Do you like who you are? When you look in the mirror do you like what you see? Or do you wish you were a little taller, or a little stronger, or a bit thinner? When you think about you, do you like yourself or do you struggle with feelings of inferiority? Chip shares three keys to developing a positive, healthy self-image.

Distorted mirrors destroy our lives:

The Appearance Mirror
The Performance Mirror
The Status Mirror

Thesis – Until we see ourselves as God sees us, we are destined to FEEL INFERIOR.

3 keys to a Biblical self-image:

1. Get God’s View of You = KNOWLEDGE

You are significant because:

You're UNIQUE -Gen 1:27, Ps 139:13-14
You're LOVED -1 Sam 16:7, Jer 31:3
You're VALUABLE -1 Cor 6:19-20
You're SECURE -Eph 1:13
You're INDISPENSIBLE -Eph 2:10, 4:15-16

2. Believe God’s View is True = FAITH

Faith is built on God’s Word -Rom 10:17
Faith grows through mind renewal -Rom 12:2
Develop a plan to remove the distorted mirrors of the world with the mirror of God’s Word -Jam 1:22-24

3. Discover the “You” that’s True = EXPERIENCE

Unwrap your SPIRITUAL GIFTS -1 Cor 12, Rom 12
Unleash your SPIRITUAL PASSION -Ps 37:4
Use your God-given TALENTS -Ex 31:3
Embrace your God-given PERSONALITY -1 Cor 2:11
Leverage your past EXPERIENCE -Rom 8:28

Ministry is how God makes what’s true “of” us, true “in” us. Sometimes it’s only in the act of “loving others: that we can fathom that we ourselves are loved!

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Additional Resource Mentions

I Choose Love Book
Daily Discipleship - Psalms of Hope
BOOK: "The Strong and the Weak" by Paul Tournier

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