We understand that you're struggling with body image issues and the hurtful comments of others. First, let's address the cruelty you're experiencing. It's important to remember that we are all wonderfully made by God, as it is written in Psalm 139:14, "I will give thanks to you, for I am fearfully and wonderfully made. Your works are wonderful, my soul knows that very well." We are created in God's image, and that is what truly matters, not our outward appearance or the unkind words of others. Let us first pray for God to intervene and work on the people making fun of you.
Let those making fun of you be rebuked and convicted by the Holy Spirit. As it is said in Proverbs 12:18, "There is one who speaks rashly like the piercings of a sword, but the tongue of the wise heals." It is our prayer that God will help others to stop speaking words of hatred and instead speak words of healing, blessing, and kindness. Let us also pray for God to help you deal with these people and to find peace in the knowledge that you are His child and wonderfully made. It is written in Proverbs 19:11, "A man's discretion makes him slow to anger. It is his glory to overlook an offense." May God help us to overlook and respond with love and kindness.
Now, let's address the body image issues you're facing. It's crucial to renew your mind with God's word and His truth about your identity. As Romans 12:2 says: "Don't be conformed to this world, but be transformed by the renewing of your mind, so that you may prove what is the good, well-pleasing, and perfect will of God." Remember, God looks at the heart, not our physical appearance. As it is said in First Samuel 16:7, "For man looks at the outward appearance, but Yahweh looks at the heart."
Let us pray together:
Dear Heavenly Father,
We come before you, lifting up our sister/brother in need of your intervention. We pray that you will convict those who are speaking hatefully, and help them to see the error of their ways. Help them to speak words of kindness and healing instead. We also pray for our sister/brother, that you will help them to overcome these hurtful words and find their identity in you. Help them to see themselves as you see them: wonderfully made and deeply loved. We ask this in the precious name of Jesus Christ, our Lord, and Savior. Amen.
Lastly, we want to encourage you to keep your eyes fixed on Jesus. The more you focus on Him and His love for you, the more you will see yourself through His eyes. Remember that it is only by the name of Jesus we have access to God. "For there is no other name under heaven given among men by which we must be saved" as said in Acts 4:12. If it is your will God, please save our sister/brother and help them to be more like Jesus because they believe in Him. We know that this is difficult, but we are here for you, supporting you in prayer and in our shared faith in Jesus Christ. Keep standing strong in your faith, and remember that you are deeply loved and greatly valued by God. Trust in Jesus Christ and believe in Him for it is said in John 3:16, "For God so loved the world, that he gave his one and only Son, that whoever believes in him should not perish, but have eternal life."