MADE LIKE THIS

A Deep Thoughts Devotional Story
© Opeyemi Akintunde
As Inspired by the GREATEST STORYTELLER

I met Hannah again by chance, one of those familiar faces you don’t plan to know deeply, but somehow always enjoy meeting. The kind of person you exchange smiles with at the roadside stall or greet warmly in passing.

As we talked, I casually asked about her recent health journey, assuming she had been trying to “fix” something about herself. She laughed, free, loud, unbothered.

“Fix what?” she asked.

I hesitated. She noticed and smiled again.
“Oh, this?” she said, gently patting her midsection. “This has always been here. It runs in the family. I used to fight it, diets, workouts, constant mirror checks. One day, I stopped. Not because I gave up, but because I realized I wasn’t broken.”

Her words settled quietly in my heart.

She went on, “When I stopped trying to look like everyone else, I started enjoying life. My health is fine. My joy is intact. And the people who love me? They never asked me to change.”

As we parted ways, I watched her walk off, confident, radiant, unedited. And it struck me: her beauty wasn’t in the absence of flaws, but in the absence of shame.

That day, I learned something simple yet powerful:
You don’t become beautiful by becoming someone else.
You become beautiful by fully becoming you.

We live in a world that constantly edits people telling them who to resemble,
what to fix, what to hide.

But God is not confused about His creation.
He does not mass-produce identities.
He crafts each person with intention.

There is wisdom in caring for your health.
But there is freedom in refusing comparison.

Celebrate the body God gave you.
Care for it.
Honor it.
But don’t reject it.

You were not created to imitate another image, you were created to reflect His.

KEY SCRIPTURE:
Psalm 139:14 – “I praise You because I am fearfully and wonderfully made.”

PRAYER POINTS:

Lord, help me to see myself through Your eyes and not the world’s lens.

Father, teach me to honor my body with gratitude, wisdom, and love.

Lord, free me from comparison and help me walk confidently in who You created me to be.

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