Why Am I Different?

" l know I am fearfully and wonderfully made; your works are wonderful, I know that fully well" Psalm 139:14

We might not be able to pinpoint how it started and why, all we can see is the unsatisfied teenagers and confused adults. Everyone has responded in a way to the societal picture of the ideal woman; thin is beautiful and fat is ugly, fair is good, dark is dull...we now find it difficult to recognize each other when the light is on because of the many cover ups that has tainted our shades and colours.

As it is, the world is doing a great job in reshaping women to its norms, Christian women need not undergo the rigour of fitting in but to just stand out, joyfully embracing the figure God has blessed them with.

God doesn't make mistakes. In creation, He never compared any creature to another. We didn't hear God say" Night is better than Day because that's when man rests". However, He clearly declares them good "God saw all that he had made, and it was very good..." Definitely, in God's schemes of things, night and day is only relative to man as each has its purpose unique and different from other but in no way better. Also, who can boldly declare that blue is better than yellow, green better than purple or black better than red? Are they not all types of colours providing a wide variety for man to choose from,depending on the individual tastes?

Where then do we get the idea of comparing ourselves to ourselves? From whom did we learn that the taller the better, the fairer the prettier or the bustier the happier? Obviously, it isn't from God as He who made us in His image wouldn't feed us with self degrading thoughts.

It's time to start embracing and appreciating God's work in us. We need to stop apologizing for our coloured hair, fleshy legs, fat hips, fuller lips or whatever the features that we think is less attractive or acceptable to others. We must be free to be who we are without feeling odd because someone out there desires the exact thing you're complaining about. I always find it amusing when my fat friends wants to lose weight while the slim ones are looking for tips to gain additional weight. Funny how one person's poison is food for another!

As we were made in the semblance of God, that means we are as smart as smart can be, pretty as much as required and very unique. Others are as good as you are, you must not allow the devil to steal your joy.

I actually believe you are cute, intelligent and lovely the way I am... What do you think?

Watch out for the concluding part.