The Blog of Amanda Joy Beguerie
I remember when all the culture said was “You aren’t good enough.”
I remember when the only valued people were the drop-dead gorgeous ones. The actors; the models.
We were all told as a society that beauty meant skinny, value meant tall, worth something meant attractive.
And then a few years ago, the tables flipped.
Continue reading “The Hidden Problem With The “Love Your Body” Message”
Happy Saturday, friends!
Today’s the last blog post of the month. Which means, it’s time for a May recap!
Wow, this month went by fast. Guess they all do. Regardless, it’s the end now. And a lot’s happened this month!
“I don’t feel like it today.”
The whisper leaves my lips as I struggle to understand what I’m really saying.
“I don’t want to pray right now.”
It’s shameful to admit. When feelings drive me toward to a place of deception and poor judgment.
“I don’t want to read my Bible today.”
I’ve felt that feeling all too often. Now, let me get things straight before I say something I don’t mean.
Christians, other people are not the real enemy.
In the crazy world we live in, its so easy to think that everyone hates us, everyone opposes us, and we’re the only ones that are “right.”
It’s easy to stand back and judge the world, those people who we refer to as our “enemies.”
And yeah, we probably have good reason to.
The people that want to take away our freedoms – freedoms to speak and think as we please – those people, well, they’re not our favorite.
But those very same people that we’re shouting “You’re the enemy!” at, we’re simultaneously judging. And that’s not okay.
Continue reading “Christians, Other People Are Not the Real Enemy.”
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I’m really excited for the release of Girl Defined, if you hadn’t noticed! I’ve been blasting Twitter with quotes, pictures, videos, and all that lovely stuff that comes with a book’s release.
We’ve probably heard them all a thousand times. Written them on index cards, saved them as our lock screen wallpaper, pinned them, Tweeted them, and posted them on Facebook.
What is “them?”
Bible verses. The ones we memorized as Sunday School Kids, highlighted in our first Bibles, and became deaf to because we’d heard them so many times.
That Powerful Verse became absolutely cliché. Trust in the Lord, yada yada. For God so loved the world, blah blah blah. I’ve heard it all so many times. And it becomes un-life-changing, un-impressive, non-radical.
Scattered Journal Pages 