We yearn to stand out and for our lives to mean something to someone. When we feel ignored and overlooked, our self-esteem takes a hit. We feel as if we do not matter and what we do is of no consequence.
Yet, throughout the Bible, we see where God has taken the everyday lives of people and blessed them with His anointing. God is the Creator and the ultimate Builder when it comes to building self-esteem.
Does God care about me?
If you reread the first few chapters of Genesis, you may notice something unique about humans. We are the only creatures God created whom He breathed into to start life. God’s breathed life inside of each one of us and separated us from animals and other creations. God cared for and loved us enough to create us in His image and likeness. What we do matters to God.
His Word states that He knows our comings and our goings. Building our self-esteem is wrapped in the realization that God finds us worthy and loved, and we should also find ourselves worthy of love. If God declared our physical bodies as the temple of the Holy Spirit, then we should treat our bodies as sacred to God, avoiding substances and behaviors that could harm the body.
Humans judge each other based on appearance, intelligence, wealth, social status, education, and other factors. God views our hearts. You may feel insignificant at times, but God views you as a Son or Daughter, the rightful heir along with His Son, Jesus Christ.
What is mankind that you are mindful of them, human beings that you care for them? You have made them a little lower than the angels and crowned them with glory and honor. – Psalm 8:4-5, NIV
Building self-esteem with God’s Word
God’s Word empowers us with growing confidence and building self-esteem. We can rely on the Bible to remind us of God’s love and our value to Him and Jesus. We are reminded in the Books of Psalms and Jeremiah of how God thought of us before we were ever in our mother’s womb.
Before I formed you in the womb I knew you, before you were born I set you apart; I appointed you as a prophet to the nations. – Jeremiah 1:5, NIV
How can we continue to feel unloved, unwanted, and insignificant knowing that the God of the universe specifically chose and created us?
God promises in the Bible that He will always be with us. Jesus also told us, “And surely, I am with you always, to the very end of the age.” (Matthew 28:20, NIV) We can walk into a room knowing that we have His blessing and anointing on our lives even if we are unsure of our calling.
We can walk in God-confidence. The first step is to study the Bible and develop a personal relationship with Jesus Christ.
Finding help with personal development
Do you struggle with building self-esteem and personal development? Contact our office today at Frisco Christian Counseling to speak with a counselor in Frisco, Texas. Your counselor will be well-versed in the Bible as well as psychological science. They would love to share strategies for building self-esteem and growing closer to God. Give us a call today.
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Melissa Plantz: AuthorMelissa Plantz is a Christian author and freelance writer. She spent twenty years in the pharmacy industry and has specialized in faith, fitness, nutrition, geriatrics, and mental health since 2015. She writes from the beautiful Lake Marion area in S...
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