Rebuilding Self-esteem
Saturday June 2, 2018
When we question our worth, we need to remember who God our Creator says we are. A one-hundred-dollar bill whether it is in prime condition, or is crumpled and dirty, is still worth what the creator of the bill has determined. God, our creator, has clearly demonstrated the value he puts on each person by giving His beloved son to die for us all. In our relationship with God, do we see Him as a loving Heavenly Father and ourselves as His precious children?
1) We need to find out the facts – those things that God says about us such as: “You are forgiven. Nothing can separate you from My love. You are created to do good works and have a wonderful future.”
2) We need to inform our hearts and minds of these truths until our negative thought patterns are reshaped and painful feelings are healed and settled in God’s comfort.
3) We need to stop covering up inferiority feelings and instead focus on what God says works. As we put His principles into practice in all our affairs we begin to experience a life that is good, satisfying and meaningful.
Don’t shuffle along, eyes to the ground, absorbed with the things right in front of you. Look up and be alert to what is going on around Christ—that’s where the action is. See things from his perspective. Your old life is dead. Your new life, which is your real life—even though invisible to spectators—is with Christ in God. He is your life. When Christ (your real life, remember) shows up again on this earth, you’ll show up, too—the real you, the glorious you. (Colossians 3:2-4a MSG)
God has given us gifts and talents to encourage and help others. In the same way hands and feet and eyes co-operate in the body, God planned for us to work and support one another in community. God has prepared a lifetime of adventure with Him as we build up and bring hope and healing to one another.
Prayer: Heavenly Father, Help me to stand on the truth that when I am in Christ, nothing can separate me from Your love. I reject all self-defeating lies and choose for the life You have prepared for me today. Amen
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