The Importance of a Good Self-Image

 

By Andrea Merrell

You are precious to me. You are honored, and I love you.

Isaiah 43:4b NLT

As someone who struggled for years with a poor self-image and low self-esteem, I learned how it can not only rob us of God’s blessings in our life but also His ability to bless others through us.

How we see ourselves—our opinion, beliefs, and attitude—is so important. But where does that opinion come from? How is it built within us?

The answer is primarily by other people. Especially those who are most important to us. When they continually speak negative words to us and about us, we start to believe them. That’s what happened to me beginning in my childhood. One writer says it’s like a virus downloaded into our computer, destroying everything in its path.

The key is in finding out what God thinks about us. What He says. And knowing that His opinion is the only one that really counts.

We can never surpass or get beyond the image that is firmly ingrained in us until we learn to see ourselves as He sees us: Redeemed. Righteous. Of great worth. Loved. His friend. His child. That’s the way we discover our God-given potential and move toward our God-given destiny.

Want to change your self-image? Change your self-talk. Find out what the Word says about you, then shut out all the negative voices.

God says to each of us, “You are precious to me, and I love you with an unconditional love that will never end.”

What more could we possibly need?

Photo courtesy of Unsplash.com and Taylor Smith.