There are times in your life when you can chose to let something make you stronger or you can be defeated and loose out on the lesson you are supposed to learn.
In life there are many hurdles to jump over and hoops to go through. It may seem stupid at the time and we wonder why they are there. But we jump and adjust to make it over and through because it is what is demanded of us.
Society puts so many labels on us and we struggle to the point of disease and death. We are willing to compromise our self-worth for what society says we should be. We are willing to starve ourselves of the emotional, spiritual and physical strength we need.
Some little girls life may be something like this:
"I want to me Ms.
"Honey, you aren't thin enough."
She decides that if she doesn't want to live in one world, so she hide in a another world because it is easier for her there. She is not judged on how she looks that day, how much she weights, and she doesn't have to mess around with girls who are constantly back-bighting and judging one another.
This young woman grows up doing everything she can to avoid the world she so desperately wants to be a part of on the inside. Very few people understand her and she feels ostracized in a world of friends and activities.
There are times when she wonders if it is all worth it. But when she is doing the things that bring her happiness, she is in a world apart. She relies on the love of the Lord and the strength His gospel brings her.
There are other people who chose to surgically change their appearance, those who chose to live unhealthy lifestyles in order to meet the expectations of society. It is a sad world we live in when the media controls how much value we place on ourselves. When we allow other people to invade our lives in such a way and set our expectations for us.
When we truly understand the impact the gospel of Jesus Christ can have on our lives, we come to understand our true value and worth. We don't have to rely on anyone else to tell us how beautiful we are or that we are worth something. Our Heavenly Father values us more than the most priceless treasures and he wants so much for us to be happy.
We have to allow the gospel to take root in our lives and understand the true value of ourselves. As the gospel take effect in our lives, we come to understand the Lord allows us to be challenged in order to make us stronger, more charitable and more like Him.
I chose to let my challenges make me stronger and learn those lessons I am supposed to.
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