Encouragement
SEEING YOURSELF THROUGH GOD’S EYES
No one can make you feel inferior without your
Permission.
Eleanor Roosevelt
A social worker once said that in her line of work having listened and coached a lot of people on life skills , she realized that we all experience similar struggles and emotions in our lives. Although as adults we do not go about openly discussing our struggles and emotions, these issues can hinder us from being the best that we can be for God or even in our chosen careers.
It is interesting to note that even God is interested in our self image; after all He created us in His own image. And the bible points out that we are precious to him, so when circumstances or people around us do things to make us feel like grasshoppers in our own eyes, we need to see our selves through God’s eyes.
Self image is something I have struggled with and I find myself trying to please everybody, at times I put my foot in my mouth and say the wrong things or share my opinion unnecessarily .While some other people struggling with the same issue will make concerted efforts to be unobtrusive , not state their opinion and keep their knowledge to themselves .Either way , people like me or the other set of people described above , we seem to give our permission regularly for people to make us feel inferior .
Some years ago something happened between a colleague and me at work, in which the colleague made a comment that made me feel so small, probably because of the way I had held myself out and the way she perceived me. I was really hurt and as I was ruminating over the issue, I opened my bible and I believe the Lord gave me this scripture in Job 12:3, Job 13:2 “But my mind is as good as yours, you are not better than I am (Job 12:3).The NKJV puts this way ,”But I have understanding as well as you; I am not inferior to you. And Job 13:2 reiterate the same thing, what you know I also know I am not inferior to you.
It is so comforting to know that the Lord loves us and feels our pain and just gives a word in due season. You know a revelation just at the right time .I was thrilled, when I read these words and it definitely made me feel better. The Holy Spirit is indeed a comforter
So next time you are struggling with issues of self image , take time to meditate on the word of God, know how he sees you, get rid of your old self image and ask the Lord to help you see yourself as He sees you . That’s what I am doing and believe me it beats reading a lot of self help books. Just simply ask your heavenly father, O Lord Help me to see myself as you see me.
By His grace and through our obedience we will definitely change our self image to conform to what our heavenly father created us to be.
Funmi Afolabi
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