Are We Building Women or Plastic Dolls?

  A couple days ago,I found myself sitting with girls who only in there teens.  We watched a video about this girl named Lauren Scruggs's. Her testimony in it self speaks volumes on beauty and very much relates to the battles we face as women every day. It may not be in the degree Lauren did but I would encourage you to  watch it by following this link: (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JxZMA6oJuHU)  because in some way we're all able to relate.

 Perhaps we haven't had to face any physical alterations but  most of us can relate to inner scars or past. The desire of beauty doesn't leave any one lurking behind. In fact as the girls watched her story... I wanted to look each girl in the eye screaming, " I relate, I relate!" I have never faced what Lauren has but like any girl I know I have asked questions about beauty and I have fought the fight daily imagining how God would want me but He does which blows my mind! ( still in process) *

 And I realized as I am voicing this that I'm still screaming at the top of my lungs that I need this  message just as much! I believe that's what has given me the passion to speak to women because I so  ask questions from time to time, " Am I beautiful? Am I enough?"

 I am sharing all of this because even though this video was being shown to the girls, I wanted to join right in there say, " That's me, That's me!"  I'm sure as you watch this video that some of you will be cheering on  this same statement.

 Especially when I think about my security  I am not always secure in who I am. In fact it's taken me a while to bridge over to accepting to who I am. And to you lovely middle and high school girls I want you to know I've been those shoes where I looked in the mirror just wanting to look beautiful.

In fact I remember in 8th grade I even tried liquid eye liner because I wanted to look beautiful.  And when those lovely explosions called zits hit my face I tried the " Mud Packer" which I would call a.k.a foundation. I call it the mud packer because even though I thought I was hiding my zits I wasn't which is really what  life can look like at times.

We try so hard covering up who we are  that we fail to see who we are is really enough!  I believe my friends this trial doesn't leave any one behind no matter what age they are , including the 6 year olds in our society. Especially if you look at the some of the barbie dolls or clothes from time to time.

I realize I may have hit some buttons there but our society is making such an impact daily on what beauty is. And I'm not say ban the dolls or such but I think we have to ask the question, " How do we want little girls to grow up? " Are we building  women or plastic dolls?" By this I mean, " Are we encouraging  the make up of society to take over or are we allowing Christ to be our make up?"

I  really think this has to come to thought because if we're aware of the disease in our own lives then  shouldn't we want to find the cure for others. What will beauty reflect for you ?   This may seem minor but it's time the lies die because  without truth it is so easy to get drowned and I hope that  this piece will allow   us to take it into reflection and you'll  take time to hear Lauren  as she shares her story but also reflect on yours.