~ FIND PEACE WITH YOURSELF
Finding peace with ourselves and knowing who we are are pivotal to how we live our lives.
Personally, I owe peace with myself to Jehovah God. I was blessed to be raised by parents, especially my dad, who infused a sense of my identity in me as a little girl. In addition, surrendering my life to Jesus Christ gave me a solid foundation about my identity in Christ, which led to peace with myself.
Unfortunately, not everyone is predisposed to life events the leads to peace. We will be surprised at the number of people who really do not like themselves, let alone love who they are in a balanced way to have peace with themselves.
If you don’t like yourself, then it’s most likely that you are miserable, because you never get away from yourself. Everywhere you go, you are there.
To love yourself simply means that you have accepted God’s love for you. This is not a suggestion that we be in love with ourselves, be selfish, and think only of ourselves, but we do need to have a healthy attitude toward ourselves and appreciate what God did when He created us.
To not like ourselves can be insulting to our Creator. He created each of us carefully and intricately with His own hand. God does not make mistakes, and we need to receive the love He offers us as a gift. We cannot earn or deserve it, but we can receive it and be thankful for it.
Psalms 139:14-15 AMP tells us “I will give thanks and praise to You, for I am fearfully and wonderfully made; Wonderful are Your works, And my soul knows it very well. My frame was not hidden from You, When I was being formed in secret, And intricately and skillfully formed [as if embroidered with many colors] in the depths of the earth.”
Sometimes, we see our flaws and know the mistakes we have made in the past, and this can often cause us to struggle to let go of them and move on. We try to change ourselves and end up frustrated because only God can change us.
He has begun a good work in us, and He will complete it and bring it to its finish. We are told in Philippians 1:6 that “I am convinced and confident of this very thing, that He who has begun a good work in you will [continue to] perfect and complete it until the day of Christ Jesus [the time of His return].”
God knew when He created us that we would make mistakes and sin. Otherwise, we would not need Jesus. We should all do the best we can and cooperate with the Holy Spirit’s work to mature us spiritually, but we are not perfect, and although we are changing all the time, we make mistakes. When Jesus, the Perfect One, returns, then we shall all be changed “
In 1 Corinthians 15:52 AMP tells us “in a moment, in the twinkling of an eye, at [the sound of] the last trumpet call. For a trumpet will sound, and the dead [who believed in Christ] will be raised imperishable, and we will be [completely] changed [wondrously transformed].”
We must remember that although people see and judge us according to what they see or experience of us on the surface, God sees our heart. I believe we can have a perfect heart toward God, but we won’t have perfect behavior until we are no longer in our flesh-and-bone bodies.
We must all accept ourselves where we are and celebrate the progress we have made while God is still changing us little by little, or as Scripture says, “from glory to glory” (2 Corinthians 3:18 NKJV). The good news is that we can enjoy ourselves and enjoy our relationship with God while we are changing.
What is it that you don’t like about yourself? If you can change it, then do so. If you cannot change it, then pray about it, study what God’s Word says about that aspect of your life, and trust God to do the work in you that needs to be done.
Don’t focus on your flaws. The more you think about them, the bigger they will seem. Perhaps you don’t like the way you look or your personality, but that is probably because you are comparing yourself with someone else. Each of us is unique and precious in God’s sight, and we should not compare ourselves to anyone else. The fact that you are not like other people in no way means that there is something wrong with you.
You have weaknesses and strengths, and you should be fully aware of both. Knowing what your strengths are isn’t wrong or arrogant; it’s good and healthy.
We are to look away from everything that distracts us and look to Jesus, “who is the Author and Perfecter of faith” (Hebrews 12:2 AMP). Constantly looking at our faults distracts us, prevents us from growing spiritually, and keeps us from doing what God wants us to do.
We should not deny our faults, nor should we focus on them excessively. Coming to terms of peace with yourself is important in order for you to enjoy your life, but it is also important to the people you come in contact with. If you don’t have peace with yourself, you will never be able to maintain peace with anybody else.
(Ref: Loving people who are hard to love, Joyce Meyer)
NOW LET US PRAY
Our Lord and Savior, Prince of peace, thank You for loving us so, for creating us wonderfully and fearfully. This is very comforting, Lord. Father, knowing that You do not make any mistakes gives us peace with ourselves, and how You created us. Help us to appreciate the way You created us and not compare ourselves with anyone. Help us to rise above any human judgement and criticism so that we can stay focused on You and Your wonderful works in us. In Jesus’ mighty name, I pray. Amen 
Have a blessed day 
