Do Your Part

Many youth today struggle with low self esteem. They depend totally on what others think about them. They look to their peers to tell them they are important, and they will do just about anything to fit in.

The problem is that what pleases people today may not work tomorrow. It's like being on a roller coaster ride, up today, down tomorrow, quick fast turns and dangerous dives. No matter how high you climb, it's just a matter of time before you come back down. That's no way to live. While you are performing trying to earn the approval of everybody else, you dislike yourself more and more.

The best way to improve our self-image is to study how much God loves us. You see, God created us in His own image, and He wants us to feel good about it. But in order for things to change in our life, God has to do His part and we have to do our part.

God has done His part. He hasn't left anything undone. He created us and put in us the gifts and talents that He wanted us to have. He loves us eternally and unconditionally, and He accepts us just as we are. Through Jesus Christ we have the opportunity to receive salvation, and to become a child of God. God wants to be our sponsor in spreading His love to others, and He is willing to train us in how to change the lives of others. Simply put: "You are not a nobody."

So the only thing left is for you to do your part by receiving what God has done for you. Allow the love of God to work in your life. Receive His forgiveness and salvation, and get rid of sin in your life. Listen to the voice of God's Spirit in your heart instead of the voice of your peers.

Jesus proved how important you were to Him by dying for you. He did His part. The rest is up to you.