I need some advice.

[sunshineforJesus]

Do you all think God is going to set me free from this also?

 

[mama2one]

thank God for your friends
it's a blessing to have friends & no need to analyze

sometimes we have friends for a short time or for yrs

 

[Kolleen]

Self-esteem is hard. It pulls us down from positive thinking and thoughts. I suggest praying about this to God and with his love he will help you through this. However, bear in mind, it does not work within a day or so, it takes time.

I hope this bible verse will help you:

Psalm 46:5 “God is within her, she will not fall; God will help her at break of day.”

 

[pink318]

As I shared in another thread Jesus has set me free from thinking Negative thoughts about myself! Its so awesome as I was struggling with this issue for yrs! However even so I am still struggling with self esteem issues,as I find myself wondering at times why people like me.
I dont understand why God set me free from one issue of thinking negatively about myself,yet one so similar I cannot seem to get past it. Does this mean im not truly set free yet?

Hello,

You are wondering why people like you, maybe because you are a loving person and they can see Jesus’ character in you. You are such a blessing to those people around you.

I’m glad that you have group bible study. Continue to seek God in your personal devotion and prayer. As we continue to seek His presence, we will be secure of His love for us. “

“And you will know the truth, and the truth will set you free.” (John 8:32)

“For God has not given us a spirit of fear and timidity, but of power, love, and self-discipline.” (2 Timothy 1:7)

Thank you for sharing, please keep us posted. God bless.

 

[sunshineforJesus]

Self-esteem is hard. It pulls us down from positive thinking and thoughts. I suggest praying about this to God and with his love he will help you through this. However, bear in mind, it does not work within a day or so, it takes time.

I hope this bible verse will help you:

Psalm 46:5 “God is within her, she will not fall; God will help her at break of day.”

Thanks so much.

 

[sunshineforJesus]

Hello,

You are wondering why people like you, maybe because you are a loving person and they can see Jesus’ character in you. You are such a blessing to those people around you.

I’m glad that you have group bible study. Continue to seek God in your personal devotion and prayer. As we continue to seek His presence, we will be secure of His love for us. “

“And you will know the truth, and the truth will set you free.” (John 8:32)

“For God has not given us a spirit of fear and timidity, but of power, love, and self-discipline.” (2 Timothy 1:7)

Thank you for sharing, please keep us posted. God bless.

Thanks so much both for your saying how nice I am and for encouraging me to keep seeking God.

 

[Brenda Blakely]

Your handle says it all. A person who is “Sunshine for Jesus” has got to be something special. God has a plan for you. I really enjoyed all the responses you got to your post. They were on target and very helpful. There is a lot of knowledge out there and they are willing to share. What a blessing. I will share one more. This is a list of numbers where you can find someone who will help you and encourage you in your journey. Just tell them exactly what you said in your post and they will be able to help you find resources for encouragement. I am praying for you. God bless you and keep you in His care. Good things are ahead and God has a plan. You are a work in progress. How wonderful this is.

 

[sunshineforJesus]

Your handle says it all. A person who is “Sunshine for Jesus” has got to be something special. God has a plan for you. I really enjoyed all the responses you got to your post. They were on target and very helpful. There is a lot of knowledge out there and they are willing to share. What a blessing. I will share one more. This is a list of numbers where you can find someone who will help you and encourage you in your journey. Just tell them exactly what you said in your post and they will be able to help you find resources for encouragement. I am praying for you. God bless you and keep you in His care. Good things are ahead and God has a plan. You are a work in progress. How wonderful this is.

Aww Thanks so much Brenda. I know God has a plan for me,Im just anxious
for him to let me know what it is. Thanks also for your prayers and encouragement.

 

[SeamusDelion]

As I shared in another thread Jesus has set me free from thinking Negative thoughts about myself! Its so awesome as I was struggling with this issue for yrs! However even so I am still struggling with self esteem issues,as I find myself wondering at times why people like me.
I dont understand why God set me free from one issue of thinking negatively about myself,yet one so similar I cannot seem to get past it. Does this mean im not truly set free yet?

Just remember one thing: You are created in the image of God, and being conformed to the Image of Chirst, created by Him you were wonderfully made.

 

[grace4ever]

Thank you for sharing your thoughts and concerns with us. I am so sorry you are dealing with such a difficult situation. These forums are great for sharing burdens, venting, and asking for advice. Praise God! That He set you free for your negatives thoughts! That is a big blessing. I’m sure that God still working in you, but He does in His ways and in His time. Let me tell you my sister in Christ that healing is a process, which could take some time. We cannot expect that Jesus will heal us like a genius instantly. I encourage you to embrace this suffering in order to one day you will be in heaven. Have you ever thought seeking of Christian counseling or therapy? Christian counseling or therapy works through things like this. You are valuable and worthy of fighting for. Therapy can help you to discover what are the roots of your low self-esteem and reconcile this situation. I hope this helps. Sending you hugs. I will keep you in my prayers my sister in Christ.

 

[Sophrosyne]

We are all worth 1 Jesus, nobody is worth 2 Jesus' or no Jesus we are all the same.
Nobody is better than you are, you are falling for Satan's lies to keep your witness to God at a minimum.
I used to be very shy and had very low self esteem. I struggle on occasion with self esteem but as time goes by reminding and standing on the word of God when the thought comes into my mind I'm not as good as someone else I put it into perspective not to continue to think of myself as low but to lift others up around me.
If you lift others up in your life then everyone wins.... if you put yourself down not only do you lose but others that could profit from you being an outgoing presence in their life lifting them up will be deprived of such gift.
If you think of how complicated our bodies and minds are we are a miracle in itself we even live and walk and think... to think lowly of such wonders we ourselves are is not seeing reality.
Satan wants us to have low self esteem so he can keep our witness of Jesus in our lives at bay.
I used to worry about what people think about me but found that when I stopped worrying people liked me more and more and I have fun now with people some like me and some don't.
I've realized that truthfully we should put great value upon what our most closest and loved friends and family thinks of us and guard ourselves from what negative things strangers and people we think little of think and say about us. Low self esteem tends to happen because we value strangers opinions of us way way too much and dn't value opinions of those who do care and like us enough.

 

[sunshineforJesus]

Just remember one thing: You are created in the image of God, and being conformed to the Image of Chirst, created by Him you were wonderfully made.

Thanks so much.

 

[sunshineforJesus]

Thank you for sharing your thoughts and concerns with us. I am so sorry you are dealing with such a difficult situation. These forums are great for sharing burdens, venting, and asking for advice. Praise God! That He set you free for your negatives thoughts! That is a big blessing. I’m sure that God still working in you, but He does in His ways and in His time. Let me tell you my sister in Christ that healing is a process, which could take some time. We cannot expect that Jesus will heal us like a genius instantly. I encourage you to embrace this suffering in order to one day you will be in heaven. Have you ever thought seeking of Christian counseling or therapy? Christian counseling or therapy works through things like this. You are valuable and worthy of fighting for. Therapy can help you to discover what are the roots of your low self-esteem and reconcile this situation. I hope this helps. Sending you hugs. I will keep you in my prayers my sister in Christ.

Thanks so much for your help and your concern.Ever since being set free I've found friendships
in my life to be closer! I know healing takes time and am waiting on God to completely set me free.
I have been to Christian counseling before but seeing as I dont drive It got to be too much for my mom to bring me. God bless you and Thanks again.

 

[sunshineforJesus]

We are all worth 1 Jesus, nobody is worth 2 Jesus' or no Jesus we are all the same.
Nobody is better than you are, you are falling for Satan's lies to keep your witness to God at a minimum.
I used to be very shy and had very low self esteem. I struggle on occasion with self esteem but as time goes by reminding and standing on the word of God when the thought comes into my mind I'm not as good as someone else I put it into perspective not to continue to think of myself as low but to lift others up around me.
If you lift others up in your life then everyone wins.... if you put yourself down not only do you lose but others that could profit from you being an outgoing presence in their life lifting them up will be deprived of such gift.
If you think of how complicated our bodies and minds are we are a miracle in itself we even live and walk and think... to think lowly of such wonders we ourselves are is not seeing reality.
Satan wants us to have low self esteem so he can keep our witness of Jesus in our lives at bay.
I used to worry about what people think about me but found that when I stopped worrying people liked me more and more and I have fun now with people some like me and some don't.
I've realized that truthfully we should put great value upon what our most closest and loved friends and family thinks of us and guard ourselves from what negative things strangers and people we think little of think and say about us. Low self esteem tends to happen because we value strangers opinions of us way way too much and dn't value opinions of those who do care and like us enough.

Thanks so much.I have been finding friendships in my life to have been closer latelt,especially with
a friend who I was already close with.Lately since ive been set free we seem closer than ever. I do worry too much what others think of me though but can tell Jesus is setting me free from it.

 

[Mountainmanbob]

As I shared in another thread Jesus has set me free from thinking Negative thoughts about myself! Its so awesome as I was struggling with this issue for yrs! However even so I am still struggling with self esteem issues,as I find myself wondering at times why people like me.
I dont understand why God set me free from one issue of thinking negatively about myself,yet one so similar I cannot seem to get past it. Does this mean im not truly set free yet?

Seems there will always be struggles here.
If I can't find a big one today
my mind will dwell on a little one.

Don't sabotage the moment.
We only have a few.

M-Bob

 

[Sophrosyne]

Thanks so much.I have been finding friendships in my life to have been closer latelt,especially with
a friend who I was already close with.Lately since ive been set free we seem closer than ever. I do worry too much what others think of me though but can tell Jesus is setting me free from it.

Putting your worth in strangers hands will in the end ruin you especially in a world that is going more and more ungodly in ideology and morality. I've found that there are "good" people and not so good people in the world and as long as you keep your principles intact and are loyal to God in thought and deed the good people will give you the nod..... even praise while the not so good people will either ignore you or try and challenge you for the attention of the "good" people.
We live in a fallen world and IMO everyone out there is potentially evil and no good in thought and deed. This doesn't mean everyone is bad it just means that depending on strangers whom you know little to nothing about for who you are is a huge risk. I've spent decades in turmoil wondering why I was treated poorly by folks that I wanted to be my friends and realized that too many of them were just out for themselves, even somewhat narcissistic in nature. If you depend on people that are very self centered for praise and self worth your life can end up in misery trying to figure out why they treat you poorly. IMO there will be people that just don't like you especially when the Holy Spirit is within you either peeking out or beaming with glory. I've found some people even have evil spirits within them that a Christian will be attacked in sorts by them that you have to be prepared for. This may not happen often but when it does it can be rather unnerving if you don't understand what is happening.

 

[SarahsKnight]

However even so I am still struggling with self esteem issues,as I find myself wondering at times why people like me.

Well, perhaps it is because you are a nice and well-meaning person despite the faults that you admit to having, Sunshine.

 

[sunshineforJesus]

Well, perhaps it is because you are a nice and well-meaning person despite the faults that you admit to having, Sunshine.

aww Thanks so much. You are very kind.