just smile :)

i am insecure.

everyone has their insecurities - some more than others. it's part of life. sometimes it's impossible to compare yourself to others and to judge yourself more harshly than you should. this past semester God has been revealing to me the roots of many of my insecurities and allowing me to see past the lies and to see the truth. seeing the truth is one thing. believing it is something completely different.

and that's where i am. striving to believe what i know to be true. and as i walk that road i try to remember that whenever i feel insecure to just smile. smiling is reflective of joy. joy is reflective of God who is the Giver of truth.

you could say that one who smiles to cover up their insecurities is a fake. that the smile isn't real and is just a facade. but i think that if the smile is real and genuine, then it becomes more than just a cover-up. it becomes an antidote. there is healing power in the joy that comes from God. Prov 17:22 says that "A joyful heart is good medicine, but a broken spirit dries up the bones."

that's truth.
believe it.