I find it actually very hard to live in the 21st century, with all the models that look absolutely amazing; I can’t help but compare myself to them.
Well NO more!! It’s a new day- I don’t need worry or fake in my life.
It seems the world has thrown all the old fashioned values straight out the door and they have been replaced with the peer pressure & expectations - whether it be with opinions of “the girls” or even boyfriends expecting much more than you want to give, it’s all a bit much, & it can definitely send you over the edge.
I want all those old fashioned values back in my life.
I heard a series on Practical Living and one single sentence has really stuck to my brain – If a girl wants the boy to open the door for her and does not give in, he will open that door -if a girl sets her standards high and does NOT lower them the boy will rise to them. Once you think you have set them high, set them higher and then will you be getting what is reflected in Gods plan for you.
Many of my friends be-little themselves, put themselves down and lower their standards, thinking “I’m not worth that much trouble” or “no one should go to that much effort just for me,” and you know what?
YES!-someone should go to that much trouble for you! They should go to that much trouble and effort!!
You are you, and there is no one else like you in the world.
You are worth it!!
Every girl in the world is worth it and even if your heart melts at the sight of him, if he is not willing to reach your expectations don’t lower your expectations.
Someday you will find some one who will treat you and love you, accepting you for exactly who you want to be and who you are, flaws and all and honour the importance you place on your values.
How do I know that??
The Bible states in Jeremiah 29:11 MSG “I know what I'm doing. I have it all planned out—plans to take care of you, not abandon you, plans to give you the future you hope for”
Now I would rather wait and feel rejected than accept less than God’s best plan for me and be unhappy later in life, wishing & imagining what I could have better, what could have been, cause that is not a happy road to travel.
Psalm 37:4 NIV - Take delight in the LORD, and he will give you the desires of your heart.
I find myself not knowing where to turn, who to ask or really what to look for.
Times has change so much since Bible times. when if caught having had sex before marriage you could have been stoned to death and yet, now it’s considered the norm.
I don’t know about you but I find that really incredibly troubling.
How is a teen girl supposed to know what is right and wrong before her God and before herself??
Well even though times may have changed the morals to Bible stories certainly haven’t, thankfully.
I’m thinking of doing a study of some of the remarkable women of the Bible who, by their everyday decisions, made a huge difference to change the world around them for the better.
Now wouldn’t we all like to make a difference in the world??
To change the world around us??
Maybe we just can,
If you want to join me in my study of Remarkable women of the Bible, drop me a line in the forum or comment on this post.
J
