March 12, 2019 WWJWMTD by Steve, the son of John

The Self Esteem Crisis

We are in a self-esteem crisis in America. It is easy to recognize but hard to fix. You can see it all around you. People cannot be alone. People are searching for ways to have multiple friends—the more friends one has the greater one’s self-image. What a lie!

We are looking to numbers (number of friends) to bolster up our self-image. The more Facebook friends I have, the more important I am? How many phone numbers are on my smartphone? How big is my blog? How many text messages do I receive in a day? Who called me and how often? These are signs of a failing and unhealthy self-image.

The only way to a healthy self-image is with God’s help. It often comes through parents and close friends. Scripture says it is the second most important attribute one should have after the capability of “making and keeping commitments”.

America, your self-esteem is in shambles and you are looking in all the wrong places for who you really are. Want to find that allusive self-image? It will not be found in numbers, fame, or status. It can only be found in humility, giving, and being an unknown.

Self-esteem is not found in the assurance of “what I have or what I do”. Rather, I am who I am because Christ has made me exist and my existence is in Him. That’s right, my existence is in Christ and is manifested in the Fruit of the Spirit: love, joy, peace, goodness, patience, faith, good works, kindness, and freely helping others. These self-esteem attributes come to us through the Holy Spirit. I exist to manifest them and them alone. This Fruit (attributes) is my ‘ticket’ to your healthy self-esteem.

No wonder America is in a self-esteem crisis, the Fruit of the Spirit is much too far away and scarce among the general population. It is time for healthy self-esteem; it is time for the Holy Spirit to move in the streets of America within the lives of its people.

Want a truly great self-esteem try receiving the activity of the Holy Spirit in your life. It is free for the asking and free to all those who look to Jesus Christ.

A Scriptural Note from Proverbs: Satan will do whatever he can for you not having a healthy and substantial self-esteem. He wants you to never find who you are or even realize what you can be in Christ. Let’s not be ignorant of his plans and motives in what the world offers us. A worldly self-esteem base on numbers does not work.

God, please do not give me more friends, just give me you!

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Dr. Steven J. Wentland www.wwjwmtd.com

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