There is no such thing as perfection. No matter how pretty that girl looks, how kind she is, or how strong she seems, there is no such thing as perfection.
School is starting back, which means it’s time for sorority recruitment, classes to start, and self doubt to creep in. Ma’am, let me just tell you right now that YOU ARE BEAUTIFULLY MADE.
I remember dreading going back to school. I didn’t dread it because I didn’t like to learn because I LOVED to learn. I dreaded it because I knew that I wasn’t going to be the best dressed, I wasn’t going to have perfect hair and makeup every day, and I most definitely was not going to be the most popular girl in school.
Fast forward to my freshman year of college when I was doing the same thing with thousands of other women surrounding me as we were all trying to find the place where we belong; our “forever home.” My mother lived with me during recruitment to help me get ready every day because I had no idea what I was doing with my hair or how to dress. Praise God for Risa.
I found myself entering thirteen houses with sometimes 50 other women. Not only was I comparing myself to how pretty and trendy the other girls looked, but I was also comparing myself to the beautiful women I was talking to during the round.
Do you ever look back in time and your stomach is in knots for the old version of yourself?
I wish I could go back in time and sit Lexie down during her recruitment process and tell her that she was beautiful just the way she was and was made by an incredible God who loves her no matter what letters she may or may not be wearing at the end of the week.
Since I can’t go back in time, I’ll just say those things to the young woman going through recruitment or starting school and feels like she needs to achieve perfection.
You are incredible. You are an image-bearer of God and the daughter of a King.
There is no such thing as a perfect human. In fact, you were not made to be perfect.
That girl you think is so much prettier than you? What if I told you a second ago she was talking incredibly hateful about a girl in line waiting? What if she was feeling very alone and wanted a friend, but everyone was intimidated by her?
Here is the moral of the story: you never know what someone is going through. So, take it from the girl who was so nervous about the first day of school and recruitment that she had to ask her mother to help her get ready:
We are all human. None of us are perfect.
You are beautiful, you are wanted, you were created for a reason… so live out that reason with passion and confidence.
((And trust me, that panhellenic woman talking to you during recruitment did not wake up with that trendy lip gloss color and hair. So, take a breath and focus on the meaningful conversation instead of focusing on her eyelash extensions or nail color. You got this.))
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