How can I be freed from my obsession with my appearance?
For years now I have dealt with hating what I see in the mirror. It’s been a frustrating and emotional journey. I struggle with a lot of self-comparison and am very critical of my appearance. I get very self-conscious when I’m not wearing makeup or when I wear certain clothes. I know this is a huge problem for young women. Women need Jesus to forgive their sins, not to make them feel beautiful. And yet knowing that I still struggle here. I know that this is a branch of pride and self-love: to be so caught up in appearance. It is very damaging and discouraging and it affects my life daily. I was wondering how you would biblically encourage women who struggle with this same thing?” Old, Wrinkled — and Beautiful Let me begin with a story. Evelyn Brand was born in England in 1879 and grew up in a well-to-do British family. She studied at the London Conservatory of Art. She dressed in the finest silks of the day. She was resoundingly converted to Christ, she married, and she went with ...