My life looks so incredibly different than what it was only a few months ago. My surroundings, the people I talk to on a regular basis, the temptations that are ever present. The reality of emphasis put on outward appearance and self image at college is so great it's overwhelming. It's one thing to know the truth that God looks at the heart, but it's another thing to live it. Being surrounded by the lie that our worth is found in something we project, or an image with obtain is exhausting and quite frankly heart breaking. Not simply because it's completely false, but because I recognize that apart from desperately seeking the grace of God daily I believe this lie. Deriving your joy from the false sense of security idolizing self-image brings is detrimental. It is contagious, and it is dangerous. So I challenge anyone reading this the same thing I am challenged by everyday, the same thing Paul challenged the Galations years and years ago. "For freedom Christ has set us free; stand firm therefore, and do not submit again to a yoke of slavery." Galations 5:1.
