Physical Appearance...

[Marilyn777]

As I grew up going through High School I was one of these GIRLS that judged people by their outward appearance...I was a cheerleader and thought I was so perfect...Now that I have found the Lord I know that I was the one with the problem with my self ..I tore others down to make myself feel good...I am a shamed for my actions...Now that I am a little older and OVER WEIGHT I get what I used to dish out to others..Be careful because what you say to others and do comes back at you...

I am so tired of people judging me now for being fat...I hear oh you have such a beautiful face and your hair is so beautiful, if you could lose some weight you would be so beautiful.... Well...The truth is whether I am skinny or fat I am the same on the inside as I am on the outside....I will serve the Lord whether I am fat or skinny and I will radiate the Love of Christ because HE abides in me...

Through my walk with the Lord I have learned how to see others through the Lords eyes... We are all the same in His eyes...No one is above the other..We are all the same... When I meet a new person I always look at their spirit...This is what matters...

Blessings

Kelli

Amen Kelli

You are beautiful inside and out and as long as God loves you nothing else matters, thats how I see it too. Thank you for sharing!

God Bless

Marilyn

[other one]

Marilyn, this is a really good post, and for the business world and such the physical appearance is very important and I don't see much we as individuals can do anything about it, it's just the way of our society.

As for friends, I learned that if physical appearance is most important, those people don't make good friends. Fair weather friends so to speak. So, I tend t shy away from people of that nature in the realm of friendship.

[Guest kitkat]

I doesn't matter to me what people look like. I accept them for who they are no matter how they look. If i see someone that doesn't feel good about themselves appearance-wise, I try to help build them up with positive things to say about them. I have a girlfriend here in town that is constantly harping on herself about her appearance and about how she feels she is so ugly. To me she is not ugly at all and I just wish that God would open up her eyes and show her that she needs to be proud of herself for what God has given her. None of us are perfect and God made us all different and unique in our own ways and there's nobody else on this earth that God created quite like you and if God accepts them for how they look and who they are and if He accepts me for how I look and who I am, then that is all that matters.

God bless

Kat

[dwinkjr]

Sadly enough we have all judged one on appearance at some point or another. But then again "all have sinned and come short of the Glory of God."

When i was in Elementary school and junior high i was a very popular kid, I was into sports had great grades and everybody was my friend. Around 8th Grade a rumor was started about me, and instead of my "friends" taking the time to ask me about it, they all just turned there backs on me. I went from "stud to dud" over night. At the age of 14 i learned how cruel people can really be, I learned how the world really was, I learned how the kids i used to pick on felt about me, But those same kids i picked on before were the ones to take me in and be my friends.

Those events taught me alot about life, and I thank the Lord daily for those lessons, for without those i would still be that arrogant self centered Jock who cared about nothing but his public image.

Remember even if you are physically beautiful now, it will fade and sometimes it can happen quicker then you may expect.

God Bless,

Dave

[jamie]

I can admitt that i do fuss a little over my appearance, and i do struggle with vanity to a point like most woman.

But i find that when i spend time with God it often deminishes to a level that is less obsessive and focussed on "me".

It is the spirit of the world and this age that we are up against and it is so hard not to buy into it.

We have to close those doorways, such as the television, magazines, and watch the company we keep and guard our eyes and hearts.

It's not a bad thing to want to look nice, but there are lines we dont need to cross.

[dwinkjr]

I can admitt that i do fuss a little over my appearance, and i do struggle with vanity to a point like most woman.

But i find that when i spend time with God it often deminishes to a level that is less obsessive and focussed on "me".

It is the spirit of the world and this age that we are up against and it is so hard not to buy into it.

We have to close those doorways, such as the television, magazines, and watch the company we keep and guard our eyes and hearts.

It's not a bad thing to want to look nice, but there are lines we dont need to cross.

There is nothing wrong with wanting to look nice and being presentable, in fact i would even go as far as to encourage it. But when it becomes an obsession or we start thinking we are better then others. Then we need to rethink our priorities.

God Bless,

Dave

[Guest LCPGUY]

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None of us are perfect and God made us all different and unique in our own ways and there's nobody else on this earth that God created quite like you and if God accepts them for how they look and who they are and if He accepts me for how I look and who I am, then that is all that matters.

God bless

Kat

God see

[Guest LCPGUY]

Marilyn - Striving for inner Beauty!

Marilyn, no need to strive for what you already have

God bless you!!!

In His Love,

Bro John

[Guest Called]

I can admitt that i do fuss a little over my appearance, and i do struggle with vanity to a point like most woman.

But i find that when i spend time with God it often deminishes to a level that is less obsessive and focussed on "me".

It is the spirit of the world and this age that we are up against and it is so hard not to buy into it.

We have to close those doorways, such as the television, magazines, and watch the company we keep and guard our eyes and hearts.

It's not a bad thing to want to look nice, but there are lines we dont need to cross.

You know we can obsess about making ourselves look good and worry about it all the time, but we can also obsess on what is wrong with us and that is wrong too, I never really thought about that before (light bulb going off)! Both of those extremes are pride issues. Pride in the fact that we are completely focused on me, me, me ! God wants us to have a healthy self-image of ourselves. How do we do that? I don't really know to be honest. I guess leave it at the cross and ignore the enemy when he tries to bombard us with lies! If anyone has any ideas, I sure would love to hear them!

BTW- I am saying "you" in general terms here.

[Shelby]

I am a pretty confident person. I am quite large as well. I am confident in who I am and God's will for my life, but I really fall short when it comes to my appearance. I am so big and I was so thin when I was a teen. Things happened and I used cope to build a shield. Now that shield weighs literally just as much as I did when I started. So I am double the size I was before my tragedy happened. But i can't use the tragedy any longer.

I was up late last night and was watching Oprah, who I don't really like watching much because of how liberal and "spiritual" so she says, bu Winona Judd was on. I saw her on like 3 or 4 months ago and now she was back. I don't listen to country music but I knew who she was. She was speaking about how much of the problem has nothing to do with food. She said this was harder to get off than drugs. Because you have to eat! With drugs you can remove yourself from ever having them again. Not food. I was so moved because she had these home diary videos where she just says what she is feeling right then. I could relate so much. It is so hard to stop just eating the stuff you like. You feel like you are being punished. It is awful. I have come to a point where I disgust myself, and I have to lose this weight because I want to have a better future.

I do like to keep up my self and not look as if I do not care, but I wish it didn't take over me as it does sometimes. I think alot of that pressure comes from the situation I am right now. There is something my husband and I want to get into but we are told we have to lose weight first. It really hurts to hear that.

To top all of this off, me and my friend Becky were at a state fair this past weekend and we decided to ride a ride together. Well alot fot he seats were taken and we decided to try and sit together. We are both big girls. Well we had to push on the bar to get it down, but the worker there came over and told us that we were "too fat, the bar won't go down, because your stomachs are in the way, you are too big, I can't let you ride." So we took the walk of shame and got off the ride right before they started it. I had to take a quick walk before meeting up with our other friends to cry for a moment. I never felt as if someone was talking at me as if I disgusted them ever before like this. I was so devastated. I feel as if I can hear his voice and those words over and over. With an under current of you are gross, and huge, and ugly, etc.

I am pretty though. I know that, my mom alway tells me, you have such a pretty face, if you would just lose some weight........ I know my face is fine, but my body is really large!