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So, I know it’s not easy; finding a balance between loving yourself and becoming your ideal self. In this blog post I would like to walk you through a couple of steps that can help you improve your self image. Here are 3 simple steps to grow your self-love! If you haven’t read the previous posts, you can find them here.
Here are 3 biblical ways to improve your self image
1. Stay close to your creator
The first way to improve your self image is by staying close to the person who created you, you will discover a lot of beautiful and amazing things about yourself that you never knew were possible.
“You are altogether beautiful, my darling, beautiful in every way.”
~ Songs of Solomon 4:7
You will also realize how deep His love for you is. Before I continue, I just have to put this out there: YOU ARE LOVED. You might not be able to see it, nor feel it or hear it often, but please know you are. You really are. It is so important to keep this in mind if you want to become bigger than your insecurities.
“Whenever you feel unloved, unimportant, or insecure, remember to whom you belong.”
~Ephesians 2:19-22
The more you draw closer to Him the more you see His love for you. And to be honest, the more you focus on Him, the more you stay away from sin. The more you will start to realize how much you’re actually worth. Once you discover your true worth, it’ll also be easier to stay away from toxic thoughts and relationships.
I know it’s tempting to go to the wrong places to look for justification, but guys, know it’s not worth it. It will only cause you pain. Go to the one who created you or to the people who will lead you to Him!!
2. Admire yourself in the mirror
Okay, this might sound super weird, egocentric and narcissistic, but it really helps a lot. Look at yourself and look for three features about yourself that you like, love or find okay. Pick those out and thank God for them (Psalm 139:14). Even if you don’t like everything, just thank God for those small things that He made perfectly that you love so much!
Now that you have also spent time with the Lord, it should be easier to say positive things over yourself, because it’s by faith and not by sight that we live: speaking God’s word over yourself will help you find things that are beautiful about you. When you do this consistently for a while it’ll improve your self image.
You will have to tell yourself out loud which parts you like and after you grow to love those parts, start finding ways to accentuate those things for YOURSELF, not for anyone else’s attention, but for you!!! So, that every single time you look at yourself or someone says something bad about you the first thing you get reminded of are those tiny lovely parts about yourself that only you know!!
3. Surround yourself with people who love you AND who love themselves
The last tip for today on how to improve your self image is by surrounding yourself with the right people.
You might have heard the saying “the people you surround yourself with is who you will become.” I wish this saying wasn’t true, but one of the (hidden) reasons why you struggle with your self image is because of the people you hang around. How they treat themselves, the way they speak about themselves. The things you do, because you’re close to them you’ll find yourself doing those same things.
So be conscious about who you have around you. You need people who are headed the same direction as you. People who can lead you to Him… I mean this speaks for itself, but I need to put it out there too. People who truly love Him will help you notice the other lovely things about yourself. The people who can remind you of scriptures you read about who you are in Him.
Okay now finding someone who loves you truly isn’t that hard, after reading what I just wrote you probably had 2-3 people on your mind, but that same person should also love themselves just as much as they love you and that is a little harder to find.
When you surround yourself with people who love themselves first and on top of that love you, you’re surrounding yourself with people whom you want to be like. You’re surrounding yourself with people who are confident and know how to spread confidence without trying to bring people down and because of that you will, without thinking about it too much, improve your self image.
I hope these 3 simple steps helped you with improving your self image!
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Have a blessed week!
Big love,
Joy
