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YOU ARE A SPECIAL PERSON!
Updated: Feb 14
Today’s Message of Encouragement from Discovering A BETTER LIFE MINISTRIES
https://abl-alb.wixsite.com/discoverabetterlife
(Stories of: Real People, Real Events, Real Places)
By Encouraging People to Find HOPE,
As We SHARE GOD’S GRACE and LOVE,
As It Is Revealed In JESUS CHRIST
(John 10:10; 14:1-6; Acts 2:36-47)
YOU ARE A SPECIAL PERSON!
Friend, Nathaniel Branden, in his book titled “The Psychology of Self-Esteem,” writes that our sense of self-worth depends on two factors.
Firstly, self-esteem involves a sense of self-confidence. For instance, if we can be successful at something – like running the marathon, earning a degree, becoming wealthy, having our names in a prominent place – these signs tell us that we are winners.
Secondly, our self-esteem is tied up with our values and standards. We feel that we must measure up.
Branden says, “Every human being judges himself by some standard; and to the extent that we fail to satisfy that standard, our sense of personal worth, our self-respect, suffers accordingly.”
Friend, each of us must ask our self some tough questions. Such as, have I been the kind of mother or father I should have been? Have I lived up to the standards I have set for myself in business?
Some of us are more aware of those questions than others. Sometimes, if we sense that we do not measure up, we create problems for ourselves and others. Some people show their lack of self-esteem by hating those who are threats to them. Others act in a neurotic attempt to do better.
They become perfectionists who are never satisfied with their work, their parenting or their success level in life. If they drive themselves harder, they feel they can win recognition.
In a popular fable, a carpenter named Geppetto creates a wooden puppet who he names Pinocchio. His creation comes to life with all the characteristics of a human little boy except that he is made of wood. This causes all kinds of personality problems for Pinocchio.
His difficulty is in many ways related to ours. Because he is different from others, he has problems of self-esteem. Confused about his identity he turns to the kindly Geppetto, the craftsman who created him. He says to Geppetto, “Poppa, if I’m alright with you, then I’m alright with me.”
In a profound way, Pinnochio speaks for all of us. Our attempt to build self-esteem may end in failure. Because the missing piece to the puzzle of achieving self-esteem is the realization that we are God’s creatures. We are created in His image – and regardless of race, nationality, appearance or talent, we have all been created in the image of God, who provides each of us with His unconditional love.
Friend, God genuinely desires fellowship with us because we are the crown of His creation. We do not have to conform to someone else’s idea of value; we are valuable because we are His.
“There are certain things you can do,
Or learn to do, that can make you
Extraordinarily valuable to
Yourself and to others.”
I like the words of T. S. Eliot, who wrote:
“. . . There is something in us
In all of us which isn’t just heredity,
But something unique! Something we have been
From eternity! Something that is straight from God!”
Friend, Jesus saw something special in everyone He met. And He sees something special in you and me! As the apostle Paul wrote, “. . . God shows His love for us in that while we were yet sinners Christ died for us” (Romans 5:8). This is the ultimate proof that you and I are very special persons indeed!
As you reflect on what I’ve shared with you today, I sincerely hope you have been convinced that you really are a very special person. In fact, you’re a tremendous person!
However, if you need any further reassurance about how special you are, simply write to Discovering A BETTER LIFE and request our small booklet titled “You are Someone Special.”
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"Go out today with the thought that
An inner light is shining out of you.
People will notice and comment,
“What an attractive personality”
Norman Vincent Peale. – (1898—1993)
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