“I am not beautiful”
This is a lie I think I’ve believe most of my life. I never felt like I measured up. There was always someone prettier, someone smarter, someone more talented. I believed it was true.
My journey of shaving my head hasn’t been what I thought. Honestly, I didn’t know what to think. I shaved. I 100% put my identity in Christ and believed that I was beautiful because He says I am. I believed that I am an image bearer of Christ and that nothing can separate me from His love. That’s easy, the day I shaved my head and the week after while everyone is hyping me up.
Months 2-7. I realized it’s a decision. A decision I often failed to make. I didn’t call myself beautiful everyday. I didn’t put all my identity in Christ. I didn’t trust that I am who He says I am.
Body image is hard. It’s something we all struggle with in some way. For me, the past 6 months I’ve had bad hair days and I’ve let that change the way I see myself. I want to share this because I know not many people are going to shave their heads. Also, not many people call themselves beautiful.
What do I do about it?
-Ask the Lord how He sees you.
-no negative self talk. If I look in the mirror and don’t like what I see, I call myself beautiful.
-remember that worldly standards of beauty and not God’s standards.
Father, what do you say about me? Who do You say I am?
Go call yourself beautiful!!
with all the love,
Kaylin 🙂
But you are so beautiful Kaylin. All along your journey I have continually noticed your beauty inside and out. It radiates from you and I have admired your courage. As far as I am concerned, you had no bad hair days. You have rocked every stage of the process! Always know that you are beautiful…………..inside and out!
Debi
You have always been beautiful!
wow, thank you so much!!
kaylin this is beautiful!!! you are beautiful!!! the way the Lord is working in you is beautiful!!!
I’m really proud of you for fighting to see and believe you are who you are – not just beautiful but the essence of beauty itself. Divinity stares back at you when you look in the mirror.
Love you fiercely.
SAY THAT!! call people into their identity
Beautiful inside and out ????