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says, "Avoid godless chatter, because those who indulge in it
will become more and more ungodly. Their teaching will spread
like gangrene" (2 Timothy 2: 16-17). Proverbs 18:21 says, "The
tongue has the power of life and death." Chat rooms provide
plenty of room for Satan to do his prowling. Know what is out
there so that you can be proactive in your fight for freedom.
The Fashion Industry
The fashion industry is filled with girls who are engaged in a
dangerous competition over who can be the thinnest, prettiest,
sexiest, and most successful. But it is almost impossible to be
content with yourself when you are no longer able to appreciate
the beauty in others and only see their beauty as a threat.
Ashleigh describes her experience with this aspect of modeling:
"1found a job for 'fit modeling.' That's where clothing designers
fit a specific size of clothing to your body. They make alterations
for that size according to your figure. I went downstairs to the
corporate room where they displayed their top model. She was
who I had to look like. I remember going in there and thinking
that I was fatter than her. The CEO of the company was there
and told me, 'You can't gain weight for this job.' So in my
mind it clicked that I would just have to not eat. I would go
online with my photographs next to those of someone famous,
comparing them to see what was not measuring up and what
was. I would think that I was still fat and how I wanted to
get thinner. I wanted to get prettier, and to me, thinner was
prettier."
In her
college studies,
Ashleigh
had
an
interesting
opportunity to explore the lies behind the fashion and modeling
industry. Realizing the truth about the pictures and distorted
images presented by the media relieves the pressure of having
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