Something For the Girls

This is for the girls. 
    
​The girl who has suffered alone in silence for far too long. The girl who believes she will never truly be beautiful. The girl who's heart has been broken time and time again without anyone ever knowing. 

The girl who has dreams that more educated people have shot down to the ground. The girl who wonders if the few things she wants more than anything in the world will ever be hers. 

This is for the girl who comes from a broken family; the girl who cries over her schoolwork. The girl who works hard without anyone noticing. 

This is for the girl who suffers from chronic illness; the girl who suffers with depression. The girl who wonders why she feels like she’ll never fit in.

This is for the girl with an eating disorder; this is for the girl who has had to move away from the people and things she loves. 

This is for all the girls who have never had boyfriends. For all the girls who live their own daydreams. 

This is for the beautiful girls who, though put together on the outside, feel like they're falling apart on the inside. This is for the girl who is competitive to a fault; for the perfectionist who can’t believe that her work will ever be good enough.

This is for the girls who spent their summer sleeping in. For the ones who had the time of their lives. For the girls who blast music through the house when no one is home. For the girls who cry out to God at 3am. This is for the girls who have lost someone they love even if it wasn’t because of death. 

This is for the girl who has questions, who doubts her beauty, who lets her fear overtake her.

I wish I could be standing right next to you right now. I wish I could put my arms around you and tell you that it’s going to be okay. That things are going to get better. That you’re stronger than you think. 

I wish I could tell each and every one of you how beautiful you are, and how much God cares for you. If I had it my way I would write happiness into your lives. Even the happiest of you, for you I would also write happiness. 

I would write beautiful adventures, I would write pages about your beauty, I would write Prince Charmings into your story, I would write your dreams into reality. I would be your fairy godmother and make all your wishes come true. 

But I can’t do that. I’m just a girl sitting behind a computer who feels all the same things that you do. Some days my thoughts spiral around non-stop. Some days I look in the mirror and wrinkle my nose at what I see. Some days I wonder if all my hard work is worth it. If it does anything at all. 

And I know you feel that way too.

Darling, you’re going to be okay. The maker of the universe designed you, he has a plan for you. He won’t let you go. The people in your life may fail, your dreams may crash and burn to the ground in a pit of ashes and rubble. But God will never abandon you.

These feelings won’t last forever. One day I’ll see you on top of a flower covered hill, dancing in the sunlight. You’ll be successful, beautiful, loved, even if it all happens differently than from what you expect. Even if what you have always believed to mean being successful and beautiful and loved turns out to be a lie, you will get to where you need to be.

Yes, some days will be hard. Some days will drag on forever. Some days you won’t want to get out of bed, make that phone call, talk to that person, workout, read your Bible. But in those days, when it’s the hardest, you’ll be growing.

And even when it feels like an uphill battle, there is still beauty to be found. There are always people who care, even if you have to search for them. There are always happy stories to read, little moments to cherish. 

Beautiful friend, beautiful girl who struggles. God has a plan, and it’s good. Even if it doesn't feel like it, seem like it, look like it. There's a purpose here.

This is for the girls. 

The ones who will make it to the top of the mountain. The ones who will overcome their fears. The girls who will find true love someday. The girls who believe so much in their dreams that there is no possible way they can’t come true. 

This is for the girls who are going to get healthier, better, stronger. The girls who are going to do their best to make their broken worlds beautiful.

This is for the girls who are stronger than they know.

Belle Thomas

Belle is the writer and dreamer behind An Old Fashioned Girl. She is passionate about reminding girls of their identity in Christ, classic books, history, Louisa May Alcott, and earl grey tea.