This week, Breaking Free from Body Shame invites us into hard but holy work: identifying and letting go of the lies we’ve believed about our bodies.
And let me tell you—this work is tender.
For years, I thought that if I could just change a few things about my body—tone this, shrink that—I would finally feel confident. Finally feel worthy. But here’s what I’ve learned: no amount of striving can silence shame if you’re still agreeing with its lies.
There’s one particular lie that clung to me for a long time:
"You have to look a certain way to be taken seriously."
I didn’t even realize how much I believed it. I just carried the quiet pressure, thinking that if I didn’t measure up to some invisible standard, my voice or my influence wouldn’t have the same credibility. It wasn’t something anyone said outright—it was something I picked up slowly through comparisons, cultural expectations, and unspoken assumptions even in Christian spaces.
But God, in His mercy, began to uncover that lie. Through His Word, through godly counsel, and through His patient love, He reminded me:
“Man looks at the outward appearance, but the Lord looks at the heart.” – 1 Samuel 16:7
Slowly, I’m learning that my calling isn’t tied to how I look.
My worth isn’t determined by my weight.
And my voice isn’t validated by the approval of others—it’s validated by the God who formed me, and that truth reaches far beyond how I look; it anchors my worth, my calling, and the credibility of my influence.
This week, Jess reminds us that freedom doesn’t come from changing our bodies—it comes from changing our minds. From refusing to agree with shame. From speaking truth louder than the lies.
Reflect:
What lie about your body are you ready to lay down?
What truth can you speak over yourself instead?
How might believing truth change the way you move through your day?
You were made for more than managing appearances.
You were made to live loved, chosen, and free.