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3 I accept what I cannot change about myself.
    “Who are you, O man, to talk back to God? ‘Shall what is formed say to him who formed it, “Why did you make me like this?”’ Does not the potter have the right to make out of the same lump of clay some pottery for noble purposes and some for common use?” (Romans 9:20–21)
4 I accept the fact that I will make mistakes.
    “Not that I have already obtained all this, or have already been made perfect, but I press on to take hold of that for which Christ Jesus took hold of me. Brothers, I do not consider myself yet to have taken hold of it. But one thing I do: Forgetting what is behind and straining toward what is ahead, I press on toward the goal to win the prize for which God has called me heavenward in Christ Jesus.” (Philippians 3:12–14)
5 I accept criticism and the responsibility for failure.
    “I acknowledged my sin to you and did not cover up my iniquity. I said, ‘I will confess my transgressions to the L ORD ’—and you forgave the guilt of my sin.” (Psalm 32:5)
6 I accept the fact that I will not be liked or loved by everyone.
    “If the world hates you, keep in mind that it hated me first. ... If they persecuted me, they will persecute you also.” (John 15:18, 20)
7 I accept the unchangeable circumstances in my life.
    “I have learned to be content whatever the circumstances.” (Philippians 4:11)
HOW TO Answer Seven Self-Defeating Statements
    Dorie’s image of herself was shaped in part by her father, whom she met only after she became a young adult. Her time with him was limited, yet he was still a major influence on her sense of self-worth.
    In Dorie’s mind, she finally had the father she had longed for, and when she met with him to share her conviction that the Lord had called her to go as a missionary to New Guinea, she longed for his support and affirmation. Her sense of loss was profound when he answered, “If that’s what you plan to do, then don’t unpack your suitcase. From this moment on, you are not my daughter! I never want to see you again!”
    As she traveled back home, she cried out to the Lord, “He was the only person in the world who ever loved me. How could he do this to me?” Her father had not only rejected her one last, painful time, but he had rejected Christ during that visit as well. Soon, however, Dorie had the presence of mind to remember that God had not left her. She was not alone. She said, “When you have nothing left but God, you realize that God is enough. God has stood beside me when no one else wanted me; He was not going to abandon me now. God would have to heal the emotional pain that throbbed through my body.”
    At that moment, Dorie began to allow the Lord to change her image of herself that had been perpetuated by her parents. She could choose to believe what the Lord said about her, not what her parents had said. 30 The Bible says ...
    “The L ORD your God has chosen you out of all the peoples on the face of the earth to be his people, his treasured possession.” (Deuteronomy 7:6)
1 If you say: “I just can’t do anything right.”
    The Lord says : “I’ll give you My strength to do what is right.”
    “I can do everything through him who gives me strength.” (Philippians 4:13)
2 If you say: “I feel that I’m too weak.”
    The Lord says : “My power is perfect when you are weak.”
    “My grace is sufficient for you, for my power is made perfect in weakness.” (2 Corinthians 12:9)
3 If you say: “I feel I’m not able to measure up.”
    The Lord says : “Rely on Me. I am able.”
    “God is able to make all grace abound to you, so that in all things at all times, having all that you need, you will abound in every good work.” (2 Corinthians 9:8)
4 If you say: “I don’t feel that anyone loves me.”
    The Lord says : “I love you.”
    “I have loved you with an everlasting love; I have drawn you with loving-kindness.” (Jeremiah 31:3)
5 If you say: “I can’t forgive