If you are Christian, then your Identity is found in Jesus. This should give your heart joy. It means that your identity is constant and true. This truth should shape your self-concept. God created you special for a purpose. His creation is beautiful and loved.
Any identity that you claim outside of Jesus is the self-ideal. It will not stay constant. Everything of this world that people put their identity changes: work, relationships, appearance, and others. Achievement is nice, but it is only a step in life. There are ups and downs, but if your identity is set in Jesus you can be constant.
When you are self-critical you are insulting God's work. You are allowing the world to influence you to the point that it is stealing your true identity. It takes work to create and maintain a healthy, productive, and joy producing self-image. Read the Bible for yourself to see what God says about your identity. Meditate on it until you start believing it.
You are an original masterpiece that God created. He handcrafted you. You became new again when you met Jesus. You have purpose even if you do not understand it. Your value is found in what God says about you: important, forgiven, new creation, protected, family, strong, unique, and victorious.
You are unique. That means that there has never been another you and never will be another you. No one is better than you and you are not better than anyone. You are one of a kind along with everyone else. You were made for eternity. Do not see yourself unworthy. Instead, see yourself as God sees you.
When life is hard do not listen to the lies of the world. Do not let other people steal your identity. You belong to Jesus, but you have to embrace the identity that He gave you. If you minimize it, then you will never have the joy it should provide. You are someone worth dying for.
Psalm 68:28-35, 103:7-18, 121:3-4, John 3:1-3, Romans 5:1-2, 2 Corinthians 5:16-17, Ephesians 2:8-22, Colossians 3:12-15, 1 Peter 2:9-10, & 1 John 5:1-5
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