Women

I wish that I could tell you how many messages I get every week from women.

Thankfully, most of them are kind.

They are also so telling.

As women, we struggle so much with self-image, self-awareness, self-worth.

Every time I post a quote or a comment about worth, I have women message me to thank me for the words.

Then, they go on to tell me how hard it is for them to see themselves as valuable and beautiful and strong and resilient and brave and enough.

I, too, struggle with this deeply.

Mike has asked me many times to just love myself better.

He tells me 100 times a day how beautiful I am, how amazing I am, how incredible I am.

Now, as far as validation goes this is tremendous.

BUT...

The real trick is continuing to tell my dang self all of those things.

I AM enough and so are you.

There are so many quotes and books and songs and podcasts dedicated to women loving themselves. 

There are also so many quotes and books and songs and podcasts that provide shame and doubt and confusion.

Think about those two sentences.

Who is providing what?

Well, God is providing us with the thoughts that we are His.

That we will always be enough because we are His.

Satan, and the world, are providing us with thoughts about how much we suck, how we will never measure up, how we will never be good enough, how we are way beyond the grasp of God's love.

Well, he's a liar and the biggest idiot that ever there was.

So remember:

You are enough.

No one actually needs to believe this but you.

Surround yourself with people and things that are good and validating and connection-worthy.

And...

Satan might have the power to bruise your heel, but Girlfriend, you have the power to crush his head.