I am beautiful, and so are you.

I have recently come to the realization that I am beautiful, and so is everyone else. This may come as a shock, but it was really, truly, something I simply didn't believe. Well, I take that back, I found it far easier to see the beauty in others, than the beauty within myself. But that turned into an unhealthy obsession. I would obsess with the beauty of other people, compare, and in turn cut myself down. I know i'm not the only one who has sturggled with this, nor am I the only one to overcome. But I am so glad that my Savior has broke the chains and brought me freedom.

My definition of beauty is this= the uniqueness of an individual that sets them apart from anyone else.

The fact of the matter is, not ever in the history of the entire world will there ever be another human being just like you. While you may resemble another person, or have similar personality traits, you are you. That is it, that is all. Trying to even comprehend that before you came around there was no you, and long after you're gone, there will never be another you is near impossible. If that doesn't make you feel beautiful, I don't know what could. Or maybe this will. Have you ever thought about the fact that YOU are a piece of our incredible God in human form. The Bible states that we are made in his image, if that is true, and the Bible is truth, then YOU are a reflection of God. How could that not be beautiful? And how sad that we are taught or influenced to compare ourselves to other people, whether that be through status, success, looks, etc. Because no matter who you are or where you're from, your beauty is astounding. Instead of trying to alter the unique things about you, why not embrace them? Instead of trying to alter your body into what is "perfect," why not realize that the only thing that ever attained that was Jesus Christ himself. Isnted of feeling inadequite, know that you serve the creator of the stars, and if he is alive in you, you can overcome anything. I for one, am done believing the lies i've been told. I am more than enough, because I have Jesus in me. Think about the beauty of a new born baby. They are precious, perfect. A babies parents are always bragging about their beauty. They're always talking about what their baby does. They're so in awe with the life they brouht into existance. They dwell in the goodness, not the flaws. Do you realize that that is how our Savior looks upon us? He doesn't think that you're anything but wonderful. He created you. You have probably heard this a thousand times, and will probably continue hearing it for the rest of your life. But the thing we need to remember more than anything else, is to believe it.