I sit here scrolling through Instagram and I see so many people “living their best life.” They are going on vacations, visiting friends and family, posing in front of cute walls, dancing, and just enjoying their lives.
Instagram is supposed to be a positive thing in society, by definition it’s a social networking service for taking, changing, sharing photographs and videos.
It was so cool when it first came out and I was so exciting to start using it! But how many girls are out there scrolling through pictures and wishing and seeing all the things they will never have, be able to do, or look like. On average we send one hour on Instagram each day, so much that now they have started tracking our time on it.
When you are constantly flooded with “perfect” images especially for girls it really makes us compare ourselves. And some verified users with the little blue check like celebrities, big influencers, and singers are meant to look “perfect.” The whole my Instagram colors need to match and my aesthetic needs to be on point. Those people work so hard on just that part of your business with the Instagram pictures and I am sure that some even hire someone for exactly that reason.
This is why we need to STOP COMPARING ourselves. We can’t all be that stick figure model. We can’t all have tons and tons of followers. But what we can be is our own selves. YOU are AMAZING! Just the way God made you, “you are fearfully and wonderfully made.” – Psalm 139:14
Stop thinking you need to change.
Stop thinking you aren’t right.
Stop thinking you are not pretty.
Stop focusing on looks.
Stop believing the lie you need to be perfect.
Stop fighting against your own true self.
Stop blending in.
Stop tell yourself your not worth it.
Just STOP!
And BELIEVE!
Believe you are amazing!
Believe you are talented!
Believe you are free!
Believe you are enough!
Believe in yourself!
Believe you can have confidence!
Believe you are here for a reason!
Just try to remember all of this as you scroll through Instagram, it was a good reminder for me too.
Teresa Love 