T.O.D.AY.’S ENCOURAGEMENT for Apr. 23rd, 2002

T.O.D.A.Y. Ministries
14745 Merrilltown  #1611
Austin   TX   78728

Good Morning!

Today, I want to encourage those of you that have a problem with "low self-esteem".  (Don't close the window yet).  Some of you may have this problem and not even realize that you do!

In Romans 12:3, we are told not to think of ourselves..."more highly than we ought to". When we read The Word of God, we need to not only think about what it IS saying, but also to think about what it is NOT saying!  This scripture is not telling us that we should not think well of ourselves, it is just telling us not to be full of pride and haughtiness.

Another example of misunderstanding what The Bible is saying, is found in 1Timothy 4:8..., which says that "bodily exercise profits little".  Now, if you will keep on reading you will see that this is NOT saying that there is NO profit to our bodies when we exercise, it is simply making a comparison.  If exercise will profit our body...how much more Godliness (being God-like) will profit us in "All Things"!

NOW.... back to where we started...Low self-esteem is not from God.  He thinks very "highly" of you.  He just wants you to know the difference between "worthiness" and  "self-righteousness".

So I encourage you today to see yourself the way that God sees you:....created in His image, precious and valuable, worthy of His blessings, more than a conqueror, able to do all things through Christ who strengthens you, and extremely important to the plan of God!  Remember this...low self-esteem is NOT  "humility".  We will talk more about this subject later.

Have a Blessed Day (and think about how much God loves you)!!

In His Love,        Luanne

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