Self Worth (June Hunt Hope for the Heart) Read Online Free PDF

self-worth can result from how you see/perceive yourself and how you think others see/perceive you. Faulty perceptions lead to faulty conclusions.
Faulty Perceptions and Faulty Conclusions
Perfectionism: “I didn’t do it right—I can’t do anything right.”
Overgeneralization: “I failed, so I must be a failure.”
Overreacting: “I am horrible for having failed.”
False guilt: “I am the reason my dad left/died.”
Unforgiveness: “I can’t forgive myself.”
Projection: “My mother didn’t love me; therefore, no one will ever love me.”
Condemnation: “God could never forgive me.”
Unrealistic expectations: “I’ll never measure up to what people expect of me.”
Fatalism: “No one believes I will ever amount to anything.”
Hopelessness: “There isn’t anyone who holds out any hope for my life.”
    MYTH: “I will never be able to change the way I see myself and the way I think others see me.”
    TRUTH: Your faulty self-perception will automatically change as you fix your thoughts on the truth of Jesus.
    “Fix your thoughts on Jesus, the apostle and high priest whom we confess.” (Hebrews 3:1)
WHAT IS the Root Cause of Low Self-Worth?
    Although Dorie never had a close friend at school, she tried. But even when she was out of the orphanage and in a foster home—she knew she looked different. One student pointed to her torn dress and jabbed, “Did that come out of the ark?” She forced a smile while the others laughed. Kids can be so cruel. Dorie confided, “How often I wished I could have spent the day in the restroom.” 22 She just wanted to hide. The truth is: Dorie was just trying to survive the impact of a callous, cruel world without taking on the cynicism and bitterness of the world.
    Whatever the contributing factors to your low estimation of your worth, they are held in place by wrong beliefs that you have embraced over the years. But the low opinion of yourself can be overcome by replacing those wrong beliefs with right beliefs.
    “Do not conform any longer to the pattern of this world, but be transformed by the renewing of your mind. Then you will be able to test and approve what God’s will is—his good, pleasing and perfect will.” (Romans 12:2)
    WRONG BELIEF: “My self-worth is based on how I see myself in comparison to others and how others view me.”
    RIGHT BELIEF: “My self-worth is not based on how I see myself or how others see me, but on how God sees me, for I was created by Him in His image. Not only did Jesus pay the highest price for me by dying on the cross for my sins, but He also lives in me to fulfill His plan and purpose for me.”
    “We are God’s workmanship, created in Christ Jesus to do good works, which God prepared in advance for us to do.” (Ephesians 2:10)
DO YOU Need a New Self-Image?
    Dorie Van Stone says, “Let me encourage you to begin with God. Christ is the Wonderful Counselor, who can be trusted.” 23 Money, education, possessions, and beauty are all things our society uses to gauge a person’s worth. But we make a major mistake when we try to live by this value system. Why? Because it’s hopelessly flawed. The world’s value system is faulty because it’s not the one God designed for us—the one He intended humans to live by when He created us in His very own image .
    If you try to make it in the world’s system, you may never measure up, and you will never have total security. However, you can find complete security by learning to adopt God’s value system.
    If you trust Him, God will begin to transform you from the inside out. Through His power, He will make you more like Him. He will make you the person you were always intended to be— His precious child of infinite worth. The Bible says ...
    “You received the Spirit of sonship. And by him we cry, ‘ Abba , Father.’ The Spirit himself testifies with our spirit that we are God’s children. Now if we are children, then we are heirs—heirs of God and co-heirs with Christ.”