Today is Thursday, May 23rd, 2019; Karen's Korner #4039

"As God's messenger, I (Paul) give each of you God's warning:
Be honest in your estimate of yourselves,
measuring your value by how much faith God has given you."


~ Romans 12:3 LAB


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Bible Commentary:    "We hear a lot about the importance of healthy self-esteem. Paul warns us, however, not to go too far in self-love----another translation says that no on should 'think of himself more highly than we ought to think'. Some of us think too little of ourselves; some think too much. The key to honest and accurate evaluation is knowing the basis of our worth----our new identity in Christ. Apart from Him, we aren't worth very much by eternal standards; in Him, our worth as a creation of God is infinite. Evaluating ourselves by the worldly standards of success and achievement can cause us to think too much about our worth in the eyes of others and miss our true value in God's eyes."


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