Perceptions....Perceptions.....Perceptions

In the beginning when God created the heavens and the earth it was all created out of the divine creativity of our Father. However when he decided to create Man, his method changed, his instrument of choice changed. He no longer was using His creativity but He used His perception. He stated, "Let US make man in OUR own image"!!! Then based off of the power of perception man was formed. Isn't it wonderful how powerful something so simple as perception can be in our life and our very existence. Our species was started from perception. Your self-esteem is created from perceptions, your mood is determined by your perceptions. Your relationship is determined by your perceptions. Since perceptions play all these important roles it is very very important that we are operating in the functionality of the correct perception. The wrong perception could cause the wrong things to happen, the wrong perception could alter your self-image, your self-assessment, your self-value most importantly it can alter your world. That's why the enemy is always in your mind because he has to attack your perception of yourself and your perception of how others perceive you and once you are occupied on yours and others perceptions you no longer can see Gods' perception of who you are. For years I struggled from low-self esteem... every time I saw my reflection I was ashamed, I was disgusted!!! I thought look at how unattractive I am, look at how I was created!! So for the first time today, I was surrounded by my reflections, I was in my first photo shoot and with each flash of the camera every thought of my self image came flooding in but this time I felt differently. This time with every thought of my self image I no longer was operating out of my own perceptions. I was seeing myself through the eyes of God. As I looked into the camera, I drifted into a spiritual trance where I started to see myself being photographed, it felts like I was having an out of body experience. As the camera flashed I thought look at those features, look at that big head, those big lips...I am fearfully and wonderfully made. My big head allows my waves to thrive and flourish in my hair, my big lips makes for a beautiful smile, my knock knees and slewfootedness gave me a stronger stance. I started to see that my flaws were created to bring out my features. My perception had changed. For so long I used other people's perceptions of me to define who and what I was and I even used those perceptions to create my own way of perceiving who and what I was. By doing so I was trapped, bound to depression, bound to low self esteem. But when I allowed God to be my image consultant he began to show me that I am fearfully and wonderfully made. I am made from the image and out of the perception of the same God who created the beautiful flowers, who created the magnificent waterfalls and mountain tops. I was created by the same God who created the definition of beauty. If this God looks at me and calls me blessed and calls me the salt of the earth and calls me his child and tells me I am royalty then I must be the best thing since sliced bread. My friend the time has come for you to switch your use of perceptions. It is time for you to embrace your flaws and walk in your unwavering beauty. Your beauty isn't measured by phenotype manifestations. Your beauty comes from your spirit, your essence, your soul because that is what God created, this body is just a natural manifestation of your spiritual reflection. Look in the mirror and smile..overbite, under-bite and even no bite you are beautiful, your are a woman of value, a man of strength and a child of destiny. Stop allowing other people's perceptions to control the way you perceive yourself and please by all means stop letting your tainted perceptions out weigh the perceptions of He who created you. Remember who you are has no relation to your perceptions of who people think you are, You are not a product of their perceptions and neither are you a product of your own, but you are a product of God's perceptions of who you are and that alone makes who you really are far greater that what them or you can perceive.

Smile because no one else can smile better than you!!!! You are the definition of beauty!!!!!