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support. Do not give in to your fear of rejection or hesitate to
reach out to those around you!
Our emotions rarely remain constant and frequently are
not rooted in truth. At times, you have to choose to believe
the truth over how you feel in the moment. You may not feel
worthy, loved, or accepted unconditionally, but God's truth,
which is the ultimate truth, says that you are. Choose to believe
it!
Outside Influences
"Your enemy the devil prowls around like a roaring lion
looking for someone to devour" (1 Peter 5:8). The devil is
cunning and will slither through any door you leave open
for him. In today's culture, media-movies,
the Internet-and
TV; magazines,
fashion are doors that Satan easily creeps
through. Neither media nor fashion is necessarily a bad thing,
but Satan often uses them to distort God's truth about who you
are. Movie stars, television icons, and fashion models define
beauty and promote the lie that anything less is unacceptable.
The irony is that the perfect image doesn't even exist!
It's not wise to isolate yourself from the culture you live in,
but it is imporrant to be aware of what is out there. Use wisdom
about the outside influences you subject yourself to, and when
you are confronted with Satan's distortions, recognize them for
what they are and how they may affect you.
Movies, Tv, and Magazines
Ashleigh is twenty-two and a mass communications major
at a California college. With experience in modeling, as well
as being raised in an atmosphere that revolved around the
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