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Do You Look At Yourself As The Sum Of
Your Weakness And Failures?
By Daxx Bondoc

Most of us have a problem with our self
image. I think the root of the problem is
that we do not really know who we are.
Typically our self image is based on the
opinion of others. Growing up we have
been labeled and branded by a lot of
names, mostly based from our weakness
and failures.
“Why you no good…”
“You are such a loser.”
“You will never amount to anything.”
“You’re hopeless”
There are a lot more nasty words that have
been spoken to us that have shaped how
we see ourselves.
Our past mistakes also have broken our self
image. Our mistakes have caused us so
much pain that it lead to self-hatred. We
have become our own worst critic.
Sometimes it is you who put yourself
down more than anyone else.
“We are not the sum of our weaknesses
and failures; we are the sum of the
Father ’s love for us and our real capacity
to become the image of his Son.” – John
Paul II.
Our weakness and failure does not define
us. Our definition comes from the center of
our very being. We are beings created out
of the sheer love of God. And that the
Father has left in each and one of us a seed
of greatness. And no matter how broken
we are this capacity for greatness remains
within. For this capacity comes from the
fact that we were created in the image and
likeness of God. And that is irrevocable.
We have to start defining ourselves
differently. We have to stop summing
ourselves by the opinion of the world and
start seeing ourselves as God sees us. We
are precious. We are beautiful.
We are God’s beloved.
God wants us to be great men and women,
like his saints were. But we have to stop
putting ourselves down. We have to stop
looking down on ourselves and start
looking up. And when we start to look up,
we will see God ’ hand reaching out to us.
And He will lift us up.
You are awesome. And no one can take
that away from you.
Not even yourself.