If you are in a relationship, how you view yourself and the other person often determines your level of relational enjoyment. These questions may help you assess this. Do I
Satan’s Whispers About Your Self-Worth
Would you like to learn how Satan offers false self-worth that leaves us feeling insecure? If so, I will be teaching about it in my upcoming God’s Best-kept Secret Conference.
Would you like to learn how Satan offers false self-worth that leaves us feeling insecure?
Is Satan Attacking Your Self-Worth?
Do you ever feel bad about yourself? For example, are you hard on yourself? Do you call yourself names? Are you self-critical? Do you feel insecure? Do you feel inferior?
Women Are Awesome In Christ!
Dear Ladies, I love our women staff! Before you jump to wrong conclusions, let me explain. The women staff at Grace Life International each have such intimate, authentic, growing
How To Have A Good Self-Image
God’s opinion of you is amazing! He wants you to live with a biblical self-image rather than a poor self-mage or a narcissistic self-image. A biblical self-image is a great
You Are Better Than You Think!
“I hate Facebook!” Jane said in her first counseling session. “You have to present yourself as never having any problems.” Jane went on to tell me her life was
Women Are Awesome In Christ!
Dear Ladies, I love our women staff! Before you jump to wrong conclusions, let me explain. The women staff at Grace Life International each have such intimate, authentic, growing
God’s Opinion of You is Awesome not Awful!
God’s opinion of you is amazing! He wants you to live with a biblical self-image rather than a poor self-image or a narcissistic self-image. A biblical self-image is a great
Surprising Self-worth!
A few years ago, a New York family spent a leisurely Saturday perusing yard sales. A small 5 inch white bowl caught their eye, but they were only willing to give $3 for it. It sat on a shelf in their home for six years and was probably used to hold candy. Eventually, the owners became curious about its value and took it to have it appraised. To their surprise, they were in possession of a 1000 year old rare “Ding” bowl from the Northern Song Dynasty of China. Sotheby’s presented it for auction on behalf of the family where it sold for a whopping $2.2 million dollars! This makes me want to go to a yard sale right now!
As you ponder that story, which value do you place on yourself? Do you constantly think of yourself as a $3 common bowl, a $2.2 million dollar treasure or somewhere in-between? I suppose, for all of us, it depends on who is doing the appraising. Most often, we consider the opinions of others, along with our own performance and appearance to be what determines our value. If we perform well and others think well of us, we give ourselves high value. If the opposite is true, we give ourselves minimal value. At the end of the day, the value of anything or anybody is determined by what someone is willing to give to purchase it. Right?
Why don’t we stop for a moment and let God appraise you? As He looks you over, He thinks, then He looks some more and finally He writes down His estimation of you. His answer? He is willing to give His only Son, Jesus Christ, so He can purchase you! YOU, are as valuable to Him as His Son! He who did not spare His own Son, but delivered Him over for us all, how will He not also with Him freely give us all things? Romans 8:32.
It’s not that we are worthy of salvation through our works. We are not. However, God has assigned worth and value to us as demonstrated by the gift of His Son. The question then is this: Do you place the same value on yourself as God does? If so, pray something like this to your Father.
Father, because You gave the most valuable possession You had when you gave Your Son to die for me, You have made clear that I have great worth in Your eyes. Thank You! As a result, because You say I have great worth, I agree with You and say back to You that I have great worth, no matter how I feel today or how I have performed this week. Amen.
Believe it! It’s the Gospel!
Live Free In Christ,
Mark Maulding, President and Founder
www.GraceLifeInternational.com All Content Copyright © 2014 Mark Maulding
Surprising Self-worth!
A few years ago, a New York family spent a leisurely Saturday perusing yard sales. A small 5 inch white bowl caught their eye, but they were only willing to give $3 for it. It sat on a shelf in their home for six years and was probably used to hold candy. Eventually, the owners became curious about its value and took it to have it appraised. To their surprise, they were in possession of a 1000 year old rare “Ding” bowl from the Northern Song Dynasty of China. Sotheby’s presented it for auction on behalf of the family where it sold for a whopping $2.2 million dollars! This makes me want to go to a yard sale right now!
As you ponder that story, which value do you place on yourself? Do you constantly think of yourself as a $3 common bowl, a $2.2 million dollar treasure or somewhere in-between? I suppose, for all of us, it depends on who is doing the appraising. Most often, we consider the opinions of others, along with our own performance and appearance to be what determines our value. If we perform well and others think well of us, we give ourselves high value. If the opposite is true, we give ourselves minimal value. At the end of the day, the value of anything or anybody is determined by what someone is willing to give to purchase it. Right?
Why don’t we stop for a moment and let God appraise you? As He looks you over, He thinks, then He looks some more and finally He writes down His estimation of you. His answer? He is willing to give His only Son, Jesus Christ, so He can purchase you! YOU, are as valuable to Him as His Son! He who did not spare His own Son, but delivered Him over for us all, how will He not also with Him freely give us all things? Romans 8:32.
It’s not that we are worthy of salvation through our works. We are not. However, God has assigned worth and value to us as demonstrated by the gift of His Son. The question then is this: Do you place the same value on yourself as God does? If so, pray something like this to your Father.
Father, because You gave the most valuable possession You had when you gave Your Son to die for me, You have made clear that I have great worth in Your eyes. Thank You! As a result, because You say I have great worth, I agree with You and say back to You that I have great worth, no matter how I feel today or how I have performed this week. Amen.
Believe it! It’s the Gospel!
Live Free In Christ,
Mark Maulding, President and Founder
www.GraceLifeInternational.com All Content Copyright © 2014 Mark Maulding
