Posts by Jennifer Smith Lane
Everything God Created Is Good
By Jennifer Smith Lane A Reflection on 1 Timothy 4:1-8 Whenever I come across a passage that speaks into food and body image, it challenges me to rethink how I view food and my body by gaining a new perspective through God’s Word. This is one of those passages that stopped me in my tracks.…
Read MoreReframing How We Clothe Ourselves
By Jennifer Smith Lane All throughout history, one’s clothing revealed much about their social status, station and wealth. Wealthy socialites, celebrities and royals are evaluated across media platforms for their latest gowns and fashions. Priestly robes, doctor’s scrubs, and police uniforms tell us instantly what the person wearing them does for a living. A quick…
Read MoreHow People Pleasing Can Be an Idol
By Jennifer Smith Lane (Arise Daily Author) “Am I now trying to win the favor and approval of men, or of God? Or am I seeking to please someone? If I were still trying to be popular with men, I would not be a bond-servant of Christ.” Galatians 1:10 AMP When the topic of idolatry came up…
Read MoreHow to Pursue God Not Perfection
By Jennifer Smith Lane “…focusing our eyes on Jesus, who is the Author and Perfector of faith…” Hebrews 12:2 What is perfectionism? According to Webster’s dictionary, perfectionism is “a refusal to accept any standard short of perfection. A doctrine holding that religious, moral, social or political perfection is attainable.” When I read that definition, I…
Read MoreIf Only Syndrome
By Jennifer Smith Lane “And my God will meet all your needs according to His glorious riches in Christ Jesus.” Philippians 4:19 Do You Suffer From “If Only Syndrome”? Do you or anyone you know suffer from what I call the “if only syndrome”? These two words can be found at the beginning of any…
Read MoreHow to Go From Fearful to Fearless
Fearful to fearless
Read MoreHow to Make the Valley a Place of Springs
A wilderness valley with a beautiful blue spring emerging through it
Read MoreHow to Avoid The Image Trap
by Jennifer Smith Lane But the Lord said to Samuel, “Don’t judge by his appearance or height, for I have rejected him. The LORD doesn’t see things the way you see them. People judge by outward appearance, but the LORD looks at the heart. (1 Samuel 16:7 NLT) Judge By Outward Appearance or the Heart? While nearly everyone experiences some…
Read MoreEating Disorders Awareness Week
Eating Disorders Awareness Week (EDAW) is the largest and best-known eating disorders outreach effort in the country. EDAW is an opportunity to improve public understanding of eating disorders and their causes, dangers, and treatments and to empower everyone to reduce risk factors and join prevention efforts. Eating Disorders are real, life-threatening mental and physical illnesses…
Read MoreBody Image And The Media
A Christian Perspective On Body Image, by Jennifer Smith Lane More than 30 million Americans will struggle with a clinically diagnosed eating disorder in their lifetime while millions more will battle food and body image issues that have untold negative impacts on their lives. This is not simply a teenage issue. Onset can occur at…
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