I don't like me

I will pray that you grow stronger in the Lord each day.

Hewillguideyou,

I still have loads of the old me to hand over to God, and I gave my life to Christ 18 years ago.

The journey has been one long roller coaster, with high points when Jesus has been right next to me and me having a clear understanding of his will and low points when i have turned away and sinned with premeditation to such an extent you wouldnt have found a micro of christianity in my life.

But God never lets go and through Jesus is always there, his grace is unfathomable.

These days I hang on by trying to pray, and by commiting myself to fellow christians. Fellowship is often a lost blessing. Confessing to God and Fellow christians means you have humble yourself, trust them and God, and you will be strengthend, encouraged and educated.

God Bless you.


Super Slug

hewillguideme said:

Been reading a lot of great posts comparing "the old me" to "the new me." Very inspirational. I just had to open my heart and my mouth here to say that I am still "the old me" and I don't like me.

I feel a lifting in my heart today though, that if I learn more, study more, and pray more, I'll start to become "the new me" and I'll start to like me.

Anyone else living in "the old me" right now and working on "the new me?"

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We all to a certain extent struggle with sin so don't be discouraged. The "old man" in me comes back to life now and then. Paul said that he dies daily.
And also he says that the things he wants to do he doesn't do, and the things that he hates he does (Romans 7:15).
When you pray get specific with God regarding those things about yourself that you don't like. He already knows what they are, but somehow it will help you to gain power over them if you tell him anyway.

God Bless.

All good advice.

Remember that our Justification is the point at which we are saved from our sins. Our Sanctification is a process where by God conforms us to His perfect will. This will take the rest of your life.

I've never liked me.

I've never liked me either. but i was raised a certain way and thats the cause of it....It was that way for a reason, if it don't kill me it only makes me stronger

lol. That's very true.

Mr.Cheese said:

I've never liked me.

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You're not alone Cheese.



We don't like you either

Just kidding.
Even Paul said that he did things he did not want to do and didn't do things he wanted to. (or something like that)

Knight said:

Even Paul said that he did things he did not want to do and didn't do things he wanted to. (or something like that)

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Yes, and to that he also added " O wretched man that I am! Who will deliver me from this body of death? I thank God , through Jesus Christ our Lord!" (Romans 7:24-25)

repentandbelieve said:

Yes, and to that he also added " O wretched man that I am! Who will deliver me from this body of death? I thank God , through Jesus Christ our Lord!" (Romans 7:24-25)

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Thanks for the reference. I couldn't think of it for the life of me.

Dont give up, never give up on God. The old man will always be there, you know why? Because the devil will be here as long as we are here. He will use your past to try to destroy your present and future. "you arent a christian look what youve done, a real christian wouldnt have done that, you arent a christian, just give up" things often said by the prince of darkness, but remember, Jesus is KING of kings, and LORD of lords, the victory is yours through christ, you may not feel different but if you give up you will never be different, keep striving through christ, hope this helped

That's when you have to die to self DAILY. Even if you don't feel like it, act in obedience to God. Believe me, He will bless you greatly if you choose Him over self! He will give you the strength if you ask Him. He will never give you something you cannot handle. God always provides a way out.

I really don't like me either.

Why don't you like yourselves?

I struggled with this same issue for a long time. I hated myself for many reasons...for what I was, what I wasn't, for the mistakes I'd made, and on and on. I was constantly beating myself up, when one day I realized that the things I was saying to myself about myself were things I would not say about others, and that I was much more understanding with other people being human than I was myself. I could accept that God loved all of us and came to save us, and we were all human, but for some reason I expected myself to be perfect NOW! I realized, maybe for the first time really, that God had forgiven me even while knowing that I was human and that I will continue to make mistakes...He knows that and yet He loves me! And not only does he love me, he also likes me! (There is a difference, ya know, as Mark Lowry would say! ). And not only does he like me, He's the one who molded me into be just who I am today. He knew the experiences I would go through and what kind of a person that would shape me into and when I hate myself, I'm in essence saying "God, you didn't do a very good job with that one!"...and is that really my place to say? BTW, the Devil would really love it if we all had that attitude...full of defeat and selfhate and telling God he doesn't do a good job! When I finally was able to accept the fact that God found ME loveable and worth saving, I was able to forgive myself and then to even love myself...something I don't think I've ever been able to say. The change has been remarkable...I've been able to let go of some old grudges and have finally really begun healing some old wounds in my heart that never seemed to really go away. I'm much more content and at peace and feel full of God's love. That's most definitely not to say I don't still struggle with sin...it's a daily struggle, and always will be, but now when I fall, I look up, ask for forgiveness, and get up and move on, learning from the mistake, but not staying down because of it. I don't always like the things I do, but I have to remember its a journey of baby steps with God's help...I can't get anywhere without Him. I don't know if any of this made much sense, but my point is God loves you, likes you, and wants to spend time with YOU! He thinks you are worthy and a wonderful person, worth his time and effort to help you become the vision that only He sees that you'll grow into being. I'm not asking myself or anyone to "love" themselves to the point that they no longer try to do right...true love never gives up...but I am saying "accept your humanness and God's forgiveness and the fact that God finds you valueable beyond anything I can describe". I hope you find peace and joy in His love.

p.s.: didn't mean to preach there...lol...but couldn't seem to stop once I got started!

God bless!

Gift_of_God said:

He will give you the strength if you ask Him. He will never give you something you cannot handle. God always provides a way out.

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In my life I have never heard a statement that I wanted to be true more, but through 17 years of my life have never experienced.

Believe me, it's true. If you are going through something you cannot handle(we can't do anything on are own anyway), just ask Him, He will give you strength to endure it. But, if you don't ask, you can't recieve.