All posts tagged: Self-worth

The Unworthy and Unneeded Lies

Published by Andy Becker

In this fourth in a series of articles regarding depression we examine the last two lies of depression. Here is a list of the five lies of depression: I am not good enough I am not strong enough I am not loved enough I am not worth enough I am not needed enough Holly Bridges, in an article published in the Mighty called “When We Allow Depression to Dictate Our Self-Worth”, wrote that self-worth is the sense of our own value in life. When we have low self-worth, we have difficulty loving ourselves and therefore have a hard time thinking others would love us. This shows the ways in which the lies of depression play into each other. If I am not good enough or strong enough, I can easily develop a failure identity. A failure identity has difficulty receiving and understanding love. If I do not feel like I have worth then I feel unlovable and the cycle continues. And when this is going on, the lie that I am not needed can be …

Do you love yourself? Credit: chandrika221/Flickr/Creative Commons

Do we need to love ourselves?

Published by Barb Smith

“The second is: ‘You must love others as much as yourself.’ No other commandments are greater than these.” (Mark 12:3) According to Matthew Henry’s commentary, loving yourself from a biblical perspective refers to loving the image of God in you and the way He created you. This is not referring to a conceited, prideful, self-worship type of love. Loving yourself and embracing your significance as a Christian is vital. We need to love and value ourselves in the same way God does. Low self-esteem, beating ourselves up emotionally and physically (body image), defining ourselves through past mistakes and failures are all signs that we are not loving ourselves in the same way God loves us. We can be bitter and unforgiving towards others. But we can also be bitter and unforgiving towards ourselves and God because of the way we perceive ourselves through our body image or the way things turned out for us in life. I am learning that it is just as important to forgive myself as it is to forgive others. Understanding …

The traditional site on the Jordan River where John the Baptist baptized Jesus. Photo: Jan Smith/Flickr

The Key is the Word and the Word was the Key

Published by Wayne Johnston

“Now when all the people were baptized, it came to pass that Jesus also was baptized; and while He prayed, the heaven was opened. And the Holy Spirit descended in bodily form like a dove upon Him, and a voice came from heaven which said, “You are my beloved Son; in You I am well pleased.” (Luke 3:21-22 NKJV) Insomnia is never fun. Not long ago on a Wednesday night after struggling to fall asleep, I woke up again after two or three hours. As well as being frustrated with the pressure of having to work the next day on little sleep, the demonic darts started pushing all the wrong buttons (“You’re too old,” “God is finished with you,” “people have forgotten about you,” “you’re nothing,” etc.) I felt like I was being flushed down a large black toilet. A black demonic cloud was descending over my mind. Then I heard a still small voice: “the baptism of Jesus”. This phrase may not send the demonic hordes running in everyone’s life, but it did for …