Rachel Wegners Blog

Many today have bitterness toward people and above all, God, because they don't accept the way God made them.

It is so easy to fall into that sin: wanting to look different from what you are, with that slight thought of, "If I could be just a little bit thinner, I'd look like that tv star, and I'd be perfect, and beautiful"; or, "If I could gain a little more muscle, I'd have the all-star athletic body that everyone wants." This is what the world offers us, and sadly, I am guilty of falling into this. When we focus so much on outward beauty, we are setting ourselves up as gods in our lives, so intent on our looks that we can't be completely free in Christ. Let's face it, we have imperfections, everybody does, it's an imperfect world! Let's not waste away worrying about them. Now, if you need to lose weight, than do so, but don't focus so much on your weight that the burden of it suffocates you to where you can't be totally happy until that weight comes off. "Come unto Me all ye that labor and I will give you rest, take My yoke upon you, and learn of Me, for I am meek, and humble in heart, and You will find rest in your souls, for My yoke is easy, and My burden is light." Like anything, if you need more muscle tone, or just want to stay in shape, exercise, but don't lust after it all. Don't put that above all else.
"The joy of the Lord is your strength." How can we have joy when we focus on ourselves?
Go to Jesus.
Ask Him what to do. And He will help you, and guide you.

"Inferiority- comparing unchangable features--- Are you satisfied with your appearance?"

Why Satan Hates Our Body

"Satan hates our body because it is made in the image of Christ, it is the temple of the Holy Spirit.
Outward beauty is not related to inward happiness."

Man looks on the outward, but God looks at the heart.
How beautiful are our hearts? Because really, that's all that matters. Are our hearts seeking after the Lord and His ways, or is it off from the narrow path seeking vain glories? Things that don't matter, things that when you're eighty years of age, it will be all gone, and you will have absolutely nothing to show for it. But a loving relationship with Christ, following Him, serving Him, finding your identity in Him, will always be with you. And it will lead you Home peacfully. You will not worry when you are eighty, because you invested your life and your heart in God. Not in yourself, but God!
So when you reach your end of time, you can be happy and complete, knowing that You honored God and He will bless you for it.
Can you imagine hearing Him say, "Well done, my faithful servant, our work here on earth is finished, and I am well pleased".

We are created by God.

God prescribed us before birth! (Psalm 139: 13-17)
"For You formed my inward parts; You wove me in my mother's womb.I will give thanks to You, for I am fearfully and wonderfully made;
wonderful are Your works, and my soul knows it very well. My frame was not hidden from You when I was made in secret and skillfully wrought in the depths of the earth;
Your eyes have seen my unformed substance; And in Your book were all written the days that were ordained for me, when as yet there was not one of them."

Dedicate yourself, and your body to God. He made you, and He never makes mistakes. :)