One of the best selling self-help books of all fourth dimension was titled "I'm OK, You're OK."
The premise of the 1970's mass was largely unproven psychobabble, but it represented our culture's mindset when it made the New York Times Best Seller list.
Over the side yesteryear side few decades, every 2nd self-esteem philosophy became increasingly popular, our civilization shifted from "I'm OK" to "I'm Wonderful."
And purpose of this "I'm wonderful" mental attitude is our expectation that others should process us every 2nd if we're wonderful.
No wonder nosotros run across then many divorces, identify unit of measurement estrangements, church building splits, workplace problems, together with neighborhood difficulties.
The truth is this: I'm non wonderful together with you're non wonderful.
I'm broken together with you're broken, nosotros are plant inwards progress, together with nosotros accept live on to produce (Philippians 1:6; Philippians 2:12-13).
We involve to accept a realistic sentiment of ourselves together with readily repent of our sins (Romans 12:3; 1 John 1:8-10).
And nosotros involve to "be sort together with compassionate to 1 another, forgiving each other, but every 2nd inwards Christ God forgave" us (Ephesians 4:32).