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I had to begin obeying God and Instead of choosing my own way. I was holding onto stuff that kept taking me down moment by moment, day after day, so here it is my trap... was... image, yes image. Never good enough, blah, blah, blah. But it took such a hold over me, I used to be so strong, confident, easy going, not ever worrying what others thought of me (not in a conceited way or anything like that) just allowing myself to be me, funny, meaning happy loving to laugh a lot (like the free capturing laugh you hear and feel like that person is so free, a Julie Roberts laugh-yea the actress)meaning happy and most times even able to laugh at myself, that is a great thing to do, so I hope you've got the picture. Always telling myself I don't measure up allowed me to feel other then positive about myself.

Did you know a past can break a person down no matter how strong they are, the enemy wants to kill,steal and destroy, but be careful not to place blame because we still have strength in the Lord to choose what we allow to affect our lives.

Image: body, arms, abs, back, legs, face, hair, silhouette image I collected fitness magazines, I think the first 1 I picked up was in 1997, little did I know that comparing my image would become a stronghold the enemy could trap me in, since they were scattered through my house. Eventually a glance turned into compare looking in a mirror and trying to strategize how to obtain those results, and achieve that silhouette, knowing full well the images I wanted to obtain were airbrushed and not natural, or even real. This stronghold had taken my beauty from within and I allowed it to create a monstrous thought process in my head about how I thought of myself, or even what I seen. After all these years I have finally obeyed my Heavenly Father, whom has gently nudged me over these years to get rid of those magazines and start seeing me as a daughter in a kingdom of the most high. Who says, "Daughter I love you and your beauty within can't be radiated on the outside because it's trapped, you must give it up and let me, tell you the truth, so that your beautiful hearts light can shine brightly and what I see is more important my beautiful daughter then anything you can even dream or imagine in your own self image". So you got to start thinking positive thoughts about yourself saying positive things about yourself and know where the truth comes from, and hold onto the promises written about you in the bible.God speaks well of His children the enemy will speak ill of you, don't listen, the next time you look into the image of yourself in the mirror speak good things don't try to find so called flaws that probably aren't even there in the first place. Don't lie to yourself. Believe what God says about you.

Psalm 139:14 'I praise you because I am fearfully and wonderfully made; your works are wonderful.'

Proverbs 31:1 1' A wife of noble character who can find?

She is worth far more than rubies.'

Proverbs 31:20 'She opens her arms to the poor and extends her hands to the needy.' Proverbs 31:25 ' She is clothed with strength and dignity; she can laugh at the days to come.'

Proverbs 31:30 ' Charm is deceptive and beauty fleeting but a women who fears the Lord is to be praised.'

Song Of Songs '4:7 ' All beautiful you are, my darling; there is no flaw in you.'

And there are many many more promises awaiting for you, so dive deep for yourself into the pages of the Bible where treasures lay waiting to be uncovered.