You're beautiful.

"You should be known for the beauty that comes from within, the unfading beauty of a gentle and quiet spirit, which is so precious to God."

1 Peter 3:4

I wake up and say: "OK, today I am really going to get my act together."

Every day I attempt to watch what I eat. To set myself on a diet.

I conform myself to what I think makes me beautiful.

I usually don't succeed in following my rigid and strict dietary standards.

Why do I do that? Why do we do that?

It's not a weird, female always-on-a-diet-to-look-good- thing . I honestly want to look good for myself. I want my body to look good for me and no one else. That's it.

We all do it. We all think we're not beautiful enough.

We all go to church and talk about how we should not conform to the world's standards. We should follow God and do His will.

Somehow we forget the same applies to our bodies and our beauty.

I am so incredibly guilty of making dieting and my body an idol. I've forgotten that my body is God's. He has created me this way for a reason. He has blessed me thousands more than I deserve.

My body will never look its best unless I give it to God. I will never succeed on any diet unless I believe that I am beautiful despite everything.

After years and years and years of struggling with my weight, I have finally learned that.

Unfortunately, now I have to apply what I've learned.

The world is too cruel. The world too easily tells us we can only be beautiful if we fit into a certain mold.

But that's not God's beauty. And as someone who has accepted Jesus Christ as my Lord and Savior, I should always strive to do things as God sees them.

No matter what life tells you, remember this:

You were beautifully made. God has you inscribed in the palm of His hands. There's nothing greater and more powerful than God, and He thinks your gorgeous.

You are. Never ever forget how beautiful you are. No matter what.

The secret to looking good is knowing you're perfect and wonderful just the way you are.