Lesson: Self-Image and Self-Esteem
Write out Psalm 139:13-15 (you can use your Bible or a website).
"For you created my inmost being; you knit me together in my mother's womb. I praise you because I am fearfully and wonderfully made; your works are wonderful, I know that full well. My frame was not hidden from you when I was made in the secret place, when I was woven together in the depths of the earth."
Of the multiple examples given in this lesson, what common situation do you find yourself relating to the most (trying to "fix" boys, doing good things to fill holes, doing bad things to fill holes, etc.)? If you don't relate to an example given in the lesson, where do you find yourself filling your black holes?
I did find myself relating to trying to do my best or 'good things' when there's an urge to try and fill any holes I can feel holding me back from certain achievements and advances.
How do you feel about the princess thoughts and ideas at the end of this lesson? Do you have an example of this concept?
I really enjoyed reading that part of the lesson. It was quite encouraging and split a beautiful message also. I have personally never stopped and thought about the 'princess concept' until now, but most definitely wanted to be a princess when I was younger and felt the confidence radiate from that, but somewhere along the road must've lost that feeling. However, this lesson will likely remind me that I am, in certain cases where it's forgotten.
If we truly believed these verses (Psalm 139:13-15), we wouldn't have a poor self-image. What keeps us from believing these verses are true?
Outer-worldy speculations and bad examples box us in to believe that if we do not look like a certain type of person that the world promotes, we are not healthy, or we are not pretty, or we are not successful. We can also cause that blockage in our minds when we believe into those speculations and agree that what people have justified is true. It is not.
How does realizing we are directly criticizing God's hard work when we complain about our bodies affect your way of thinking?
Realizing that we are criticizing God's greatest works (us) when we complain, feel disappointed or inadequate in and by our bodies can immensely affect our thought process by re-routing those degrading statements to uplifting ones that can also remind us that we are all beautiful in our own way, and that God made us each different and special for a reason.
