Uncomformed

Being yourself. It sounds cliché. It's what everyone is always telling you to do. It's the advice everyone gives for almost every situation. I'm not just going to sit here and tell you to be yourself. I'm going to tell you why you should be yourself.

 In life, there are so many standards we feel we need to measure up to. We may feel like we can't be ourselves, because nobody will like us for who we really are. We cover up the real us with what everyone else likes to see instead. We try to fit in, and be cool. But why?

 If you think about it, it's pointless! We do all of this just to get approval from other people, when we already have approval from the one who made us! God wants us to be ourselves. Imagine how He feels, looking at His beautiful creations, hiding who He made them to be. He has a whole plan for each and every one of our lives, and we can't experience that if we are so busy being caught up in the horrible mind trap of what everyone else thinks of us. Romans 12:2 says,

 “Do not conform to the pattern of this world, but be transformed by the renewing of your mind. Then you will be able to test and approve what God’s will is—his good, pleasing and perfect will.” – Romans 12:2

 We can't conform. There's so much more to life than fitting in. God didn't make one design for everyone to be. He made hundreds of thousands of millions of different designs. Each person is special and unique, and has a plan God made specifically for their lives!

 I know being yourself is so much easier said than done, and it will take some time to fully achieve, but I believe in you! You can do this. Take it little by little, and start to be transformed by the renewing of your mind. You will be blown away when you see all that being yourself changes in your life.

P.S.- I think you're pretty amazing just the way you are ♡