![]() ![]() ![]() You can experience Christ’s extravagant love. Jesus wants to live and relate with you permanently.Ģ. When Paul prayed that “Christ may dwell in your hearts through faith” ( Ephesians 3:17), he wasn’t referring to something temporary. Christ wants to have a relationship with you. You can live as someone valued by God when you know these vital truths.ġ. The value God has placed on you is the value you should place on yourself. As a person who is loved by God and adopted into His family, you can be sure that God has a plan for your life: “In Him also we have obtained an inheritance, being predestined according to the purpose of Him who works all things according to the counsel of His will, that we who first trusted in Christ should be to the praise of His glory” ( Ephesians 1:11, 12). You are valuable because of what you can become. In Him we have redemption through His blood, the forgiveness of sins” ( Ephesians 1:6, 7).ģ. This adoption came at a high price, the death of His Son. As one loved by God, you have also been chosen by God for “adoption as sons by Jesus Christ to Himself” ( Ephesians 1:5). You are valuable because of what you cost. “He chose us in Him before the foundation of the world, that we should be holy and without blame before Him in love” ( Ephesians 1:4).Ģ. A long time ago, even before God created you and before He created this universe, you were the focus of His love. ![]() You are made in God’s image, according to His likeness ( Genesis 1:26). In it, he gives three reasons you are valuable to God, five truths to know, and five things to do: Why You Are Valuable to Godġ. So, how can you increase your Christ-centered self-image? Look to the apostle Paul’s letter to the Ephesians. If you are a believer who wants to be a leader, you must live as someone valued by God. On the other hand, self-image based upon the value God has placed on you is Christ-centered and goes far beyond what you can dream or imagine. It minimizes your potential for growth and influence. Whether high or low, this kind of esteem is prideful, focuses on self, and doesn’t add value to your life. Worldly self-esteem bases your worth on appearance, possessions, and accomplishments. ![]()
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