2 Corinthians 1: 3 Blessed be God, even the Father of our Lord
Jesus Christ, the Father of mercies, and the God of all comfort; 4 Who comforteth us in all our tribulation, that
we may be able to comfort them which are in any trouble, by the comfort
wherewith we ourselves are comforted of God.
Hearing some youngsters calling
names, putting each other down, I wondered what we tell ourselves. Do we do the
same things to ourselves? Do we put ourselves down? It didn’t take me long to
say a resounding Yes! I have put myself down more than I would ever like to
admit.
When I was heavy, I used to make
joking comments about myself being fat, trying to beat others off at the pass
so that I said it before they did. I always secretly hoped that someone would
say that I wasn’t fat and shouldn’t say that, but no one ever did. Actually, it
just reinforced to me that others just viewed me as fat, which further hurt my
sagging self-esteem.
When someone would complement the
clothes I wore, instead of saying thank you the way I should have, I would find
some aspect of the clothing to minimize it. I might say I got it on sale, or at
a thrift shop, or that it had a minor flaw. It amazed me that the same person
who had just paid me a complement about my clothing would squirrel up their
face and look at the same piece of clothing with disdain. When I said these
things, I thought I was being humble, but in reality it ended up being another
time that I felt worse about myself.
Just think of all the times we
say, “I’m so stupid,” for such and such. “Oh, I’m such a ditz,” and the list
goes on. The thing is, this passage says that God comforts us in all our
tribulations. Unfortunately, we are the cause of many of our tribulations by
what we tell ourselves. Our comments to ourselves are just as destructive as
the comments of others.
Fortunately for me, God shows me
that my life is of value to Him. I am not stupid. I am not a ditz and if I’m
overweight, that God loves me no matter what size I am. 2 Corinthians 1: 3 Blessed be God, even the Father of our Lord
Jesus Christ, the Father of mercies, and the God of all comfort; 4 Who comforteth us in all our tribulation, that
we may be able to comfort them which are in any trouble, by the comfort
wherewith we ourselves are comforted of God.
Since this is an example of the positive influence God has made on my overeating, this may not reflect the whole meaning of the Bible verse.
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