Words

Words

are powerful

Words can create

Words can break down and destroy

And words can heal and restore what we lost in this mess

The truth

I want to rip out the dark pages of my diary, those destructive words

I want to fill in the blank pages with thankfulness and light

I want to write about the goodness of today

Relish in the small great moments

Describe in detail

What's good

and true

:)

When I was living in Oxford, twenty one years old, I started struggling for the first time with how I looked. Which is stupid, I know, cause I'm not that different from the fashion standard of "good-looking". Yet every second diary page was filled with thoughts of ugliness, lists of how to eat more healthy, exercise more... I just couldn't get the "how do I look" and "how could I look better" out of my head. What is it with us girls??!

I asked God for words I could use as a weapon against these destructive thoughts. And the immediate thought I had was: I'm beautiful in your eyes. That's all that matters. You are all I need. I wrote down these words on a small piece of paper and hung them on my mirror. Every day I repeated these words to myself. And, gradually, I started believing them! Now, whenever I become aware of any unsatisfaction about my appearance, I say those words to myself, three times. And it helps.

So, my challenge to you today is: what kind of truth do you find difficult to believe? Ask God to give you words you can use as a weapon, and find some creative way to use them!