Self ImageSelf Image

What is self esteem.What is self esteem. How media affects our self image.How media affects our self image. How Satan plays a part in our self esteem.How Satan plays a part in our self esteem. How we affect other people self esteem.How we affect other people self esteem. Loving ourselves and dating.Loving ourselves and dating. Who we are to God.Who we are to God.

Self-Esteem Self-Esteem

It is a favorable or unfavorable attitude It is a favorable or unfavorable attitude toward the self.toward the self.

It refers to a person’s sense of his or her It refers to a person’s sense of his or her value or worth. Or how a person values or value or worth. Or how a person values or appreciates him or herself.appreciates him or herself.

Magazines make a false realityMagazines make a false reality

How Satan plays a part in our self How Satan plays a part in our self esteemesteem

Some teens also have an "inner Some teens also have an "inner critic," a voice inside that seems to critic," a voice inside that seems to

find fault with everything they do. And find fault with everything they do. And people sometimes unintentionally people sometimes unintentionally

model their inner voice after a critical model their inner voice after a critical parent or someone else whose parent or someone else whose

opinion is important to them. Over opinion is important to them. Over time, listening to a negative inner time, listening to a negative inner voice can harm a person's self-voice can harm a person's self-esteem just as much as if the esteem just as much as if the

criticism were coming from another criticism were coming from another person. Some people get so used to person. Some people get so used to their inner critic being there that they their inner critic being there that they don't even notice when they're putting don't even notice when they're putting

themselves down.themselves down.

What God’s Word SaysWhat God’s Word Says

2 Corinthians 18:4-5 -For the weapons of 2 Corinthians 18:4-5 -For the weapons of our warfare our warfare areare not carnal but mighty in not carnal but mighty in God for pulling down strongholds, casting God for pulling down strongholds, casting down arguments and every high thing that down arguments and every high thing that exalts itself against the knowledge of God, exalts itself against the knowledge of God, bringing every thought into captivity to the bringing every thought into captivity to the obedience of Christ, obedience of Christ,

How do we take our thoughts How do we take our thoughts captive?captive?

Walk close to God, (devotional)Walk close to God, (devotional) Talk to God Talk to God

• PrayPray And let God talk to you And let God talk to you

• read your bibleread your bible Pray for discernment Pray for discernment

Powerful WordsPowerful Words

Sticks and stones may break my Sticks and stones may break my bones but words can never hurt me.bones but words can never hurt me.

FALSEFALSE

Sarcastic HumorSarcastic Humor

We have to always watch what we We have to always watch what we say to people.say to people.

Loving yourself is a commandment Loving yourself is a commandment

Matt. 22: 39 Jesus explains the second Matt. 22: 39 Jesus explains the second greatest commandment is to love your greatest commandment is to love your neighbor as yourself.neighbor as yourself.

FindFind and and BE a Godly person. a Godly person.

Prov. 31:10,11 -Who can find a virtuous Prov. 31:10,11 -Who can find a virtuous wife?wife?

For her worth For her worth isis far above rubies. far above rubies.

The heart of her husband safely trusts her;The heart of her husband safely trusts her;

So he will have no lack of gain.So he will have no lack of gain.

Know who you are to God!Know who you are to God!

Psalms 139: 1-2 OPsalms 139: 1-2 O Lord, You have Lord, You have searched me and known searched me and known me. me. You know You know my sitting down and my rising up; You my sitting down and my rising up; You understand my thought afar off.understand my thought afar off.

Vs. 6 Such knowledge Vs. 6 Such knowledge isis too too wonderfulwonderful for for me;me;

It is high, I cannot attain it.It is high, I cannot attain it.

Vs 13, 14 For You formed my inward Vs 13, 14 For You formed my inward parts;parts;

You covered me in my mother's womb.You covered me in my mother's womb.

I will praise You, for I am fearfully I will praise You, for I am fearfully andand wonderfully made; Marvelous are Your wonderfully made; Marvelous are Your works,works,

And And thatthat my soul knows very well. my soul knows very well.

Vs 15, 16 My frame was not hidden from Vs 15, 16 My frame was not hidden from You,You,

When I was made in secret, When I was made in secret, AndAnd skillfully skillfully wrought in the lowest parts of the earth. wrought in the lowest parts of the earth. Your eyes saw my substance, being yet Your eyes saw my substance, being yet unformed. And in Your book they all were unformed. And in Your book they all were written, The days fashioned for me, When written, The days fashioned for me, When as yet there wereas yet there were none of them. none of them.

17 How precious also are Your thoughts to 17 How precious also are Your thoughts to me, O God!me, O God!

How great is the sum of them!How great is the sum of them! 18 18 IfIf I should count them, they would be I should count them, they would be

more in number than the sand;more in number than the sand; When I awake, I am still with You.When I awake, I am still with You.