Self-Worth and Self-Esteem
People struggling with no self-worth and/or low self-esteem are dealing with a deep sense of loss in identity and sense of belonging. They tend to have much insecurity and engage in unhealthy comparison. It is important to show encouragement and belief in them. When we give our lives to Jesus, we are automatically a part of the kingdom and His transformational love reminds us that our sense of self comes from him, and HIM alone.
Possible things to pray for:
· Faith in God’s transformational love
· Repenting and asking for strength to be kind to oneself
· Authority that comes from the Holy Spirit over thoughts, words and deeds
· Renewed sense of self in Christ
· God writes their story and fights their battles for them
· Surrendering and silencing the strongholds that are hindering God’s love to work
Verses to share:
Isaiah 49:16 (NIV)
See I have engraved you on the palm of my hands; your walls are ever before me
Romans 6:6 (NIV)
For we know that our old self was crucified with him so that the body ruled by sin might be done away with, that we should no longer be slaves to sin
Jeremiah 1:5 (NIV)
Before I formed you in the womb I knew you, before you were born I set you apart; I appointed you as a prophet to the nations
1 Peter 2:9 (NIV)
But you are a chosen people, a royal priesthood, a holy nation, God’s special possession, that you may declare the praises of him who called you out of darkness into his wonderful light.
1 John 3:1-2 (NIV)
See that great love the Father has lavished on us, that we should be called children of God! And that is what we are! The reason the world does not know us is that it did not know him. Dear friends, now we are children of God, and what we will be has not yet been made known. But we know that when Christ appears, we shall be like him, for we shall see him as he is.
2 Chronicles 20:15 (NIV)
The battle is not yours, but God’s.
Romans 5:8
I loved you at your darkest.
Blogs:
Build Confidence Without Inflating Pride with These 30 Words: https://finds.life.church/build-confidence-without-inflating-pride-30-words/
Find Your Reason to Live: https://finds.life.church/find-reason-live/
Breaking Free From these Life-Sucking Comparison Traps: https://finds.life.church/break-free-life-sucking-comparison-traps/
Bible Plan:
My Big Fat Mouth: https://www.bible.com/reading-plans/4807-my-big-fat-mouth
Silencing Insecurity: https://www.bible.com/reading-plans/13422-silencing-insecurity-devotional-by-donna-gibbs
Finding Your Worth: https://www.bible.com/reading-plans/15827-finding-your-worth
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