ok, this is pretty hard for me but i think i may be vain.i think i know i am. i am a little too worried about my tan, my hair and my weight.
am i alone here?
i really don't think i am. honestly, i think i am among many who suffer from such meaningless worries. "Health" i like to call it.
"I just want to be healthy".
and i do, seriously. but come on...i have to be real here. i'm not counting out my celery sticks and measuring my granola intake- i am checking my muscle tones and tan lines.
now i am not one of these that take forever getting ready because i can't escape the pull of the mirror or go vomit a meal. it's not like that with me- i just think some of my confidence may be coming from the product of my Maker instead of my Maker...ridiculous- and i am guilty of doing this with other things too...of course i am... and i know better. Satan is sneaky.
again- pray for me- i want to be healthy for God. i am His house sort of. it's that simple.
and please talk to me people!
is anyone else willing to go here with me? this vulnerable topic?
i don't think i am shallow, so i won't be putting that on you. or just let me know how you are not vain so i can be just like you :) think about it.
Proverbs 31:30
Charm is deceptive, and beauty is fleeting; but a woman who fears the LORD is to be praised.
Charm is deceptive, and beauty is fleeting; but a woman who fears the LORD is to be praised.
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I won't even tell you how many times I changed clothes last night before church. And, I planned since Sunday what I was going to wear on Wed. I got a new shirt, and I saved it for Wed. night! How stupid? OH, and it was sleeveless, so it showed off my tan! Hello??? I think we all struggle with this. Now, obviously, I'm not as careful about my health as you are, but it shows up in other places. OK... there you go. I can't believe I just blurted out to everyone how vain I am about my tan! :o)
Hmmm...I've been struggling with turning this health thing over to God for a while now. It's hard to be healthy; it's really hard to be healthy for the right reason.
Gena! You took the words out of my mouth! I have really been struggling with the vanity thing. I never really thought of it as vanity until you put it that way. You're exactly right! Satan has found my weakness and is working hard on letting the way I feel about myself physically interfere with the way I feel about myself emotionally. Wow, Gena...a light bulb has finally turned on in my head. We'll have to pray for each other on that.
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