Good morning... Great is His faithfulness...
"SELF-ESTEEM ACCORDING TO GOD"
Overcoming Tough Times devotional page 100 - How to maintain a healthy self image according to God list three things ...
OBEYING GOD
THINKING HEALTHY THOUGHTS
FINDING A PURPOSE FOR YOUR LIFE THAT PLEASES YOUR CREATOR AND YOURSELF
ROMANS 14:12
12 So then each of us shall give account of himself to God.
PHILIPPIANS 4:5-9
5 Let your [a]gentleness be known to all men. The Lord isat hand.
6 Be anxious for nothing, but in everything by prayer and supplication, with thanksgiving, let your requests be made known to God; 7 and the peace of God, which surpasses all understanding, will guard your hearts and minds through Christ Jesus.
Meditate on These Things
8 Finally, brethren, whatever things are true, whatever things are noble, whatever things are just, whatever things are pure, whatever things are lovely, whatever things are of good report, if there is any virtue and if there is anything praiseworthy—meditate on these things. 9 The things which you learned and received and heard and saw in me, these do, and the God of peace will be with you.
This gives us the answers on how to handle the daily pressures of life ...
Read Hebrews 3:13- it's good to spend time with those who love us than with those who criticize us ...
Read Ecclesiastes 11 - teaches us not to hold onto that which we have been given, but give it all away ...
Read Exodus 20:3- 4- good advice nothing comes before God shed all addictions that keep you from God and family ...
Additional readings - (Ephesians 6:7) - find something a purpose here is an example my ministry and my blog and studies let God in and He will guide you the distance... Read 1 Timothy 6:6; Psalm 139:13-14; St. Paul's Letter to the Hebrews 4:14-16; 5:1-6, Matthew 10:1, 5-8 ... 1 John 3:18-21 ...
Proverbs 19:8
He who gains discrement loves himself, and he who guards discrement will find good things ...
There is a proper love of oneself... We must love our good nature and th virtues implanted in our hearts from Wisdom -(Christ) ... He who loves himself in this way will also love Wisdom who created them ... It's through Wisdom we gain more discrement about ourselves and find good things serving Wisdom and His Will ...
"Being loved by Him whose opinion matters most gives us the security to risk lovin, too - even loving ourselves" ...
GLORIA GAITHER
IN CHRIST LOVE JARED W CAMPBELL
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