I heard something really good at church today which I really appreciated. The Pastor used instagram as his example to talk about how people, like super heroes, wear a mask to give themselves a shield to hide the true them. On instagram, we take a photo, a reasonable photo but not a really good one of ourselves, so, we filter it. We can brighten, contrast, take away shadows and give ourselves a visually better version of us, but, it isn’t really us and it so easily can hide or mask what is really going on, on the other side of the smart phone. It is an image perceived by others that looks amazing but under all those filters is who we really are and we should really be happy with that, work on ourselves, be true to ourselves and don’t let that great big world of whatever it is you are in, fashion in my case, detach you from who you really are. Sometimes, we (me included) can get caught up onย what other people are doing, compare our own success or material things to what others have andย we forget to stop and check in with ourselves and the bigger picture. Hmmm I thought this was really good and a great way to kick off our week.
I know exactly what you mean. We can use filters, but God sees the real us. What are we without our wardrobes? ๐ This verse from Matthew 6:25 continues to be my inspiration xx
So true… glad that you mentioned it!!!
Especially for mothers it’s hard to deal with dictated rules of the fashion industry… NOBODY and I mean really nobody is perfect!! ๐
Happy Monday, Jess!
xxx
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PS: Your last pic is the hit!
That sounds like a great sermon! ๐ We are doing a similar series next week at church. it’s too hard to compare our lives with the highlights of others that we see online. But we have to remember, everything people share is the best side of them and what they want you to see – it’s silly to compare part of someone’s story to the fullness of our own. Easier said than done sometimes though! ๐
This is a pretty dress too by the way ๐