I hate to have my picture taken. I take horrible pictures. My husband and my children are all photogenic but not me. WHY? You may ask~ well let me tell you.
I have fat cheeks~I have always disliked my fat face. Even when I am thin~ I still have a full face. My mother always told me I would be glad when I grew old~ because fat faced people have less wrinkles. I am still waiting~hmmmm. I think she lied! My fat face has always been a source of insecurity for me. However~I finally have learned to make peace with my chubby cheeks and accept the way God has made me.
I have fat cheeks~I have always disliked my fat face. Even when I am thin~ I still have a full face. My mother always told me I would be glad when I grew old~ because fat faced people have less wrinkles. I am still waiting~hmmmm. I think she lied! My fat face has always been a source of insecurity for me. However~I finally have learned to make peace with my chubby cheeks and accept the way God has made me.
We all have insecurities. It is the truth. It is okay to breathe a sigh of relief and realize that it is not just you~ we all feel insecure from time to time. Feel better? Now that we have that out of the way, how do we deal with the issue of our insecurity?
We are all fearfully and wonderfully made~ just as God designed us to be. Constantly criticizing ourselves is questioning God and that He made a mistake. We all know that is just not true.
I can minimize my feelings of inferiority by deciding to dwell on others and making them feel loved and accepted. In fact~ when I am looking for ways to make someone else feel important~ I pretty much forget about myself. Truly~ it works.
I can minimize my feelings of inferiority by deciding to dwell on others and making them feel loved and accepted. In fact~ when I am looking for ways to make someone else feel important~ I pretty much forget about myself. Truly~ it works.
Let's make this practical. Our human nature is bent on negative thinking. It is natural to immediately think that someone does not like us or is judging us. Wouldn't it be great to make everyone we walk away from totally convinced that we think highly of them and want to be their friend?
I am blessed with a friend that always does this. Everyone I know wants to spend time with her because she makes them feel so wonderful. What a blessing she is to all who call her friend. I want to be more like this.
I wish I was better at this and could say that I always encourage others all the time. But I am sure trying! We can forget about our own insecurities long enough to help someone else over theirs.
Romans 12:10, "Be kindly affectioned one to another with brotherly love; in honour preferring one another."
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