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 I believe we have to be our
own best friend. We live in a fallen world and there’s too much
in life that is against us. We don’t need to be beating up on
ourselves.
Let it be known that there is an enemy we have who is like a
roaring lion that roams around seeking whom he may devour. (John
10:10) Let’s not give him any help.
I know at times we tend to kick ourselves when we do something
stupid, but there is never an excuse to put ourselves down.
Failure is an event, not a person! 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 keep playing over and over.
Be reminded that God doesn’t make junk.
A lot of us haven’t heard positive things from our parents or
those we’ve been around. And what we weren’t able to get from
them, we now 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 human. Tell yourself that you believe in
yourself. You’re gonna make it and that 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. You self-esteem will improve dramatically!
Most people don’t realize that a lot of the reason 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. You must be your own best friend and you must love
yourself before you can love anyone else! (Mark 12:31)
|
