The issue with confidence

The last couple weeks Ive been trying to deal with my lack of self-confidence. Ive even let myself fall into a slight depression over (which is not good, of course, I would not recommend you let it get that far...). With the not working right now and trying to find another job and being home with A LOT of free time to just sit around and think about my present situation...you can see where it may be easy to wallow in self-pity. One of my very bad habits. When this has happened in the past I would usually just let myself be depressed and mope around and be all too sensitive and touchy to the people around me until my DH has had enough and tells me to get over whatever it is and look to God for help. I would then get mad at him for not "understanding" and so on and so forth. But tonight was different. I finally humbled myself and cracked open my Bible for something, ANYTHING. And of course found what I needed.

I read Psalms 139 and it really opened my eyes and made me "see" myself through the eyes of the Lord. It made me realize that our God, the God that created this wonderful world with all its beautiful things and people and places also made me. It is so easy to get caught up in the world and be influenced by what people can say to you. The world's standards are not God's standards. It is easy to get sucked into the lies that you are not good enough, smart enought, pretty enough, rich enough, _______ enough, whatever. But to God, we are all those things and more. He loves us so much. More than we could know right now.

If you havent read Psalms 139 , or if you havent read it in a while, read it. I hope it will open your eyes to the wonder that is you, that God created you to be in him.