Hey ladies, today I’m here to talk about worth. Your worth.
I think everybody struggles at one point or another (or all our lives) to see
ourselves for what we are. Yesterday I listened to a sermon called “Altar Ego”
by pastor Craig Groeschel, and he spoke
about how we view ourselves vs. how God views us. All our lives we are told
things about ourselves by the people around us, and the things we are told are
very rarely accurate. We either grow up in a home where we didn't measure up to
the standards our parents or guardians expected us to, and we were frequently
told we weren't good enough. Or we were praised for absolutely everything we
did and we were put on a pedestal, given medals for just showing up and,
basically, worshiped.
It doesn't take much time or thought to realize the negative
effect either of those scenarios can have on a human being, For those who grew
up in the first home, you’ll never feel like you measure up and for those in
the second home, you either feel like everybody is lying to you every time they
give you a complement or you get a self righteous/prideful attitude. Obviously,
there are a billion variation of how you could end up viewing the world and
yourself and the people around you, but from what I have seen, those are the
most common responses. And even if your response is one of the other billion
options, you still aren't seeing yourself the way God sees you.
As a new mom, after hearing the sermon yesterday, the
thought of mothering just got so complex. I want my kids to have the right view
of themselves. I don’t want to praise them too much so they become arrogant and
I don’t want them to think they can’t do anything right. Where is the balance?
How do I raise them to see themselves the way God sees them?
Well, one major way to do that is to start seeing ourselves
the way God sees us. Honestly, it’s something that I don’t do very well. I’m
learning. But I truly believe that once we see ourselves the right way, the way
God sees us, our whole attitude will change and the way we treat our families
and the other people around us will change. We won’t worry so much about what
other people think, because their opinions don’t matter. God created each one
of us with beauty and he created us for great purpose. He didn't mess up when
he formed you. He knew who He wanted you to be before time began. He thought
about how to make you look, what your voice would sound like, and how you would
laugh. He gave you a personality and a sense of humor. He put you into the
family you were raised in because He wanted you for a purpose only someone who
was raised “that way” with “those people” could fulfill. He knows exactly who
you are and He loves exactly who you are. He loved you before you knew He
existed. He loves you because He is your Father and He doesn't make mistakes.
So live as someone who is loved deeply and cared for by the
Maker of Heaven and Earth, because you are.
If you still don’t know what to think about who you are, ask
Him to reveal it to you.
After you ask God what His view of you is, what have you
learned about yourself?
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