Girl, there is so much more to you than just your hair...

To the girl 

who said she wouldn't be pretty 

without her hair, 

I want to shake you by your shoulders right now and tell you that there is SO much more to you than just your hair. You ARE pretty. And you ARE special. So stop comparing yourself to that one girl.

Don't let her words--only mirroring her own insecurities--affect you so much. God made you unique. And whoever told you that your appearance is what matters anyway? You don't need a nose job to be pretty. You don't need to fit into a size zero to be pretty. True beauty is way underneath those layers of makeup. True beauty is deep down in your heart. There is so much more to you than just your hair.

If you let what others say define you, than you will get crushed. The world can be cruel and heartless, but when you realize that who you are in Christ is what defines you, then you will see that there is so much more to you than just your hair. 

Why try so hard to blend in when you were made to shine? Why are you wanting to fit into a box labeled "barbie doll" when there is so much more to you than just your hair?

Pretty by Lauren Alaina 

You spend an hour on your hair

And you can't find a thing to wear at all

You pile that makeup on real thick

Trace outside the lines of your thin lips

'Cause they ain't big enough

All the other girls are thinner

So you skip another dinner

You tell yourself it's for your health

What's the matter with this picture?

Girl, deep down you know better

Beautiful is who you are

When no one's watching, it's your heart

That should be the one to tell your story

'Cause the rhythm that it's beating is your glory

The truth inside you can't erase 'cause

It ain't written on your face

There's no difference between a mirror and a liar because

Pretty is as pretty does, does

You've got hopes and you've got dreams

But you've been hiding them behind the scenes, oh yeah

But pretty cares and pretty loves

And I'm pretty sure you're more than just skin deep, oh

Them high heels won't get you higher

Let your kindness be a fire burning bright

You're the light

Beautiful is who you are

When no one's watching, it's your heart

That should be the one to tell your story

'Cause the rhythm that it's beating is your glory

The truth inside you can't erase 'cause

It ain't written on your face

There's no difference between a mirror and a liar because

Pretty is as pretty does, does, pretty does

...

So next time you believe the lie that you wouldn't be pretty without (fill in the blank) 

know that is exactly what it is: a lie. You ARE pretty. You ARE special. 

To the girl 

who believes she wouldn't be pretty 

without her hair,

Remember this... The song didn't say beautiful is how you look, it said: Beautiful is who you ARE. When know one is watching. It's your heart that should be the one to tell your story.

Girl, there is so much more to you than just your hair...

***Post inspired by something I heard on TV***

Embrace the Truth

So many times I get tricked into believing the lies planted by Satan. So many times I get wrapped up in his lies that I forget to embrace the real truth. 

Satan tries to get me to believe that I fall short. That I’m not good enough, not pretty enough, not extraverted enough, not strong enough, not brave enough, not smart enough, that I’m not enough.

But God tells me the real truth, that I am enough. I’m enough for Jesus to come down to this earth and die on the cross for my sins.

Dear those of us who want to embrace the truth,

YOU are good enough.

Because…God wouldn’t have opened this door if you weren’t ready.

YOU are beautiful.

Because… you are fearfully and wonderfully made. Psalm 139:14

YOU are unique.

Because… God didn’t make any of us the same. No matter the personalities, you are made to be YOU.

YOU are strong.

Because… you won't give up, and you will rely on God’s strength.

YOU are brave.

Because… you obey and put your trust in God.

YOU are smart.

Because… God has given you a very detailed and complex mind.

YOU are enough.

Because… God’s love makes you enough!

YOU are chosen by your loving Heavenly Father. You are enough, and don’t ever believe otherwise! 

Whenever you feel your self image plummeting and know that Satan is trying to make you believe the lies, a good exercise is this: 

I am____. 

Because…____.

It is up to us to choose NOT to listen to the lies, but instead to embrace the truth! 

I’ve made three fun designs as reminders. Feel free to take a picture of your favorite design to use as your screensaver, or print them off and put them around your house so that you can be reminded that you are enough! 

➳✩➳✩➳✩Have you ever felt like Satan was trying to get you to believe a lie about yourself? Have you ever felt like you don't know how to choose to embrace the truth?  What are some ways that you embrace the truth?

How is your July going? What is one thing that you have learned this month?           Lets talk in the comments below!➳✩➳✩➳✩