Walking with a teenager through body image struggles is a powerful discipleship opportunity, but oftentimes, it is hard to know how to connect it to God’s Word. How do we offer hope and comfort when we hear teenagers‘ cries of despair, anger, anxiety, or self-hatred about their bodies? In this workshop, Andrea Lee will explore how the Bible’s storyline of Creation, Fall, Redemption, and Restoration speaks to body image concerns.
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Using this framework, we will connect teenagers to why God made them, what happened to our relationship with our bodies in the Fall, how Christ redeems our thoughts about our bodies, and what restoration looks like. Together, we will see how the weightiness of body image struggles provides an opportunity to display the power of God’s Word and the beauty of the gospel.
Resources:
Body Image & Eating Disorders in Your Child – Rooted Ministry
Body Image and God’s Word: Offering Hope, Comfort, and Truth to Teens – Rooted Ministry
Body Image In the Image of God – Rooted Ministry
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