In Others’ Words: Measure Up

I weigh myself every morning. 

And yes, it matters to me if the scale goes up or down. Right now, the number on the scale matters even more than it does at other times because I’m focused on losing weight. Not a lot of weight — just the 10 pounds that keep sticking around and annoying me.

But here’s the thing: I am not going to let the up and down of my scale make or break my day. I’m not going to let a thing be the Voice of Authority in my life and tell me if it’s going to be a good day — because I lost a pound — or a bad day — because my weight stayed the same or (GASP) went up a pound.

My worth is not measured in pounds or inches.

It’s been a hard fought battle to believe that I’m not defined by my weight or my looks or how I compare to someone else. But I’ve anchored my value, my worth, my significance to Truth that is steeped in something more than what others say about me. I’ve learned that yes, beauty is only skin deep — and God looks at the heart anyway, so why spend so much time focusing on the externals? 

In Your Words: When you weigh yourself, how are you measuring yourself? Are you limiting yourself to a man-made scale or something more eternal?

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'Scales always lie. They don't make a scale that ever told the truth about value, about worth, about significance.' http://bit.ly/2wwrnYK Quote by @AnnVoskamp #worth #truth
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