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God Esteem.

Have you ever wondered why there's so much confusion and disorder, lack of joy and peace, and lack of identity in the Church though there's so many books and sermons about self-identity, self-esteem, and discovering your potential and purpose.

I do think much about it and I've come to the conclusion that God doesn't care most about our self-identity and esteem. I'm not saying He doesn't care, am saying He doesn't care MOST about us. The God of the Bible is so full of Himself that He does all things for Himself. He made you for Himself, He rescued you for Himself, He rescued you from Himself, He blesses you for His own sake. He does all He does for His own sake. Go through your Bible and you'll see that though He does things for His creation its all for His glory. He wouldn't be God if He cared for anything or anybody more than He cares for self.

If God cares about Himself most and cares about you much, it stands to reason that you can only find fulfilment, peace, joy and purpose in caring most about this God. His glory is what matters to Him and He will have it anyway so do yourself the favor of finding out how to give Him glory. You were made for His glory, so forget all the self, self talk and let's start a God, God talk. God-esteem, God-identity, God-fulfilled. Its only in we knowing what matters most to God that we find ourselves.

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