When we don’t feel good about ourselves, we constantly live with a sense of insecurity. We'll keep looking to others for approval, and if we don’t get it, our sense of worth shrivels, and we spend our time living far short of our God-given potential. So instead of relying on other people's opinions and acceptance, we need to base our self-worth on God's opinion. He loves and accepts us just the way we are. Putting our trust in His opinion will help us battle every feeling of insecurity. It's fine for us to have a good opinion of ourselves. We know we should value other people because God values and loves them, and that applies to ourselves too.

However, we must be careful that we don't become arrogant and think we're more worthy than others. The Bible cautions about having an over-inflated opinion of ourselves. But we must also be careful that we don’t go to the other extreme. Living in continual self-rejection is an open invitation to Satan. The Bible says he's like a roaring lion who goes hunting for someone to devour (see 1 Peter 5:8). Paul wrote, 'Nothing good lives in me, that is, in my sinful nature' (Romans 7:18 NLT), but that means the good qualities we do possess are evidence that God is at work in our lives.

The Bible says, ‘We have this treasure from God, but we are like clay jars that hold the treasure. This shows that the great power is from God, not from us’ (2 Corinthians 4:7 NCV). So today, instead of focusing on your flaws and feeling insecure because you're not perfect, try to recognise the ‘treasure’ of God’s presence, power, and potential that live within you.

What Now?

Any time you feel insecure or want to condemn yourself today, try praying, ‘I’m not perfect, and never will be. But my God is, and His Spirit lives within me. His love can’t be taken away from me.’