10 Ultimate Truths Girls Should Know by Kari Kampakis

Author:Kari Kampakis
Language: eng
Format: epub
Tags: ebook
Publisher: Thomas Nelson
Published: 2014-10-01T04:00:00+00:00

1. The difference between self-love and self-worship

2. The need for gratitude and humility

3. Your place in the universe

SELF-LOVE VERSUS SELF-WORSHIP

Self-love is derived from God. It is kind, gentle, and forgiving. You see yourself first and foremost as God’s child, holding up a mirror to the Holy Spirit inside you. Since God’s strength is made perfect in weakness (2 Corinthians 12:9), your imperfections are seen as opportunities for His grace to shine.

Self-love focuses on your inherent worth and beauty. It understands how the negative, critical voice in your head is not the voice of God; it’s the voice of Satan. When you love yourself, you find value in WHOSE you are, not WHO you are.

Self-worship is derived from the world. It masquerades as self-love through thoughts like this:

I’m fabulous and amazing.

People love me and envy my life.

I’m better than most people and destined for greatness.

If I work hard, God will make my dreams come true.

When you self-worship, you look out for yourself. Others become competition and threats. You’re ashamed of your imperfections and inadequacies, so you hide them. You believe if anyone knew your weak points, they’d exploit them or quit liking you.

Failure is unacceptable when you self-worship. You’re happy when life is good and miserable when it isn’t. You love yourself at your best, yet hate yourself at your worst.

It’s easy to confuse self-love and self-worship in our culture of girl power. Both encourage you to be brave, bold, and confident. Both tell you to dream big and trust yourself because you’re stronger and more capable than you think.

But one key difference between the two is who gets credit. Are your achievements yours alone, or is God working through you? To find out where you fall on the self-love/self-worship spectrum, consider these questions:

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