I have noticed that my self confidence took a sharp down turn since I got married. Do I take the simplistic, cowards way out and blame my wife? Of course not. That would be like blaming a lamp for showing how messy my house is. My spiral of depression is only that I was shown that I am not as perfect or wonderful as I kept telling myself. I think that is a big reason for divorce. We want someone to tell us we are awesome all the time.
That ain't gunna happen, kids.
No one is going to live up to the hype we have in our heads. Luckily we didn't put all that hype there.(language warning!)
But there is a choice I have to make every day. To live with confidence despite how flawed I am. Christianity teaches we are to have confidence in Christ despite how stupid I am. This is a big reason why Christianity wins out, it admits we all suck and can't do it. And this is the same reason why America is becoming more and more atheist as the super-flawed "make sure not to damage a child's self-esteem" fad continues.
But there is a choice I have to make every day. To live with confidence despite how flawed I am. Christianity teaches we are to have confidence in Christ despite how stupid I am. This is a big reason why Christianity wins out, it admits we all suck and can't do it. And this is the same reason why America is becoming more and more atheist as the super-flawed "make sure not to damage a child's self-esteem" fad continues.
Keep getting off topic. I have confidence in God because, well, he is God. Omnipotent, Omniscient, Omnipresent, and Omnibenus. (All everything good). Trust in God, check.
But how do I trust in myself and have some kind of personal self worth?
Christ in me. The more I strive to WWJD all day long, the more I can have Christ esteem instead of self-esteem. In that, self-esteem is a by-product, which is what self-esteem was meant to be all along. It is by being torn down, like a muscle when you work out, do you become stronger as a person.
But how do I trust in myself and have some kind of personal self worth?
Christ in me. The more I strive to WWJD all day long, the more I can have Christ esteem instead of self-esteem. In that, self-esteem is a by-product, which is what self-esteem was meant to be all along. It is by being torn down, like a muscle when you work out, do you become stronger as a person.
Rom 5:3 Not only so, but we also glory in our sufferings, because we know that suffering produces perseverance; 4 perseverance, character; and character, hope. 5 And hope does not put us to shame, because God’s love has been poured out into our hearts through the Holy Spirit, who has been given to us.
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