Tag: Bible verses about self esteem

Bible Verse of The Day – 6-26-23

Luke 9:23 (NKJV) 23 Then He said to them all, “If anyone desires to come after Me, let him deny himself, and take up his cross daily, and follow Me.

The world is a funny place.

It will tell us lots of things to make us feel good about ourselves.

It will say that we are number one, and that we should put ourselves before anyone or anything else.

It will tell us that we’re special, and that how we feel is what matters. Everything else is secondary.

It will tell us that our feelings about ourself are important, that our self-esteem should be high so we don’t get down about our lives.

It will tell us so much more, and it all revolves around making us the center of our own lives.

Much of this has spilled over into the church. Even some pastors are repeating these things. Some might even give it a “Christian twist” to make it more palatable and appealing to followers of Christ.

But Jesus seems to have something different to say about it; “If anyone desires to come after Me, let him deny himself”.

That is a far cry from putting ourselves front and center at every possible opportunity.

Christianity isn’t supposed to be like icing on a cake… always sweet and pleasant. It will have its moments and seasons when it is very sweet. But it is not always that way.

There are things that we may have to face, and some things that we may have to endure, if we are to walk this walk as a child of God.

This doesn’t mean that our lives will always be gloom and doom, cloudy and dark. Walking with God has many, many blessings. And our joy is found in Him!

But we must live our lives knowing that there will be times when our faith costs us. And we should be willing to pay the price, no matter what that price is.

This is part of being a mature believer; a believer with Holy Spirit-inspired understanding and the willingness to sacrifice our own preferences, comfort and wants if God places us in situations that require us to.

And as we do this, as we walk this straight and narrow path, let us find our joy in knowing that He is worth every sacrifice we have to make, every trial we must endure and every hard battle that we have to fight.

Pastor Curt & Pastor Ellie

Seven Seas Ministries
49 N Lamplighters Walk
Hampstead, NC 28443

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Bible Verse of The Day – 7-31-19

Philippians 2:3 (NKJV) 3 Let nothing be done through selfish ambition or conceit, but in lowliness of mind let each esteem others better than himself.

We hear a lot these days about self-esteem. It’s a pretty major topic on many fronts.

50 years ago, this phrase had barely been heard of. But over the last few decades it has become more and more prominent when discussing people’s behavior.

The main idea is that people need to deem themselves as being worth something so they feel good about themselves.

While there is some merit in this idea, it has become way too important these days. Why? Because as society as a whole has pushed God out, many people have tried to fill that void with self. Self has taken over.

The scripture above clearly states that we are to esteem others more highly than ourselves. That doesn’t line up very well with the whole self-esteem thing, does it?

You see, our true identity is in Christ. He is the source of life. Without Him, not only are we lifeless, but we have no real identity. We can do nothing without Him.

John 15:5 (NKJV) 5 “I am the vine, you are the branches. He who abides in Me, and I in him, bears much fruit; for without Me you can do nothing.

In fact, the Bible also teaches us that self-seeking causes confusion (chaos).

James 3:16 (NKJV) 16 For where envy and self-seeking exist, confusion and every evil thing are there.

We have seen this in action in the homes of various people we know personally. There is constant confusion and chaos because everyone there wants to be in charge, be the one talking or the one giving orders.

But when we put everything in proper perspective, and we esteem others more highly than ourselves, peace will come. Our demeanor will change. And we will no longer worry about being the one in the limelight or getting the attention.

This is a hard thing for some of us, especially if we have a dominant type of personality. But as we let Christ temper us, we will begin to see the reality of this Biblical truth. And we will begin to change the way we think, which will also change the way we behave.

Remember, it’s not who we are that counts, but who we are in Christ!

Pastor Curt & Pastor Ellie

Seven Seas Ministries
P.O. Box 272
Bradford, RI 02808

401-315-0902

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Bible Verse of The Day – 6-18-18

Galatians 6:14 (NKJV) 14 But God forbid that I should boast except in the cross of our Lord Jesus Christ, by whom the world has been crucified to me, and I to the world.

Self-confidence. Self-esteem. Self-assurance. Self-respect.

We hear a lot about all of these attributes these days. Self-esteem has become a big deal, even in the church.

While there is some merit in what is being taught, most of it is quite backwards. The idea of self-esteem is that we need to think highly of ourselves, have faith in ourselves, depend on ourselves for everything, knowing that we can do it all.

God has created us with skills, talents, abilities and much more. We do have a lot within ourselves. But it’s not because of anything we have done. We have these things because of who God is and what He has done.

What we do with what God has given us is totally up to us. God gives us the freedom to choose. But whatever we choose to do, we need to always be careful to give Him the glory and the honor for it. As soon as we start taking the credit for ourselves, we are headed for trouble.

So, what we need to remember is that it is through Christ that we can do all things, not by our own strength or understanding, especially relating to the kingdom of God.

Philippians 4:13 (NKJV) 13 I can do all things through Christ who strengthens me.

 And when we begin operating solely on our own strength and our own understanding, we will almost always end up off track, scrambling later on to fix our mistakes.

 Proverbs 3:5 (NKJV) 5 Trust in the Lord with all your heart, And lean not on your own understanding;

Pastor Curt & Pastor Ellie

Seven Seas Ministries
P.O. Box 272
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