Self-Worth!

For Wednesday, October 26, 2022:

Galatians 6:4 NLT: “Pay careful attention to your own work, for then you will get the satisfaction of a job well done, and you won’t need to compare yourself to anyone else.”

Self-esteem seems to be an important topic nowadays. It gets mixed in with encouragement. In the effort to not hurt anyone’s self-esteem, everyone typically gets some kind of reward. Children who lose a tournament still go home with a trophy.

It’s good that we support each other like this, but we shouldn’t count on it. Paul is coaching the Galatians to always do their best work. Then they will have the satisfaction of a job well done. They will know self-worth having done their best. Doing your best is what God asks, and if God’s OK with it, I’m OK with it!

Sometimes we need to trade our self-esteem for self-worth!

Pastor Norton Lawellin

Jesus in the City Fellowship, 3249 30th Ave. S., Minneapolis, MN 55406