So I haven't read a book in such a long time that most people couldn't even believe it. But I read this book in less than 4 days. It really got me thinking about my relationships with my friends, co-workers, youth, children I work with at work and church but, it also got me thinking about my relationship with God.
The books title was : Perfect. It focused on four young teenagers who would do anything and everything to have what society calls the "perfect body". One boy struggled with keeping up with the high demands of his parents pressure of being the perfect athlete, perfect grades, perfect girlfriend, that he attempts suicide for believes its his only way out. Another girl believes due to being bullied in school and by her family that she is "fat". She is a size 4, but if you know anything about Women's clothing you know that is a small and skinny girl. However, she continues to take pills and stop eating until she finally loses all the "extra weight" that the world has told her makes her "fat".
That was just two of the kids that were mentioned my book who dealt with pressures of not being good enough to fit into the world. They were all to "fat" or not "smart" enough best yet, they just didn't belong to the "in crowd". I can relate so much to these characters in the book, because just like them I wasn't the "thinnest", or the "smartest" and I definitely never was apart of the "in crowd". I can remember being bullied in school almost everyday my 6th grade year. Being called terrible names by other kids because I wasn't that perfect size "2". They would take any chance they could to "throw the first stone at me" sort of speak whenever the teacher wasn't looking. Instead of the "yo momma so fat jokes" it became the "Sam is so fat jokes". What did I do to deal with this? At first, I cried. I cried during classes and walking down the halls, walking home from school. Then things only got worse. I can even remember my teacher asking me if I was pregnant because she thought I was to fat as that 7th grade girl I should be.
But this isn't the sad story like I read in my book where the open kid finally does commit suicide and everyone wonders "what could I have done ?" I received help from some very wise and special role models in my life that helped show me what does God think of me. Perfection is an outrages goal that will never be met. There is no way to become perfect for only one person walked this earth was perfect and his name is Jesus. We have our own definition of what perfect is so, to say that she or he is not perfect is based on your own belief. According to the bible God thinks so highly of his children. For example in one of my favorite verses God tells us exactly what he thinks of us. In Ephesians 2:10 "for we are God's masterpiece." Now I don't know about you but when I hear that I am blown away. God looks at me and is blown away by my beauty, the same goes to you. I know that in another verse God says that we are his queens and kings. He things we are so amazing that we deserve to be royalty and be on a postage stamp(people on postage stamps are beautiful to they're country and that's what God thinks of us.) In another verse God says that we are beautifully and wonderfully made. Now I know what you might be thinking, I am not beautiful and I always mess up so there's no way I am wonderful. But stop right there!! God of the universe just said you were beautiful, he looks at you and his breath is blown away. He then calls you wonderful. So no matter how many times you mess up(and believe me were gonna do it and have done it a lot) he still thinks of us as wonderful!
I would like to leave you with these thoughts.....
Watch what you say and how you say what you say to others(it may be there last straw)
When you feel like your nothing but trash know this and remember this in your heart..... your creator, your father thinks of as his masterpiece, his king or queen, as royalty, as a beautiful and wonderfully made human being.
Remember it does not matter what everyone else thinks about you or what their definition of "perfect" is all that matters is you have a FATHER who LOVES YOU!!!
Dear Dad,
Help me to remember that what the world thinks about me, or my friends or even my rivals doesn't matter. All that matters is that you love me conditionally. You don't make junk, you make masterpieces and when you made me I blew you breathe away. Dad help me to stay focused on you and to not that you will feel my every desire! thank you so much for being here to guide me and lead me towards a bright future. I love you, your daughter, Sam
Sam you blow me away everyday. ...god difenitly made a beautiful masterpiece the day he made you....I'm gonna have to read this book now love you girly
ReplyDeletegood thoughts and well written....proud of you
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