Ain’t this the truth?
As a child, I
had a painful association with the scale. Once upon a time, I saw it as only a
weird square in the bathroom. It didn’t garner much attention from me; I was
more interested in the blue windmill stencil designs lining the tub and my rubber
ducky. It was just a square, taking up space.
However,
suddenly, Mom placed me on this square- and I became conscious of what I
weighed. Apparently, it wasn’t a good digit as, more frequently I needed to get
on this square. Now, suddenly, I had a “weight problem.”
And ever since,
I no longer see this particular square as just a square.
Through my
entire childhood and adolescence, this square dictated my worth, which was never
good enough, always too big, always too heavy.
That drove me to
eating disorders, with the hope as I became more punishing of myself, more “dedicated,”
well, then my two-digit weight as a young adult would mean triumph. It,
however, never really did, of course. Because, I could always lose more weight
and somehow, magivcally, “be better.”
On and on and on
I went, into my own scale-obsessed hell...
It’s incredible
what we think of this square. It’s supercharged with value, guilt, fear, loathing
and importance. The scale, in so many bathrooms yells at us to think less of ourselves.
We give it that
power.
We don’t have
to, however. We could choose to give something else power in determining our
value: God’s Word.
“Finally, brethren, whatsoever
things are true, whatsoever things are honest, whatsoever things are just,
whatsoever things are pure, whatsoever things are lovely, whatsoever things are
of good report; if there be any virtue, and if there be any praise, think on
these things.”
Philippians 4:8
What if we
measured ourselves by the following?
“Behold, thou art fair, my love; behold, thou art fair; thou hast doves'
eyes.”
Song of Solomon 1:15
“O my dove…let me see your form…for your form is lovely.”
Song of Solomon 2:14
“Thou art all fair, my love; there is no spot in thee.”
Song of Solomon 4:7
What if we
stepped into these scriptures instead? God created our steps for far better things!
“The steps of a good man are ordered
by the LORD: and he delighteth in his way.”
Psalms 37:2
Copyright © 2014 by
Sheryle Cruse
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