Today I will be sharing excerpts from Joel Osteen's devotional:
(Daily Readings from 'Your Best Life Now')
It is about how we see ourselves and how we feel about ourselves. Every person has an image of himself or herself. Individuals who see themselves as how God sees them are usually happy about who they are. They know they have been created in God's image and He has crowned them with tremendous honour (Gen 1:26-27 and Psalm 8:4-5). They feel good about themselves because they know God loves them and He feels good about them!
My reflection from this devotional is this. Many a times at work or in life, there will be always be people who will be displeased with you or make you feel that you have missed the mark (by not meeting their expectations). It is so natural for us to feel condemned or discouraged by the negative things that people say or think about you. But that is not what God says about you. In times like these, we really got to do like Apostle Paul said in Romans 12:2, not conforming to the patterns of this world but to be transformed by the renewing our our minds. How do we renew our minds? By hearing and hearing the Word of Christ. You got to keep hearing what God says about you - that you are a champion, you are the apple of His eyes, you are God's beloved and you can hold your head up high and walk with confidence knowing that God loves you unconditionally. God knows it is important for us to feel good because when we feel good, then we will do good.
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