Romans 1:24-25 ESV : "They exchanged the truth for a lie." In this life, we will be tempted and lied to about our image and bodies. It will be through lust and through feeling less. There is a great deceiver. He maligns God's character and beguiles with lust. In our world, we are too focused on the creature rather than the Creator. If we were just as obsessed with God as we are with what our society says is "beautiful," we would be more apt to see the true beauty God presents to us everyday through the "unexpected things" (the things our society says isn't particularly what we should see as desirable). Why not start adjusting our eyes to the kingdom now? It's coming anyway, and all the rest will disappear. God's sight will be the one that stays. Take comfort in knowing that you are not defected, that we have been pre-conditioned since infancy, and that some things are too good, they have to be true. ♥
