All my life, I have felt like I was a reject. I was badly bullied in school growing up, I never felt good enough to my dad, I have felt hated by my brother, and the list goes on.

I have taken the judgements of others and made them my judgements about myself.

I have a very hard time accepting that I am unique and valuable. I have had a very troubled life and past and I have let that define me. That I am only a sum of my mistakes and failures, but I am trying to change those beliefs.

I am trying to believe that what others think of me doesn’t matter. I mean, I know I desire to have a positive influence on people. I desire to have a good heart and show compassion and acceptance for all people, but when it all comes down to, at the end of the day, it only matters what I think about myself and what God says about me.

I’m trying to believe that I have been created unique and valuable despite what the world says.

That my past, my mistakes, my failures, don’t define me. What defines me is what kind of person I am. If I am kind, have compassion, try to help people. Those things, if genuine, define me.

I also believe what defines me is my identity in Christ. Who God created me to be, what dreams he gave me that is the purpose for my life, whether or not others agree.

I don’t have to have the approval of others to be acceptable to myself and God. Even with my bad days, which are only opportunities for growth.

So, I seek to believe that I am valuable and created unique with unique qualities. How about you? Do you see yourself as unique and valuable? Because you are!

I found an idea on thinking more positively on my Gratitude app. What do you think? https://gratefulness.page.link/a7ew