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What do you think about yourself? How do you view the real
you? When you look into the mirror, what are you thinking?
Do you think things like, you're a winner, I'm proud of you,
I love you, and I believe in you. Or, are you thinking
things like, you're a failure, you're stupid, or you're
ugly? What things do you say to yourself on a regular basis?
Self-talk is vital! We spend more time with ourselves than
anyone else in the world. That's why we have to be our own
best friend. We live in a fallen world and there's already
too much in life that is against us anyway. We don't need to
be beating up on ourselves too.
You may find it easy to speak garbage to yourself because
maybe that's all you've heard all your life. Those tapes in
your brain just keep playing over and over. You may feel
completely worthless because of all that. But, you are NOT
worthless! God created you in His image, and with a purpose.
God is perfect in all His ways and does not make junk.
We tend to kick ourselves when we do something stupid
because we feel like a failure. But, a friend never kicks a
friend when he's down. Why should you kick yourself? There
is never an excuse to put yourself down! Besides, failure is
an event, not a person!
Let it be known that there is an enemy who is like a roaring
lion that roams around seeking whom he may devour
(John 10:10). He doesn't need any help.
A lot of us haven't heard positive things from our parents,
family, or those we've spent a lot of time around. So, what
we weren't able to get from them, we have to give to
ourselves.
Look in the mirror. Tell yourself that you really and truly
love yourself and that you really and truly forgive yourself
for all of your shortcomings. Give yourself permission to
make mistakes. After all, you are only human. Tell yourself
that you believe in yourself. You're gonna make it and
God is on your side, and if God is for you, who can be
against you (Romans 8:31)!
It will feel really awkward for a while until you get used
to hearing and seeing yourself speak to yourself this way,
but it works. Your self-esteem will improve dramatically!
Most people don't realize that a lot of the reason why we feel
the way we feel is because of the way we think. Our thoughts
produce our feelings. You will obviously perform much better
when you feel good about yourself than if you keep thinking
you're a failure.
If we're ever going to be successful in life we must love
ourselves. We must feel deserving of success in order to
have it and enjoy it. We must be our own best friend and
love ourselves before we can love anyone else (Mark 12:31).
Besides, God loves you, why shouldn't you?