Forty days
I don't know about other girls, but I constantly struggle with acne and the desire to pop my spots. Popping spots has been something that I have adopted for more than a year, whenever I'm bored or stressed. The problem is, my face, scars and stains do not get any more beautiful in the morning. The bigger problem is to spend my time in front of a mirror of the body that God gave me the harm is not a part of my purpose in life.
So what am I gonna do? First, quit popping my spots. Take an appointment. As of today (today? ugh, what am I getting myself into), I won't touch my spots. I will wash my face and dry it and administer some repair lotion and the foot of the mirror.
But I'm really going to do this without an incentive? Of course not, I tried before. So, my incentive. One-hour massage and facial treatment! Sounds good to me.
Finally, it should replace my default behavior-boiling with an alternative activity. Reading Bible passages that emphasize the honor the body as a gift and a temple of Holy God? Seems like a no brainer. This will be the alternative activity this week, anyway. I'll change it every week.
In short, all those who have a weakness for popping stains, follow me in this plan:
40 Days of healing Blemish
1) Recognizes his weakness. When and where you pop and tighten your skin? Review your current behavior and note the "normal" behavior for which you are working with.
2) give you an incentive. Is summer-you must have an item or service or vacation crave. Want a new bike, a spa day or a weekend trip to a resort location? Or even something smaller, such as a dinner at their favorite restaurant? Undertake even a reward to be redeemed after forty days of respect and love your body to the Lord.
3) lays down an alternative activity. Sitting in front of the mirror by clicking the patches takes time. How will you replace this time? Well, first, find out why you pop your patches. What the defect-boil "do" to you? Relieve stress? Simply wasting time? Choose an activity enjoyable/productive to replace the time you would spend defect-boil. If you're afraid that an activity is not sufficient as a distraction for forty days, choose a different activity each week.
4) start the compromise and recognize their success. Don't give up if weakness takes a day certainly doesn't try to start again the process of forty days, or deny the same of your incentive. Continue in your plan to refrain from harming your skin. Each day is a new day-a day does not define the next. Believe it or not, your skin will heal. God made it that way.
Remember: God made you beautiful, not by the standards of society, but by their standards. He made you the way you are, and he knew that you would acquire every single defect and scar you have today. He still loves, and he has big plans for you. Who sees it through any defect out or scars that have are people that God has placed in your life, to show him that your body doesn't define you. Do your soul and spirit.
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