Self-Image

You are what you think yourself to be. (Stephe H. Bashor, late 19th & early 20th century evangelist)

People who feel that they are less important than others may have what we call an inferiority complex. Just the opposite is true of those who consider themselves better than others. As Bashor suggests, such people usually behave in keeping with the way they see themselves. But to think realistically about what God has made us to be is to be satisfied and productive.

Be honest in your evaluation of yourselves (Romans 12:3). Be humble, thinking of others as better than yourselves. Don’t look out only for your own interests, but take an interest in others, too (Philippians 2:3-4).