Anyone else has dealt with self image problems? Knowing in your head that you are fearfully and wonderfully made, but in your heart you can’t seem to grasp it? If you have you are not alone. For years ugly thoughts plague my head, and I hated the image that looked back at me in the mirror. I’ve always been self conscience and felt like an awkward introvert, not knowing how to socialize gracefully. My friends ofcourse love me for who I am, and I can safely let my crazy, bouncy, personally flow with them. But that still didn’t stop the ugly thoughts from creeping in. It’s like a battle that has rage inside me of whose going to win, Satan or God. Time and time again this battle has to be fought. When i started courting Charles, those battles ceased for awhile, and I thought I was fine. He shows he loves me, because I’m me, and I know he believes that with all his heart. I thought those battles were gone. But they came back recently, and Satan started attaching full force. I felt hopeless and defeated, not knowing what to do. I felt scared because depression was starting to hit hard, and I didn’t want to go back to the defeated christian life I lived before. Jesus is my all and I wanted nothing more then to serve him with all my heart. It felt hopeless until the other day I was scrolling through Facebook, and found a little thing about the Sunflower.

I perked up, I’ve always loved the bright flower, and it will be my main flower at my wedding.

This little article told that the Sunflower in all its glory, is not like a sweet rose. It’s not red, it’s not delicate, or smells a thing like a rose. But it still stands straight and tall, proud of its brightness. The analogy went on to say that not everyone was meant to be a rose, some were meant to be a Sunflower. Born to stand out. I realized it didn’t matter that I’m not thin, or a social butterfly, or one that has it all together. God gave me a purpose, and that purpose is to stand out for him. Be a bright yellow Sunflower to brighten someone’s path.

So dear friend, if you are struggling defeat in this area, please know you too were born to stand out.

I remember some time ago my younger sister planted sunflowers in the back of our garage, where the weeds grew the worst. But those sunflowers grew to there fullest, and even surprised us and came back the next year. Infact the picture above is one of them.

You may be like me, had some weedy ground to start with, but take heart, you too can live a victorious christian life, and be a light to someone’s day.

God loves every inch of you, He created you for a purpose. Let his brightness shine through, and stand tall. Because you were created to stand out