Quotes about Self-worth

But the way they love is from a full place, not from an empty desperation. As we talked about in the last chapter, they are living loved. But

Self-rejection paves the landing strip for the rejection of others to arrive and pull on up to the gates of our hearts.

I am made for more than a vicious cycle of eating, gaining, stressing...

Rejection always leaves the deepest, darkest marks.

Unrealistic demands lead to undercurrents of failure.

The voices of condemnation, shame, and rejection can come at you, but they don't have to reside in you. That's your miracle in the mess.

We get empty when we park our minds on comparison thoughts and wallow in them.

After all, I will never be able to control what other people have going on in their heads or in their conversations. But with the help of the Holy Spirit in me, I can absolutely learn to control how much I allow the fear of their opinions to have access to my life.

I'm not who that guy says I am. I'm not who that girl says I am. I'm not who social media likes and comments say I am. I'm not who the grades, to-do lists, messes, and mess ups say I am. I'm not who the scale says I am or the sum total of what my flaws say I am. I'm going to stop flirting with the unstable things of this world so I can fall completely in love with You. I am loved. I am held. I am Yours. I am forever Yours.

We must respect ourselves enough to break the pattern of placing unrealistic expectations on others. After all, people will not respect us more than we respect ourselves.

who that guy says I am. I'm not who that girl says I am. I'm not who social media likes and comments say I am. I'm not who the grades, to-do lists, messes, and mess ups say I am. I'm not who the scale says I am or the sum total of what my flaws say I am. I'm going to stop flirting with the unstable things of this world so I can fall completely in love with You. I am loved. I am held. I am Yours. I am forever Yours.

We must let our identity, not our insecurity, be the first thing that walks into every situation we face—every decision we make.