One Step to Better Self-Esteem
Posted on August 13, 2013 by Tres Adames, One of Thousands of Christian Coaches on Noomii.
Increase your self-image by refusing to tear others down.
No one likes to be judged, but we do it to others all the time. Many people who are very judgmental are actually those who suffer the most with low self-esteem.
If you struggle with self-image, try this experiment: every time you feel the urge to be critical or judgmental toward another person, give them a break.
Recognize their limitations. Remember how Jesus sees them.
When you start doing this, watch your self-esteem improve. When you stop judging others, you stop judging yourself. When you hold someone against your own standard, you internally set yourself higher. As a result, you set yourself up for a fall. Setting yourself on a pedestal will only lead to you beating yourself up every time you slip off that pedestal.
Take out log in your eye so you can see just how small that speck is in your neighbor’s eye, if it was ever there to begin with! When you choose to love others unconditionally, it makes it easier to accept yourself and feel the grace of God.
