SELFIE: Growing From Self-Centered to God-Centered Lives
This week’s message: How we view ourselves…i.e.: Self-Image, Self-Esteem, Self-Worth
Image: To form a mental picture of - From the Latin “to imitate.”
TAKE HOME: Your self-image reflects whom you are imitating (or trying to)!
Esteem: Value, Worth, Reputation - From the Latin “to estimate or appraise.”
TAKE HOME: Your self-esteem reflects whom you are allowing to appraise your life!
Worth: The value of something
- If you don’t understand the value of something you will mistreat it. Baseball Cards
We were created to understand our value. (We are the only creation with this ability.)
Genesis 1:26-27 Then God said, "Let us make man in our image, in our likeness… So God created man in his own image, in the image of God he created him; male and female he created them.
Two Ways Value is Determined:
1: Price Paid
Economy Class: What is the maximum amount of money someone is willing to pay for the good or service?
Dan’s definition: What is someone willing to pay or give to obtain a certain thing?
YOUR VALUE? Who are you going to let define value?
Self-Centered image/esteem lets the world or the flesh define value.
God-Centered image/esteem lets The Father, Son, and Holy Spirit define value.
John 3:16 For God so loved the world that he gave his one and only Son…
Colossians 2:13-14 God made you alive with Christ. He forgave us all our sins, having canceled the written code, with its regulations, that was against us and that stood opposed to us; he took it away, nailing it to the cross.
God sent His Son to die for you… YOU MUST BE VALUABLE!
2: Worth Stealing - 1995 Saturn SC2 vs. 2015 Audi A4
The Thief:
John 10:10(a) The thief comes only to steal, kill and destroy…
1 Peter 5:8 Your enemy the devil prowls around like a roaring lion looking for someone to devour
John 8:44 He was a murderer from the beginning, not holding to the truth, for there is no truth in him. When he lies, he speaks his native language, for he is a liar and the father of lies.
YOUR VALUE? The enemy is doing everything he can to steal your life away. YOU MUST BE VALUABLE!
Conclusion: Knowledge vs. Believing
When you have a daily walking, talking, relationship with Jesus your self-image and self-esteem will be correct!