As someone who has always struggled with confidence and self-esteem, I wrote up this challenge. Every morning, at the start of your day, try standing in front of a mirror and speaking these reminders to yourself:
- I am a child of The Most High God!
- I have been made in the image and likeness of God, who is beautiful and the definition of love.
- I have been fearfully and wonderfully made.
- God, the Creator of the universe, created me and declared all of his creation (including me!) to be VERY GOOD.
- God knows EVERYTHING about me, the good and the ugly, but He sill loves me!
- He loves me so much, that He died for me, in order to have a relationship with me!
- I am not my own; I was bought at a price: Christ's sacrifice.
- My real beauty comes from my inner self, from Christ in me, not from my hairstyles, my clothes, or my jewelry.
- Today, I will CHOOSE to believe and trust God's love for me and aim to please only Him! I will choose NOT to submit to the world's standards and chase after its approval.
- Today, I will remember that I am a child of God who is dearly loved. I will clothe myself with compassion, kindness, humility, gentleness, and patience.
- Today, I know that I can do all things through Christ, who loves me, strengthens me, guides me, and is with me always!
Some Bible verses that I used as references:
John 1:12-13, Genesis 1:26-27, Psalm 27:4, 1 John 4:15-18, Psalm 139:13-14, Genesis 1:31, Psalm 139:1, 1 Corinthians 13:4-8, John 3:16, Romans 5:8, 1 Corinthians 6:19-20, Romans 12:2, Colossians 2:20, Galatians 1:10, 1 Peter 3:3-5, Colossians 3:12, Philippians 4:13, John 16:13
