It seems as if the world caters to the beautiful and the smart.

[TheSensitive1]

Here is an example of what I am talking about. this was taken from my blog:
Hey there Jesus, I wanted to come home before going out to eat with newlight and VENT and tell ya about my b-day.
well newlights FIRST WORDS to me was HAPPY BIRTHDAY.
I then went to the morning meeting at that resturaunt with EVERYONE EXCEPT my boss wishing me a VERY HAPPY birthday. AND there was a cake, from my bosses wife. They sang happy birthday to me. YOU KNOW WHY MY BOSS DID NOT SAY HAPPY BIRTHDAY........I DO NOT LOOK LIKE KELLY RIPA TOM CAVANAGH"S CRUSH BEFORE MAUREEN...now that Tom has changed maureen to look like kelly....!
ANYWAY, my bosses wife wrote me a nice card and she got me a gift certificate and some makeup.
My coworker gave me a shirt and some YUMMY brownies.
EVERYONE wished me a happy birthday EXCEPT my boss.
Newlight suprised me with two balloons in colors that i LOVE...MY CF FONT COLORS
I got home and got a wonderful birthday wish and a lovely gift from my "brother".
I can not forget the gift from you Jesus, the WONDERFUL clear SUNNY day and the dream about my angel.


ANYWAY, I wanted now to vent about one of my co-workers. She has a son who is ABOUT the age of marmalade, well she was going on about how he has found his FIRST love. SHe was bragging about how this girl goes to his church and LOVES to help others and how she wears NO makeup. BUT that was not what she found to like about this girl the MOST. THe biggest thing the she thought was the BEST was that she found out that this girl is a MODEL. and that she models in cities such as Chicago and New York. She also said that this girl and her son look like Abercombie and Fitch models......REMEMBER she is the one who told me that my boss treat me like CRUD because I am NOT pretty...my face that is...remember I do not have that "tom cavanagh" turn up nose.........................
HOW STUPID. WHAT IS THE DEAL....so many people have that TOM CAVANAGH superfical attitude...you know "gotta have brains AND LOOKS...or forget it. I HAVE BEEN SO DISMADE ever since this. I would think that the thing that she likes about this girl is that she is a GOOD hearted church gal BUT NO it is because she MODELS....what is this PLANET TOM CAVANAGH??????????????

I am sorry but that upsets me JUST AS BAD as my fat bosses attitude. HE IS A JERK. GUIDE me to a MUCH better job.

ANyway must go but THANKS for everything that you have done JESUS. AND UGLY is not so bad RIGHT...my guardian angel LOVES the fact that I am NOT a model NOR do I QUOTE things from a "MAN WRITTEN" BOOK!!!!!

Love,
TheSensitive1

 

[soblessed53]

hmm, I'm not sure what to make of your post my Dear sis. See I think I am just average looking,all my life have had skinny shapless arms and legs,luckily enough shape elsewhere,anyway even though I never wore shorts my entire life or sleeveless tops,because I am self-conscious,I have never felt that it has hindered my life in anyway! I was married to the love of my life for 30 years,until I lost him to a heart-attack,but otherwise my life has been like most everyone elses I suppose.I have had friends and even one of my own sister's betray me and steal from me.I have had to learn the hard way that you never really know anyone or what they are capable of,yet I have never thought my life's trials have a thing to do with me[except when it was obvious I made a bad desicion] or because my looks,but just because that is the way life works,or someone else has a problem. I am reading a book now called "Thank You For Being Such A Pain:Spiritual Guidance for Dealing with Difficult People by Mark I. Rosen .Ph.D. I think you maybe would really enjoy it. It gives you a whole different perspective[way of looking at difficult people],that these people come into our lives to teach us something God wants us to learn. To further our spiritual growth. I got this book,because there is a woman in my life who is the most negative person I have ever known,and I wanted some insight on how to deal with her as she is distant family and I have had her in my life for over 30 years,but mostly tried to avoid her. There are interesting exercises in this book and things that I think will definitely be a help. I pray that you will check it out,and see what you think,and I will be praying for you.

 

[TheSensitive1]

hmm, I'm not sure what to make of your post my Dear sis. See I think I am just average looking,all my life have had skinny shapless arms and legs,luckily enough shape elsewhere,anyway even though I never wore shorts my entire life or sleeveless tops,because I am self-conscious,I have never felt that it has hindered my life in anyway! I was married to the love of my life for 30 years,until I lost him to a heart-attack,but otherwise my life has been like most everyone elses I suppose.I have had friends and even one of my own sister's betray me and steal from me.I have had to learn the hard way that you never really know anyone or what they are capable of,yet I have never thought my life's trials have a thing to do with me[except when it was obvious I made a bad desicion] or because my looks,but just because that is the way life works,or someone else has a problem. I am reading a book now called "Thank You For Being Such A Pain:Spiritual Guidance for Dealing with Difficult People by Mark I. Rosen .Ph.D. I think you maybe would really enjoy it. It gives you a whole different perspective[way of looking at difficult people],that these people come into our lives to teach us something God wants us to learn. To further our spiritual growth. I got this book,because there is a woman in my life who is the most negative person I have ever known,and I wanted some insight on how to deal with her as she is distant family and I have had her in my life for over 30 years,but mostly tried to avoid her. There are interesting exercises in this book and things that I think will definitely be a help. I pray that you will check it out,and see what you think,and I will be praying for you.

awww THANK YOU MY FRIEND. I will check that book out. That may help. See I use to be VERY under wieght for my hight (about 5'10" and 108 now 125) ANYWAY, I think that i am "average looking" but WHEN I AM AROUND MY BOSS OR READ up on TOm Cavanagh I feel VERY ugly. SEE these men are ONLY kind (espeially my boss) to women who have a "FLAWLESS SKIN, TURNED UP NOSE and such. HOW WORLDY. IT breaks my heart that people can NOT focus on what is TRUE the heart!
ANYWAY thanks again and GOD BLESS YOU!

 

[PorcelainHeart]

S1 you are beautiful to me, don't let others tell you different. Beauty is skin deep, true beauty comes from the heart. when I feel ugly, I listen to this song by Zoegirl, it means alot to me.

He made you feel plainWhen he forgot your nameWell let me tell you something, I have felt the same.I know you're in pain But there'll be another Boy along the way and God he made you beautiful and There's nothing about you thats plain.CHORUSYou are jewel you're a treasureYou are one of a kindAnd you shine just as brightAs the stars in the skyYou're a rare kind of wonderCreated just right So keep your head up no matter the painTheres nothing about you thats plainYou tell me you're not the typeThe kind of girl that they likeAnd your a little insecure about How you look in their eyes.Well fashion will change, Trends come and go everyday, But God only made one of you and There's nothing about you thats plainCHORUSYou are a jewel you're a treasure You are one of a kind and You shine just a bright as The stars in the sky. You're a rare kind of wonder created just right So keep your head up no matter the pain Theres nothing about you thats plain.See your mind, it is preciousThough your heart may be restlessAnd your eyes they will seeAll that you're meant to be'Cause your spirit is strong And your soul carries onYou'll keep your head up no matter the painThere's nothing about you that's plain You know I've had my days, When I feel out of place....yeaI look at who I am, Cover what I can , I wish it all would change. But...Take the makeup away You see the same girl still remains..She may not feel that beautifulBut theres nothing about her thats plain.CHORUSYou are jewel you're a treasureYou are one of a kindAnd you shine just as brightAs the stars in the skyYou're a rare kind of wonderCreated just right so keepYour head up no matter the painTheres nothing about you thats plainYou may have felt plain, But...God, He knows your nameLet me tell you something, yeah...There's nothing about you that's plain

 

[chrispykreme]

You would not be who God made you to be in spirit or in body if you looked any other way. Who cares what the world thinks? You find your confidence in Christ...

 

[kisstheson]

A big "Happy be-lated B' day" to you! I can't give you the replyy I want to right now because I have some errands to run. I'll be back later sista!

 

[TheSensitive1]

Thank you all...you all are VERY kind to me and I will continue to pray about everything that you said. GOD BLESS YOU ALL!!!!!

 

[NewLight04]

TheSensitive1 you are pretty. Turned up noses are awful in my opinion. To me it looks unnatural. I think people who are stuck on their looks are so insecure and are not good looking. If one is so vain it makes them look so awful. I could give a rip about the world. Your boss is very insecure and hates what he sees in the mirror.Anyone who brags is exceedingly insecure. A true humble person will act normal about themselves because no is perfect. Everyone has strengths and weaknesses about them. The only one who is perfect is Jesus.
your co worker seems like she likes to brag as well. So sad. All you can do is pray for people like your boss and co-worker. Its their issue and don't let them bring you down. Its not worth it. Don't let Tom Cavanagh or anyone for that matter make you feel ugly they are the ones who really don't like themselves because they bring you down. Hold your head up tall and stand up for Jesus. Beaty is in the eye of the beholder.

 

[NorwayUnn]

You are beautiful to Jesus, and you have your worth and value IN HIM.

Let me tell you that I am not much to look at, have never been, but this is how I define myself; I am who I am in Christ. The values and beauty of this world fade away, but what Jesus has given me/us, so that we can live eternally WITH HIM, is truly something to treasure!

Happy belated b-day


and God bless you!

 

[pdudgeon]

Hmm, 'the world caters to the beautiful and the smart'. and you could also add 'to those who have lots of money, know the right people, are thin, fit, tanned,and drive expensive cars.' And you're absolutely right, the world does care about those things. Why else would they say 'he who dies with the most toys wins".

But you know what? God doesn't think like that and neither does Jesus. in fact He thought very little of them. so long as we try to win the approval of the world we are bound to fail. there will ALWAYS be someone who is prettier, younger,smarter, richer, better connected,etc. than we are. if there are two or more people in the room one of them will be prettier, smarter, etc. the ONLY way you can EVER win that contest is to always be the only person in the room.

So what do you do instead? glad you asked. begin by looking at how God made you--not someone else, just you. He gave you strengths and unique qualities as well as weaknesses. they are a total package designed solely to bring Him joy and glory. When you begin to concentrate on that--bringing joy and glory to God--something in you will change.
And suddenly in a world of superficial people you will have depth and strength and character. and it will show. people who can recognize quality will look at you in a different way, and you will stand forth as "the real thing" in a world of fluff and superficiality. that in turn will give you the freedom to walk among them, secure in yourself, knowing Whose you are.

 

[kisstheson]

Hi Sensitive1!

I promised I would come back and reply so here I am!

So you feel you are underweight,ugly,and don't look like a model? You want to be loved, accepted as one of the "beautiful people."

I want to encourage you. I am overweight partially due to a disease. I have very thin hair and I am balding in some places. I also have facial hair that I have to shave everyday. This is because of my disabilty. When I first started showing symptoms of this "problem" my father would look at me with absolute disqust. One time when I was in high school I was standing next to my sister and when my sister told a teenage boy I was his sister he responded with the same look of disqust. "Is SHE your sister???!!!" Can you imagine how embarrassed I was? Both my sisiters were so much prettier than I. I wanted to crawl under a rock and die. Other times I would be walking down the street and men would drive by and yell out the window, "lose weight you fat "b!" A terrible stigma goes with being a heavy person. Most people assume that you are just lazy and like to eat entire cakes and gallons of ice cream in one sitting.

Why do I share this with you? I want to you to know that I can relate to you on some level. There is only one Person who has ever loved me and accepted me totally for who I am, not only spiritually but emotionally ~ Yes, love is not just a word for Jesus. He feels it deeply and lives it. When I am in His presense I feel beautiful. I thank Him that I look the way I do. Perhaps if I had been one of the "beautiful people" I would have not known Him as intimately, or I would lack compassion for other people. In allowing and accepting His total and complete love for me I am blossoming inside where true beauty is found.

Jesus loves you truly, madly, deeply like no other person. He not only loves you but He likes you. Bring Him your hurt and tears. Concentrate on loving Jesus. Try to set aside more time to let Jesus love you and listen for His voice in your heart. He went through an awful lot of trouble just so you could know how valuable you are to Him, His precious, beloved sweetheart!

He understands!!!! He was despised and rejected. Concentrate on loving Jesus.

 

[TheSensitive1]

Hi Sensitive1!

I promised I would come back and reply so here I am!

So you feel you are underweight,ugly,and don't look like a model? You want to be loved, accepted as one of the "beautiful people."

I want to encourage you. I am overweight partially due to a disease. I have very thin hair and I am balding in some places. I also have facial hair that I have to shave everyday. This is because of my disabilty. When I first started showing symptoms of this "problem" my father would look at me with absolute disqust. One time when I was in high school I was standing next to my sister and when my sister told a teenage boy I was his sister he responded with the same look of disqust. "Is SHE your sister???!!!" Can you imagine how embarrassed I was? Both my sisiters were so much prettier than I. I wanted to crawl under a rock and die. Other times I would be walking down the street and men would drive by and yell out the window, "lose weight you fat "b!" A terrible stigma goes with being a heavy person. Most people assume that you are just lazy and like to eat entire cakes and gallons of ice cream in one sitting.

Why do I share this with you? I want to you to know that I can relate to you on some level. There is only one Person who has ever loved me and accepted me totally for who I am, not only spiritually but emotionally ~ Yes, love is not just a word for Jesus. He feels it deeply and lives it. When I am in His presense I feel beautiful. I thank Him that I look the way I do. Perhaps if I had been one of the "beautiful people" I would have not known Him as intimately, or I would lack compassion for other people. In allowing and accepting His total and complete love for me I am blossoming inside where true beauty is found.

Jesus loves you truly, madly, deeply like no other person. He not only loves you but He likes you. Bring Him your hurt and tears. Concentrate on loving Jesus. Try to set aside more time to let Jesus love you and listen for His voice in your heart. He went through an awful lot of trouble just so you could know how valuable you are to Him, His precious, beloved sweetheart!



He understands!!!! He was despised and rejected. Concentrate on loving Jesus.

THat is a sad story about your sister and you. MY brother was the same way. He was the Jock who dated BLONDES and I was the QUIET "nobody" in high school. OH i ASSURE that I do NOT wanna be "popular" BUT I just wanna be treated NORMAL not outcasted for my sweet look NOR popular cause I very well KNOW that is not of Christ. See I am highly sensitive with VERY sensitive skin therefore I can not were any makeup becuase I will get pimples. I can not wear eye makeup cause my eyes will turn red due to allergies. Newlights father, who is an Opthomolgist, says that my condition will not go away MORE THAN LIKELY. I can only wear certian type of lipstick or I will get a bump on my lip. WHICH none of this bothers me cause Jesus did not design us to cover our features and all so not wearing makeup is not that big of a deal to me. BUT I sometimes get hurt when others are looking DOWN on me or when the boss throws things at me or treats me like "cattle" cause my SENSITIVE skin is NOT flawless.
God bless you dear heart!

 

[soblessed53]

Hi Sensitive1!

I promised I would come back and reply so here I am!

So you feel you are underweight,ugly,and don't look like a model? You want to be loved, accepted as one of the "beautiful people."

I want to encourage you. I am overweight partially due to a disease. I have very thin hair and I am balding in some places. I also have facial hair that I have to shave everyday. This is because of my disabilty. When I first started showing symptoms of this "problem" my father would look at me with absolute disqust. One time when I was in high school I was standing next to my sister and when my sister told a teenage boy I was his sister he responded with the same look of disqust. "Is SHE your sister???!!!" Can you imagine how embarrassed I was? Both my sisiters were so much prettier than I. I wanted to crawl under a rock and die. Other times I would be walking down the street and men would drive by and yell out the window, "lose weight you fat "b!" A terrible stigma goes with being a heavy person. Most people assume that you are just lazy and like to eat entire cakes and gallons of ice cream in one sitting.

Why do I share this with you? I want to you to know that I can relate to you on some level. There is only one Person who has ever loved me and accepted me totally for who I am, not only spiritually but emotionally ~ Yes, love is not just a word for Jesus. He feels it deeply and lives it. When I am in His presense I feel beautiful. I thank Him that I look the way I do. Perhaps if I had been one of the "beautiful people" I would have not known Him as intimately, or I would lack compassion for other people. In allowing and accepting His total and complete love for me I am blossoming inside where true beauty is found.

Jesus loves you truly, madly, deeply like no other person. He not only loves you but He likes you. Bring Him your hurt and tears. Concentrate on loving Jesus. Try to set aside more time to let Jesus love you and listen for His voice in your heart. He went through an awful lot of trouble just so you could know how valuable you are to Him, His precious, beloved sweetheart!

He understands!!!! He was despised and rejected. Concentrate on loving Jesus.

Once again you show what a beautiful person you are kisstheson. Your beauty is radiant as you have shown on these forums.No one could have imagined such a sad story in your life,because since I first met you on here,all you have ever done is try to bless others.Your focus is always on Jesus or others.You have been a blessing to me and to many others,I am sure.

 

[TheSensitive1]

Once again you show what a beautiful person you are kisstheson. Your beauty is radiant as you have shown on these forums.No one could have imagined such a sad story in your life,because since I first met you on here,all you have ever done is try to bless others.Your focus is always on Jesus or others.You have been a blessing to me and to many others,I am sure.

 

[PorcelainHeart]

S1, you are one of my best friends on this forum, even though we have our differences I think you are a wonderful person and very beautiful. God bless you girl, and forget about your old mean boss. He isn't too beautiful inside from what you told me. People only put you down, because they want to feel better about themselves. They wish they could be as beautiful inside as you.

 

[pumanator]

God must really like us so called 'average folk', is not the world filled with our kind. Though God loves them, the super models are the odd ones to me. By their life style and the pedistal the "WORLD" (get that , the world) puts them on has given us the wonderful world of eating disoders and unrealistic expectations. Age is the great equalizer...what will happen to them as they get older and begin to grasp at the straws that promiss to keep them "young". Our time here is like grass, here today gone tomorrow. Spend time with those that love you for how (humm, typo ,but it works) you are and pray for those that are lost and hurt you.

 

[PorcelainHeart]

Beauty isn't everything, I have some beauty but hide it because of the abused men put me through. I stopped wearing makeup, nice clothes and fixing my hair.


You does hurt me how people seem to want a perfect world, it makes me sick. Beauty is only skin deep, and I feel people are only ugly when their heart is ugly. I think your beautiful S1.

 

[Evie]

I have been very hurt in this area myself in the past.We do however need to realize that it does not matter what the world thinks of our beauty only God. We are all like snowwflakes,each different than the next.(sounds to me like your boss is a jerk*) I know from exsperience that words can hurt and stay with you for a very time,don't let them.
HOPE YA HAD A GREAT BIRTHDAY!!!!!

Here is an example of what I am talking about. this was taken from my blog:
Hey there Jesus, I wanted to come home before going out to eat with newlight and VENT and tell ya about my b-day.
well newlights FIRST WORDS to me was HAPPY BIRTHDAY.
I then went to the morning meeting at that resturaunt with EVERYONE EXCEPT my boss wishing me a VERY HAPPY birthday. AND there was a cake, from my bosses wife. They sang happy birthday to me. YOU KNOW WHY MY BOSS DID NOT SAY HAPPY BIRTHDAY........I DO NOT LOOK LIKE KELLY RIPA TOM CAVANAGH"S CRUSH BEFORE MAUREEN...now that Tom has changed maureen to look like kelly....!
ANYWAY, my bosses wife wrote me a nice card and she got me a gift certificate and some makeup.
My coworker gave me a shirt and some YUMMY brownies.
EVERYONE wished me a happy birthday EXCEPT my boss.
Newlight suprised me with two balloons in colors that i LOVE...MY CF FONT COLORS
I got home and got a wonderful birthday wish and a lovely gift from my "brother".
I can not forget the gift from you Jesus, the WONDERFUL clear SUNNY day and the dream about my angel.


ANYWAY, I wanted now to vent about one of my co-workers. She has a son who is ABOUT the age of marmalade, well she was going on about how he has found his FIRST love. SHe was bragging about how this girl goes to his church and LOVES to help others and how she wears NO makeup. BUT that was not what she found to like about this girl the MOST. THe biggest thing the she thought was the BEST was that she found out that this girl is a MODEL. and that she models in cities such as Chicago and New York. She also said that this girl and her son look like Abercombie and Fitch models......REMEMBER she is the one who told me that my boss treat me like CRUD because I am NOT pretty...my face that is...remember I do not have that "tom cavanagh" turn up nose.........................
HOW STUPID. WHAT IS THE DEAL....so many people have that TOM CAVANAGH superfical attitude...you know "gotta have brains AND LOOKS...or forget it. I HAVE BEEN SO DISMADE ever since this. I would think that the thing that she likes about this girl is that she is a GOOD hearted church gal BUT NO it is because she MODELS....what is this PLANET TOM CAVANAGH??????????????

I am sorry but that upsets me JUST AS BAD as my fat bosses attitude. HE IS A JERK. GUIDE me to a MUCH better job.

ANyway must go but THANKS for everything that you have done JESUS. AND UGLY is not so bad RIGHT...my guardian angel LOVES the fact that I am NOT a model NOR do I QUOTE things from a "MAN WRITTEN" BOOK!!!!!

Love,
TheSensitive1

 

[TheSensitive1]

Thank you all of for your kindest words of encouragement. THAT means ALOT to me. God bless you all!!!!

 

[repentandbelieve]

Thank you all of for your kindest words of encouragement. THAT means ALOT to me. God bless you all!!!!

Happy B-day S1.

We should all cultivate a keen sensitiveness to sin. Be very "sensitive" in regard to what it means to keep the law of God, and in regard to whether you are keeping or breaking the law. But be less "sensitive" in regard to becoming irritated or afflicted by the standard the world uses to judge people by.

If we think we are not specially considered, or if we see (or imagine that we se) neglect, meet these feelings with the same spirit of our forgiving Master.