The real problem with not liking ourselves is not that we are unlikeable.  On the contrary, most of us can rattle off the names of many people we know who actually do like us.  The problem is that we determine our desire to like ourselves by using an unreliable and sliding scale.  Here is the process:  our self assessment usually comes to the front of our minds when difficult things happen - we have just gone through a tough experience or a break up of some kind or we have come up short in some effort.  We look at the results that are obviously not ideal and then inevitably compare ourselves to someone else who happens to have been successful in the same circumstance...and surprise surprise, the seeds of self loathing are planted!

This is such a flawed approach in so many ways, yet it is such a common approach among so many people.  To change that which is common requires taking an uncommon path that begins with our common conclusions.  Let me explain:  A common reason for our not liking ourselves is that we are flawed.  The Bible even verifies this as it tells us we are “born in sin and shapen in iniquity.”  We read this and think that all too common thought, "Well, no wonder I don’t like myself!" and now we have begun accepting a premise (based on fact though it may be) without considering the larger and infinitely more important viewpoint.  This unconsidered viewpoint is the heavenly one – it is God’s own viewpoint and observations of what and who we are.

What does God think of what and who we are?  Is He looking down at us flabbergasted at our condition?  Does he see us as broken beyond repair and a total waste of His time?  No!  We know He sees us differently because the Bible is not only clear on the matter, it is detailed as well.  Therefore, should we not try and adopt His perspective of us as a baseline for our “likeability” rather than our own flawed and ever-changing conclusions of our “likeability”?  Yes!  But how?

Please, take some time and listen to our July 10^th 2016 broadcast, “But, do You Really Like Yourself?” and give yourself the opportunity to refresh the way you see yourself.  If you let it, this program can help to change and elevate the very path of your thoughts!