Having low self-esteem puts a ceiling on your potential and your growth, and you’ll never be able to outperform your self-image.

I read one time that if you put a small value on yourself, rest assured the world would not raise the price.

Hmm, that’s a serious quote, ain’t it?

But it’s so easy sometimes to be hypercritical of ourselves and our shortcomings.

We can sometimes nitpick ourselves to death, whether it’s how we keep up with the housework or how we choose to homeschool.

What we see when we look in the mirror or that common reducing phrase, I’m just a mom and wife, like being a mom and wife isn’t a whole lot in and of itself.

In order to change how you see yourself, you have to change how you talk to yourself.

Monitoring your negative self-talk and becoming your own encourager and cheerleader is key to being able to recognize your worth and importance.

But not only that, it’s important for us to make sure that we are tapped into the source of encouragement, of love, of validation.

It’s important to remember who is able to do any and all things and who is ultimately in control. 

So make sure to open up God’s word and let Him tell you just how precious you are and how important you are to your family and His Kingdom…because frankly, sometimes we forget. 

With all the hustle and bustle of life, we forget that we have a source of life, light, and nourishment for our souls that’s always there waiting for us.

When you get the time, I want you to study and meditate on passages like Gen 1:27; Romans 12; Psalms 139:13-16; Matt 6:25-34; and Rom 5:8.