Self-esteem

This past weekend Tanner and I were given a wonderful opportunity to help at Ridgecrest and hang out with our youth group. It truly was a great weekend. I might talk more about it in a later post. For now I want to talk about one thing that really hit home for me.

Something I really struggle with is self-esteem. I always compare myself to other people. I criticize myself on topics ranging from height, weight, looks, how good of a wife I am, and much much more. I am super hard on myself, and it really bothers my husband.

The speaker this weekend, Stuart Hall, said something that really got my attention. I have no right to criticize myself. God made me in His image (Genesis 1:27). All of the wonderful things about God are inside of me. Stuart told us to imagine looking at a beautiful sunset or sunrise. I have no problem looking at those and seeing all of the beauty within them. However, when I look at myself, I don't see it at all. Yet, God made me in His image. How can I not see that beauty? I am really going to try to stop criticizing myself as much as I have. We'll see how it goes.