self-acceptance

I am a teenage girl so this may seem silly. When I was about 14 I went through mental anorexia and starved myself to the point that I lost 20kg. Now I'm 18 and gained most of it back. I hate it. I hate my body. I can never feel beautiful and feel inferior to all my friends. My friends are...

I suffer inside, feel bad about myself for years and still do. I cannot forgive me and think about the lie a lot. Even though I have prayed and asked forgiveness from God, I still feel terrible and cannot forgive myself or tell anyone because I feel really ashamed and don't like me.

I request prayers that God helps me to completely let go of the past and that I am able to forgive myself for all of my past mistakes and that I am able to forgive all others in my life for their mistakes as well. I ask that God helps me to enjoy my life more and to love and accept myself just...

I request prayers that God heals me mentally, emotionally, and spiritually and on all levels of my being, that I may live in a state of peace, joy and love in my daily life and that I can love and accept myself unconditionally. This I ask in Jesus Name. Amen

As I was preparing to follow-up on a previous entry, The Holy Spirit led me to a story, appropriately entitled, "Unspoken Bond." I was absolutely captivated as I read about one of my favorite players, from one of my favorite teams. The friendship written about in this article so reminded me of...