spirit in the pursuit of truth. That's the kind of people the Father is out looking for: those who are simply and honestly themselves before him in their worship. God is sheer being itself—Spirit. Those who worship him must do it out of their very being, their spirits, their true selves, in adoration." This is The Message version and I just like how clear it makes this verse out to be. God wants you, just you. Not a fake you, one trying to act 'spiritual' but just as you are and then you can communicate fully with God, holding nothing back. 


So don't hide behind the makeup or the clothes. Don't try to pretend to be something your not. It's never worth it. God loves you for you, just how he created you. Approval in the eyes of other people in this world is something we don't need to seek after. Yes, we want to be loved by others and accepted but the cost of who you truly are is a price that's too high to pay. God will fill you with love and acceptance in him. That's what we need to hang onto when the pressure to change comes around. You're awesome just as you are. Imperfections, everyone's got them and God has the power to change them. He will help you make positive changes that need to occur, that will deepen our relationship with him. 


Sometimes just being you is the hardest person to be after all because it shows everyone a vulnerability. Well, good. There is nothing wrong with just being you. When you know who you are in God, and get your approval from God, the opinion of the world doesn't matter. Sure, it still hurts to face rejection or ridicule but truth be told, you can't please everyone all the time anyway. God will help you through that and as long as we stay focused on him, it'll be okay, you'll be okay.