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"He breathed the breath of life into the man's nostrils, and the man became a living person."

Forever and ever I have struggled with self-esteem . . . loving myself . . . discovering my self worth. Today as I was reading this passage and scrolled down to the life-application notes, I read this: "The body is a lifeless shell until God brings it alive . . . therefore, our life and worth come from God's Spirit . . . in reality, our worth comes not from our achievements but from the God of the universe, who chooses to give us the mysterious and miraculous gift of life. Value life as he does."

I've always "valued life". I've been pro-life my whole life, and my struggle with infertility and knowledge of what it takes for a life to actually come into existence has increased the value I put on life. Why is it then, that I don't allow myself to put that value on myself?

When I think of myself, I go first of all to all of my flaws . . . a zit, cellulite, my gut . . . my "broken" reproductive parts. It's so easy for me to degrade and devalue myself.

I need to remind myself that my worth comes from The One who breathed life into me in the first place. Without him, I wouldn't even BE! When I self-loath, I am loathing the very God who made me!