YOU ARE ENOUGH

So do not throw away your confidence, it will be richly rewarded.

Hebrews 10:35 NLT

I wish I could say that I cried my last tear, but I can’t. There’s no ETA for healing. LOL. It takes time and sometimes even when you think you are healed, something may occur which could reopen old wounds. Oddly enough, I knew this was going to be my next topic to write about. However, initially it came from noticing that I had gained back some of the weight I lost. I felt an urgency to get the weight back off immediately. But then, I was shown a picture of myself, and I was reminded of what caused the weight loss. I remembered how broken I was. I also remembered how much God loved me even in that state. With His unconditional love, He removed a heavier kind of weight. The kind that told me I wasn’t enough just the way I was. The kind that had me comparing myself to what the world deemed beautiful. The kind that created an anxiety to be something other than who I am. The kind that dimmed my light and kept me stuck. His will is that we’d all be free (John 8:36). But it is a choice. And one that I choose every day. I’m grateful for that freedom. And I’m learning to be grateful for the way He intentionally created me.

Thank you for making me so wonderfully complex! Your workmanship is marvelous- how well I know it.

Psalm 139:14 NLT

People pay attention to appearance, but God looks at the heart. I’m most comfortable in a sweatsuit and a hat but I never leave home without gratefulness and a smile though. I’m far from perfect and I’m not for everyone. (That is ok too!) However, I serve a purpose for those I was created for. And so do you just the way you are. Being healthy is the goal, not being perfect. Being in His will is the focus and really……. NOTHING ELSE MATTERS.

Don’t be concerned about the outward beauty of fancy hairstyles, expensive jewelry, or beautiful clothes. You should clothe yourselves instead with the beauty that comes from within, the unfading beauty of a gentle and quiet spirit, which is so precious to God.

1Peter 3:3-4 NLT

I’m telling you like I tell myself:

BREATHE.

It’s ok. Everything will be ok.

You are already loved and you already chosen.

You are ENOUGH.