By Kayla DeKraker
Candace Cameron Bure’s new podcast season focuses on what it means to have a biblical perspective on our bodies.
Speaker, best-selling author and Bible teacher Lisa Whittle joins her.
“This season is so important. I really, really wanted to do a season that was really expanded upon body image,” Bure said in a clip.
Whittle responded, “When I got that message from you, my heart swelled, because this is something that has changed my life. Look. Tears are already coming to my eyes, because it’s really vulnerable, yes, but so many of us share the same feelings.”
In another clip, Bure reflected on how the negative things we say about our bodies actually dishonors God. “If I’m talking to my body and saying, ‘You’re disgusting. I hate you. I hate the way you look,’ I’m telling God, your creation sucks. It’s disgusting,” the GAF actress said.
“Every time we whip our body so terribly, we are forgetting that He bore those stripes already,” Whittle echoed. “The incarnation of Christ is the greatest compliment to the human body. So, it’s not just about loving my body, because my body has carried me. It is about the connection to the Creator.”
This is so true. God designed are bodies and calls them wonderful. Psalm 139:14 says, “I praise you because I am fearfully and wonderfully made; your works are wonderful, I know that full well.”
Whittle is passionate about this topic, even creating a Bible study titled Body & Soul that explores it more.
“Every day we’re bombarded with messages about our bodies: Fix this, change that. But what if we stopped seeing our bodies as projects to perfect, and instead understood and embraced them as God’s incredible design?” its synopsis reads. Whittle promises that the study will help “you discover how your body reflects the image of God and how your whole self — heart, mind, and body — matters deeply to Him.”
Bure has also opened up about her body image issues, recently revealing on Instagram that she’s struggled with bulimia.
“This is my body story…I’m bulimic,” she wrote alongside a clip from the podcast. “While I no longer act on it, the mental battle still lingers. Healing is a process and I’m still in it. If you are too, I’m with you. You’re not alone!”
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“Thank you for being vulnerable and sharing,” one follower responded. “We all have our challenges others don’t always see or understand.”
“Amen to this,” another person wrote.
While body image can be a difficult topic to tackle, Bure and Whittle’s insights will give women the biblical resources to see their bodies as God does.
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