We daily lead betwixt self-confidence, self-assurance, in addition to self-esteem or God-confidence, God-assurance, in addition to God-esteem.
It's a affair of what comes first:
When nosotros achieve something inwards God’s power, according to His purposes, depending on Him in addition to giving Him the glory, we’ll naturally experience amend most ourselves.
If nosotros lay ourselves first, doing things inwards our power, according to our purposes, depending on our strength, nosotros either popular off discouraged or conceited.
Success should brand us grateful to God, only our self-worth should non depend on it.
Our reckon of ourselves should last based on our faith, non our skills, intellect, or accomplishments:
“Do non intend of yourself to a greater extent than highly than you lot ought, only rather intend of yourself amongst sober judgment, inwards accordance amongst the organized faith God has distributed to each of you.” Romans 12:3
When person says, “You tin produce anything you lot educate your heed to do,” nosotros should respond, “I tin produce anything God has called me to produce every bit long every bit I depend on His strength, non my own.”
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I encourage you lot to read these thought-provoking devotions every bit well:
I Love Me!
6 Ways the Self-Esteem Movement Contradicts Scripture
8 Narcissist Problems
