God's Love > My Own Imperfections

[got2luvjc]

I exercise 4-7 days a week, I eat 800-1600 calories a day, I've lost 40 lbs and am in the "normal" range of the BMI, but I always think I still look fat and ugly. I don't care how other people judge how I look, and I want to be the best athlete I can be and no matter how much I workout or how healthy I eat, I constantly feel like I'm just inadequate.

I need prayers to help myself see me how God sees me.

1 Corinthians 9:24-27
[sup]24[/sup]Do you not know that in a race all the runners run, but only one receives the prize? So run that you may obtain it. [sup]25[/sup]Every athlete exercises self-control in all things. They do it to receive a perishable wreath, but we an imperishable. [sup]26[/sup]So I do not run aimlessly; I do not box as one beating the air. [sup]27[/sup]But I discipline my body and keep it under control,[sup][[url="http://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=1+Corinthians+9%3A24-27&version=ESV#fen-ESV-28551a"]a[/url]][/sup] lest after preaching to others I myself should be disqualified.

I do very well in making wholesome choices for my body, while still allowing myself treats periodically. But I want to feel great because of God's love, independent of how many calories I burn each day, which is how lately I've been defining my own value. I don't want to feel bad at the end of every day because I didn't burn off two meals worth of calories. I know God loves me all the time, but I struggle to let that shine above my own insecurity.

Pray for self-esteem, an open-heart, and inner-peace.