Introducing…
Dawn Paoletta is a writer who is finally coming out of the closet and following her dream to share her life lessons and insights with anyone who will listen. Having worked as a Personal Trainer & Group Fitness Instructor most of her adult life, she is a natural coach and encourager who can’t help sharing what she’s learned along her journey. She likes to serve up spiritual lessons learned with authenticity, grace and truth. Visit her at her blogs, Beneath The Surface and Fitness For the Fainthearted.
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The king is enthralled by your beauty; honor him, for he is your lord.
(Psalm 45:11)
How is it that we who are chosen, precious, and beautiful in His sight would be so swayed by this measuring tool? By a number that cannot reflect but a measure, limited, inaccurate, finite- unable to define the essence of our true being. Ill equipped to measure the fatness of our souls; the richness we overflow with in abundance. Oh friends, I assure you, as one who has studied long and hard the physiology of the body and discovered what you already know: You are not a number. You are not defined by the pounds that you weigh or by your body fat percentage. You are not measured by the muscle you carry or the density of your bones. Your value is immeasurably more than this bathroom bully can ever reveal.
Answer the questions below to make peace with the bathroom bully once and for all!
- Will you ask God to reveal to you your true value in His eyes?
- Will you promise to set your eyes on Him who looks upon you with eyes of grace, mercy and love and embrace simple, consistent steps toward healthy choices?
- Will you remember to take every thought captive to Him who has chosen you, and calls you His, at great cost?
- Will you stand up to the bathroom bully and make peace once and for all by weighing yourself less, perhaps once a week, and remembering that you are not a number.
You are chosen.
Beautiful.
His.
In him we were also chosen, having been predestined according to the plan of him who works out everything in conformity with the purpose of his will, in order that we, who were the first to hope in Christ, might be for the praise of his glory.
(Ephesians 1:11-12)
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so, so good! Thank you Dawn!
oh boy! i needed this, this morning….thank you!!!
Wonderfully done my dear!
Wonderful thoughts for all…whether we worry about weight, wrinkles, job or no job, friends or no friends, being loved or not feeling loved…We are chosen, we are beautiful…in Christ we exactly who He wants us to be …HIS precious child. Thank you for the reminder.
Beautifully and truthfully stated, Dawn. It can be SO very frustrating to step on the scale and not see the numbers go down, but up, or remain the same once you hit the dreaded ‘plateau.’ And think to yourself, ‘I’m worthless, I can’t do this anymore, who cares?’ Been there, done that. Last year, I FINALLY picked up a book I’d purchased months earlier called ‘Made To Crave,’ by Lysa Terkeurst. After reading it, I kept a small notebook in my purse with many quotes from the book. This one in particular aligns itself with everything you’ve written in your post today, my dear, and it helped me immensely:
“I am a Jesus girl who can step on the scale and see the numbers as an indication of how much my body weighs and not as an indication of my worth.”
We are treasured, valued and loved by God, no matter what the numbers say. Let’s pray for those who are struggling with learning and knowing this truth.
Thank you, Dawn!!!!
Amen! Love it, Dawn!
Blessings,
Mel
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just lovely! there’s such beautiful Truth here. thank you for the reminder!!!