Mean girls are an inevitable obstacle all girls will face in their life. Whether it be to the severity of mean shown in the movie Mean Girls or petty elementary school bullying, mean girls have a huge emotional impact on girls' lives.
The real question we all need to ask ourselves is: How will we deal with it? How should girls deal with it?
It is so easy to fight fire with more fire. We could muster up a manipulative plan to ruin their lives, like in the movie Mean Girls. We all know how well that went, right? *Spoiler!* Someone got hit by a bus.
The best way to understand how to deal with mean girls is by looking in the best help book in the world; The Bible. Most people turn to the Bible when in spiritual struggle, a life tragedy, or in need of a caption for their Instagram photo. Only rarely will they turn to the Word when in need of assistance with mean girls. Here is what I have found the Bible to say about having to deal with mean girls.
Do not fret!
Be still before the LORD
and wait patiently for him;
do not fret when people succeed in their ways,
when they carry out their wicked schemes.
~Psalm 37:7 NIV
Something that still drives me insane is when girls would do something mean or dishonesty and they would get away for it. Some would get praised for cheating through a class. Some would gain more friends by putting an innocent person down. The Bible tells us not to fret.
Psalm 37 is a chapter devoted to how wicked people will "soon wither" like grass, meaning their works will not last! Do not be envious of their life. Continue to be the good person you are.
Do God's will
For God is pleased when, conscious of his will, you patiently endure unjust treatment
~1 Peter 2:19 NLT
When you are aware of God's will, you know how you should live your life. In regard to this verse, it is not saying God is pleased when you patiently endure mean girl treatment. It is saying when you know his will, and still endure, he is pleased. You do not fight fire with fire because you know it is not a part of God's will.
God's will tells us to be Christ-like in our actions. Treat others as you would want to be treated, love your neighbor as yourself, be slow to anger. Do God's will even when you are faced with the meanest of girls.
Be still and know He is God
He says "Be still, and know that I am God;
I will be exalted among the nations,
I will be exalted in the earth."
~Psalm 46:10 NIV
The LORD will fight for you; you need only be still."
~Exodus 14:14 NIV
Take a step back, breathe, and know God has everything under control. He will get you through this.
