Being Positive Towards Yourself

Whether life is going good for you, or it’s a it’s worst, we all want to be better. We want to be more effective in our lives, we want to know God better, we want to be better spouses and parents, better employees or bosses. God put something deep down inside us, a desire to be more like Him. We weren’t made to be satisfied with less, because we were born to live at a higher level than where you are now. We can’t let our pasts, negative thinking, and other people’s opinions discourage us or cause us to give up. God will do His part, and it’s our turn to do our part. Here's how we can do our part!

#1. Stop listening to the Wrong Voices
Too many of us are constantly listening to the wrong voices. The Bible refers to the enemy as “the accuser of the brethren”. The devil loves nothing more for us to live our lives guilty and condemned. He constantly brings accusation against us telling us what we didn’t do, or what we should have done. He’ll definitely remind us of all our past mistakes and failures. The truth is, nobody is perfect!! We have all sinned, failed, and made mistakes!! It seems like we allow ourselves to be beaten up by these accusing voices, and start believing we can’t do anything right. As a result, this causes you to become extremely critical towards yourself, and that usually spills over to other people as well. If you have a bad attitude, you are going to hinder every area of your life!! If we are going to live in peace, we have to learn that “I am not perfect, but I know I’m growing. I have made mistakes, but I know I’m forgiven. I have received God’s mercy.” Don’t allow the wrong voices to repeatedly play over and over in your head. Learn to shake it off! The Bible tells us- He that began a good work in you will continue to perform it until the day of Jesus Christ.” God is still working on us! Nobody ever reaches perfection, to where they’ve got it made. Take away the power of the “accuser” and you will be free.

#2. Learn to Like Yourself
One of the worst things you could do is go through life being against yourself.
We all have areas of our live we need to improve, but as long as we are trying and doing our best, we can be sure God is pleased with us. He wants us to feel good about ourselves. He wants us to be secure, and have a healthy self-image. God knew that we were not going to be perfect. He knew we were going to have weaknesses and faults.. If God approves you, why don’t you start approving yourself? God had already approved and accepted us. The bible doesn’t tell us God is pleased with us as long as we live a perfect life. He loves us unconditionally, just as we are. He’s not focused on our faults, and doesn’t keep a list of our wrongs. He says we are chosen, set apart, approved, and accepted in heaven- and we have been made righteous on earth. He has already accepted and approved you. It’s so sad to go through life and miss out on so much, by being against yourself.

#3. Make Your Words Work for You
Our words set direction for our lives. One of the best way to improve our self-image is with our words. Words are like seeds, and they have creative power. It says in Isaiah- “We will eat the fruit of our words.” It’s really amazing when you think about it, how much power we have with our words, whether it’s positive or negative. You could be suffering a bad self-image because of your own words. As you start teaching yourself to speak positive things day after day, you will notice a difference in how you feel about yourself. I believe all of us sometime in our life, have had another person speak something negative over us. Parent, coach, teacher. Words are like seeds—they produce, and they take root, and set limits in our lives. The Good news is….the Word of God is like an eraser. You can start speaking out of your own mouth what God says about you. Change the way you speak about yourself, and you can change your life! Use your words to bless your life!

#4. Have Confidence in Yourself
We have to reprogram our minds and internal dialogue. I am forgiven, I am restored, God has a new plan, good things are in store. So many adults struggle today because they didn’t get positive encouragement they needed from their parents. Words are like seeds- they can take root and grow in a person’s mind for year. If you are a parent, it is your responsibility to instill confidence, self-esteem, and security in our your children. If we don’t tell our children who they are, then somebody else will!
God created us to feel good about ourselves. He created us to feel complete, to feel whole, to be confident and secure-not constantly against ourselves.
The Bible says “Our faith is made effective when we acknowledge everything good in us. Think about this: Our faith is not effective when we acknowledge all our hurts and pains. It’s not effective when we stay focused on our weaknesses. So its, more effective when we acknowledge the good things that are in us. Declare positive things over yourself! Say what God says about you! Knowing and acknowledging who you are, that the Lord has ordered your steps, you are a person with a bright future ahead of you, these things can boost our confidence!
by Ronda Simpson