Lowering Your Standards to Line Up With Your Low Self-Esteem

Self-Esteem: a person's overall evaluation or appraisal of his or her own worth. An enduring personality characteristic. a realistic respect for or favorable impression of oneself; self-respect. We live in a world where the media defines beauty through subliminal (unconscious, hidden) messages. The media's standard of beauty is always changing whether it's skin complexion or body shape/size. How is your self-worth measured? If you were to loose all of your possessions than how would your self-worth be measured? would you be worthless? Some men would feel worthless if they went without a sexual encounter for a certain period of time, because their self-identity/self-esteem is linked to the number of sexual encounters that they have. They are bound by their sexual desires kind of like a slave/prisoner is bound by a chain. He/she has become so used to this chain (chain of lust) to the point where it feels normal(comfortable) to them to be bound instead of uncomfortable. This chain (lower standard) gives them a sense of self-esteem/security that is only temporary. How long will you continue to lower your standard(s) in order to appease an inferior self-esteem. There is a higher standard which is God's standard. When you begin to line up (align) with his standard your self-esteem will rise also. A self-esteem that is linked to chains of bondage (lust) will only lead to destruction. A slave/prisoner can only get so far with chains on his/her feet. I just want to encourage you to seek after the right standard so that you can rise to a level of superiority which superimposes all other inferior levels of bondage.