Self-Esteem

For God has not given us the spirit of fear, but of power, and love, and self- control            II Timothy 1:7

I was talking with two different clients the other day about self-esteem and the real source of it. I told them that self-esteem comes much more from about how we feel about ourselves rather than what others may think of us. Whether or not we get rewards, affirmation, or recognition from outside, our own personal gauge is more important. We ourselves know whether we can trust ourselves or not. That is the true acid test of self-esteem. Can I keep promises that I have made to myself? If so, even in the littlest things, over time, those little things add up to true confidence in our own integrity and disciplines.  

In that sense, no one can rob us of our esteem by their attitudes and actions toward us. Do we care about what others think of us? Yes, of course we do, but that is not the real basis for our own sense of worth and dignity. God loves us right where we are, but often, we do not love ourselves very well based upon or lack of self-trust.

Daily consistency and confidence in our ability to follow through are the ingredients for good self-esteem.

Prayer: Lord, thank you for the little reminders that we are loved by you, Amen