Raising Godly Girls
Episode 321

Teaching a Girl to Embrace God’s Design for Her Body

On this Tuesday episode of the Raising Godly Girls Podcast, hosts Natalie Ambrose and Melissa Bearden embark upon a journey to understand God’s design for girls’ bodies and how we can guide them Biblically in this self-view.  

From the Body Positivity Movement to AI modeling trends, Natalie and Melissa begin to unpack the nuances of these cultural messages and their effect on girls. Melissa offers a gentle reminder that Christ-followers do not obsess on lateral comparisons, since that leads to self-loathing and discontentment.  

Both hosts share their personal journeys with fashion trends and learning to embrace the bodies God gave them. Melissa’s boldness to be present and live in the moment serves as an empowering challenge to many moms and mentors who might shy away from an activity if it means donning a swimsuit! Natalie shares about the value of self-talk and intentionally keeping that in a positive territory and how that serves as a direct example for her middle school aged daughter. 

This episode centers on two timeless truths—welcoming God’s blessing from Genesis 1:31 and embracing that His design for our bodies is indeed “very good” and having the wisdom to reject a cultural fashion trend when it is rooted in deception. Natalie offers listeners a kind reminder that the ‘very good’ blessing is from a Creator who is infinitely good Himself. 

Two Things to Consider: 

• Embrace the Embrace—if God the Masterful Artist has created a girl’s body as ‘very good’ then she should embrace her body’s unique and good design.
   

• Reject Trends Rooted in Deception—since the trend machine is designed to keep girls self-loathing and clamoring after the next thing, guide her to shift her thinking into a more contented mindset. 

Scriptures Referenced in this Episode: 

• Genesis 1:31 

• Psalm 139:13-16 

• Proverbs 16:31 

• 2 Corinthians 10:5 

• Genesis 3:6 

• Genesis 21:6 

• Judges 4 

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