For many, the concept of self-esteem might be something that seems unimportant in our Christian life, or at least not a top priority. That couldn’t be further from the truth. Granted, the Christian’s self-esteem should not be based on worldly popularity, appearance, education or any other temporal issue, though certainly these things still trouble the earthly nature of man, but the Bible does speak about man having a good self-image of himself.
The Christ commanded that each one of us “love your neighbor as yourself.” This would first imply that I love myself and who I am. God expects us to have a healthy self-image so that we can also treat others properly. Surely we all know that how we feel about ourselves affects our actions. When we feel depressed about who we are, we’d much rather hide in a room than be out and active.
Godly self-esteem can be gained through remembering that if we have obeyed the Gospel we have been forgiven of sins and are reconciled with God. One should also remember that we are made in God’s image and though we are lowly, He give us His attention and blessings.
If we are right with God, we have no reason to dislike ourselves. Negative feelings toward ourselves will only have a negative impact on work in the Lord’s kingdom. Let’s remember His love, and love ourselves as we serve God in all things.
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