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myself.”
    The Lord says : “I can forgive you.”
    “I, even I, am he who blots out your transgressions, for my own sake, and remembers your sins no more.” (Isaiah 43:25)
6 If you say: “I wish I’d never been born.”
    The Lord says : “Since before you were born, I’ve had plans for you.”
    “Before I formed you in the womb I knew you, before you were born I set you apart.” (Jeremiah 1:5)
7 If you say: “I feel my future is hopeless.”
    The Lord says : “I know the future I have for you.”
    “‘I know the plans I have for you,’ declares the L ORD , ‘plans to prosper you and not to harm you, plans to give you hope and a future.’” (Jeremiah 29:11)
    At times, do you feel inadequate, fearful, insecure—even when others say you shouldn’t feel that way? If so, you’re certainly not alone. When God first spoke to him, Moses was a man filled with insecurity and fear. In the burning bush the Lord supernaturally appeared to Moses instructing him to confront Pharaoh.
    However, Moses argued with God. He felt he was a nobody with no authority, no credentials, no skills, and no confidence. Bottom line, he felt totally inadequate for the job and terrified of failing. And on top of all that, because he felt he couldn’t speak well enough, he told God to send someone else! But God wouldn’t accept his excuses. He told Moses ...
    “Who gave man his mouth? Who makes him deaf or mute? Who gives him sight or makes him blind? Is it not I, the L ORD ? Now go; I will help you speak and will teach you what to say.” (Exodus 4:11–12)
    Take comfort in this: God knows your limitations better than you do, and those limitations cannot impede the work the Lord has laid out for you. Just as God used Moses to lead an entire nation to freedom, God will work in and through you to accomplish His purposes for you. The Bible says you can be confident that ...
    “He who began a good work in you will carry it on to completion until the day of Christ Jesus.” (Philippians 1:6)
GRASP Your God-Given Worth
    When Dorie went to school, since she didn’t have any lunch or money to buy lunch, during lunchtime she would say, “I’m going for a walk.” Dorie confessed that if she had stayed in the lunchroom, “The sight of food would have been too much.” The only clothes she owned were three tattered dresses and her scuffed shoes. To her, the thought that she was valuable was beyond comprehension. But oh, how wrong she was!
    If you struggle with low self-worth, fully realize how worthy you are, and embrace these words as your personal goals:
    “As a prisoner for the Lord, then, I urge you to live a life worthy of the calling you have received.” (Ephesians 4:1)
You Are WORTHY
    W ork on eliminating negative attitudes and beliefs.
    “I will not hide my feelings or refuse to face them.”
    “I will not wallow in feelings of self-pity.”
    “I will not project my feelings onto others and become critical.”
    “Whatever is true, whatever is noble, whatever is right, whatever is pure, whatever is lovely, whatever is admirable—if anything is excellent or praiseworthy—think about such things.” (Philippians 4:8)
    O btain a scriptural understanding of having love for yourself.
    “I am not to love myself with conceited love (pride).”
    “I am to love the truth that God loves me and has a purpose for me.”
Agape love for myself: seeking God’s highest purpose for me
Agape love for others: seeking the highest good of another
    “The entire law is summed up in a single command: ‘Love your neighbor as yourself.’” (Galatians 5:14)
    R efuse to compare yourself with others.
    “I will not measure myself by others.”
    “I will thank God for what He has given me and what He is making of me.”
    “We do not dare to classify or compare ourselves with some who commend themselves.” (2 Corinthians 10:12)
    T hank God for His unconditional love for you.
    “I will choose an attitude of thanksgiving even if I do not feel