In 2013 an Australian man invented the word selfie and it went viral.
Since then it has been used across the world and even inducted into the dictionary.
Webster describes it as
- an image of oneself taken by oneself using a digital camera especially for posting on social networks
Since this word, concept or whatever it is became a thing, preachers and youth committees from every religion have used it in sermons and at conferences around the world to promote selfless behavior. Less of yourself and more of God.
Which is a great concept and I agree with %100, but I'm about to propose a whole other concept. Unlike most, I'm all for this selfie generation and here is why...
Over 80 percent of 10-year-old girls are afraid of being fat.
By middle school, 40-70 percent of girls are dissatisfied with two or more parts of their body, and body satisfaction hits rock bottom between the ages of 12 and 15.
7 out of 10 girls believe they are not good enough.
And it's not just girls. 40% of boys work out or take supplements to approve their muscles.
20% of teens will deal with depression before they even hit high school.
Suicide is the second leading cause of death not just in teenagers, but in college age students as well.
SELF ESTEEM IS A PROBLEM
We don't live in a world full of egotistical self righteous kids who think so highly of themselves that they feel the need to take pictures of themselves all day, everyday.
No, we live in a world full of children who are dying on the inside. Who think they are not good enough and that they are worthless. The only reason they take so many "selfies" is to get attention from someone, anyone who will give it.
Why? Because the world has fed them this lie. This lie that they will never be good enough. that they are not pretty enough, they will never fit in or amount to anything for that matter. The world has fed them this lie that they can only find love at the end of needle, or bottle. This lie that true love doesn't exist or that they are not worthy of such love.
but that is just it...
IT IS A LIE!!!
You are loved. You are beautiful. You are worthy!
We have to stop trying to find our satisfaction and worth in this world and what is has to offer. Instead look to your Creator- He thinks the world of you!
God loves you. He doesn't make mistakes and he thinks you are so worthy that he died on a cross for you. No greater love hath a man than this.
So that is why I am all for this "Selfie" era.
It promotes self worth and confidence.
Something this generation longs for.
So go on girl take that selfie and share it with me. I wanna see your beautiful smile!!!
Suicide is the second leading cause of death not just in teenagers, but in college age students as well.
SELF ESTEEM IS A PROBLEM
We don't live in a world full of egotistical self righteous kids who think so highly of themselves that they feel the need to take pictures of themselves all day, everyday.
No, we live in a world full of children who are dying on the inside. Who think they are not good enough and that they are worthless. The only reason they take so many "selfies" is to get attention from someone, anyone who will give it.
Why? Because the world has fed them this lie. This lie that they will never be good enough. that they are not pretty enough, they will never fit in or amount to anything for that matter. The world has fed them this lie that they can only find love at the end of needle, or bottle. This lie that true love doesn't exist or that they are not worthy of such love.
but that is just it...
IT IS A LIE!!!
You are loved. You are beautiful. You are worthy!
We have to stop trying to find our satisfaction and worth in this world and what is has to offer. Instead look to your Creator- He thinks the world of you!
God loves you. He doesn't make mistakes and he thinks you are so worthy that he died on a cross for you. No greater love hath a man than this.
So that is why I am all for this "Selfie" era.
It promotes self worth and confidence.
Something this generation longs for.
So go on girl take that selfie and share it with me. I wanna see your beautiful smile!!!
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Proverbs 3:15 She is more precious than rubies; nothing you desire can compare with her.
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