3 steps to letting yourself love your body

I'm trying to love myself how I am, lately. Part of this is loving how I look- seeing my body as something crafted by God, something holy. I don't hate my body- except on crazy hormonal days- but I don't think "God made this; I'm made in his image. Wow!" So clearly there's a little room for improvement.

I've been playing around lately and I have 3 sure fire ways to feel more beautiful, please give them a try- all 3 together:

1. Pray for the Holy Spirit to work in you. Pray for things that are better than beauty: a pure soul, grace, compassion, strength, faith. Pray for confidence and for the veil over your eyes to lift so you may see your own beauty and value.

2. Play! Using your body makes you appreciate your body, be astounded by it, and eventually love it. Dance around your room, pose in the mirror; leap, twirl, bounce, rock!  Learn to belly dance (a personal endeavor, haha), perfect your back bend, master yoga, increase your muscle mass. Repeat. Watch your strength, gracefulness, and flexibility grow. Appreciate the things your body can do, however small they seem. Some people can't even move. Praise god for the things you see and learn. Praise him for the fun of making a fool of yourself.

3. Stop one seeing over your body. It was made exactly how God intended it. Obsessing, worrying, picking let in the evil lies that you are defined by your body and that it isn't good enough. Worse still, hurting yourself for it makes it so you can never love your body. You will never be able to look at your body with love while simultaneously under nourishing it, bruising it, and cutting it. Stop hurting and obsessing over your body, thereby making room for love to eventually enter. Trust me on this guys. I speak from experience. 

Love always!