anotherkindofdrew blog

Lately I have been challenged by myself and by those around me to see myself through God’s eyes. I tend to focus on my own idea of myself; who I am, what I believe and what I stand for. Image has always been important to me and the older I get the more I focus on my self-image. But as a Christian I am realizing that I need to learn to see myself through His eyes rather than my own. My own eyes see flaws. My own eyes weep with disappointment and droop with exhaustion from trying to keep up with the world.

The reality is self image plays such an important role in one’s ability to be happy and truly successful in life. Failing to see yourself through the eyes of God will do nothing but promote negative self image. I have found that in the moments I focus on my self as seen through my own human eyes, I am often filled with fear, insecurity, and self-doubt. I end up despising myself and becoming bitter and loathsome towards others.

Having such poor self image does not just cause inner turmoil though and that is what is resonating more and more with me each day. God has begun revealing to me that not liking myself is, in fact, the root of many of my other problems. It is almost impossible, I think, to have solid relationships with others if my relationship with myself lacks a solid foundation.

At the risk of sounding overly religious or like some greeting card from the christian bookstore, each of us is rare. We are all unique; a one-of-a kind, precious person. We each have a God-given destiny to fulfill and an incredibly unique and dynamic calling that only we can accomplish. But in order to reach our full potential, we must learn to accept ourselves as God sees us. Jeremiah 1:5 tells us that God knew and approved of us before we were formed in the womb.

Satan doesn’t want you  to see yourself as God sees you, that’s why he constantly points out your faults, failures and weaknesses.But 2 Corinthians 5:21 tells us that God sent his Son”Who knew no sin to be sin on our behalf, that we might become the righteousness of God in Him”.

My confession is this. I am flawed. I have been through unfortunate experiences that have caused me to feel worthless and like a bit of a failure. But neither of these is true. God has used those experiences to further the advancement of myself towards His plan for my life. They have built character in me and challenged me to accept myself in spite of those weaknesses.

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