Thursday, January 13, 2022

Reflection - Number Our Days - Nothing Left To Prove

Source (book): "Teach Us to Number Our Days", Chapter 51, "Nothing Left To Prove", Page 232.
By David Roper, Pastor, and regular and popular writer for Our Daily Bread.


The Low Esteem Support Group will meet Thursday at 7 p.m. Please use the back door.
PHOTO: The Low Esteem Support Group will meet
Thursday at 7 p.m. Please use the back door.
- Church Bulletin Announcement

A few fortunate individuals never seem to struggle with self-esteem. I remember hearing an interview with the great Hall of Fame quarterback Roger Staubach on ESPN some years ago in which he was asked about his early athletic career. He said that when he played Little League baseball as a boy, in tense bases-loaded, one-run-ahead situations, he would say to himself, "Hit the ball to me! Hit it to me."

When I was a kid playing baseball, I was always praying under my breath: "Please don't hit the ball to me! Please don't hit the ball to me! Hit it to anyone but me." Many of you can probably identify with that point of view.

One way the world tries to deal with lack of self-esteem is to suggest that we itemize our assets and liabilities. That's not entirely wrong. It's good to be objective about oneself. Paul says, "Do not think of yourself more highly than you ought, but rather think of yourself with sober judgement." (Romans 12:3) In other words, we need to know who we are.

Obviously, I shouldn't feel bad about myself because I'm not playing quarterback for the Dallas Cowboys. God has not gifted me to play that role. But there are things I can do and can do reasonably well. So it's a good exercise from time to time to remind ourselves that we are gifted in certain ways and that all of us have something of significance to give to the world and to the church.

Another secular solution to self-esteem is to do something about your liabilities: Go back to school. Join a gym and get in shape. Buy clothes. Create "a new you" - more self-assured version of yourself.

Again, there's nothing wrong with trying to make the most of what we have. But if we're not careful, the whole exercise will degenerate into narcissism and constant attention to our bodies, muscles, or clothing. And when all the objectifying and re-doing is over, most of us will still have one anguish: low self-esteem.

There's only one way to deal with that issue: We must learn to see ourselves as God sees us and know that He highly values us.

In the stock market there is concept called "value transfer." Certain stocks take on value because credible brokers believe in them. That principle operates in almost every realm of life: A thing is given worth when valuable people ascribe (assign) value to it.

Suppose, for example, you're a fledgling artist exhibiting your first efforts at Arts in the Park. No one is interested in your work. Those who do stop gaze for a moment and then look bored and move on. But then, along comes Rembrandt, the great Dutch painter - the master of light and shadow. He stops to peruse your paintings. "Pure genius!" he exclaims. "Marvellous talent! Great potential. I'll give you a million dollars (guilders?) for this work!"

God feels the same way about you. You are of infinite worth in His eyes. Imagine! The Creator of the universe thinks you're someone very special, even if you're very old. It's been said that "faith is the courage to accept acceptance." How can I not value what God values?

I think of Bow Wow. Thirty years ago, one of our sons adopted a rag dog he called Bow Wow. Bow Wow was the most precious thing that boy possessed. He had toys with more intrinsic value, but none did he love or value more. Bow Wow was Linus's blanket, Radar's teddy bear, the Velveteen Rabbit - all rolled up in one. Bow Wow got dragged everywhere, and in time became incredibly dirty and ragged. But my, how he was loved!

We are God's rag dogs - precious beyond all measure because we are loved by the One who is Love itself.

It's that perspective that enables us to be chivalrous and magnanimous to others. Once we understand how deeply we're loved, we don't need to win all the time. We can set aside our envy and jealousy; We don't have to put others down or score a string of petty victories to feel good about ourselves. We don't have to prove anything. We have nothing left to prove. We're loved by Infinite Love.
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The Low Esteem Support Group will meet
Thursday at 7 p.m. Please use the back door.
- Church Bulletin Announcement


The Low Esteem Support Group will meet Thursday at 7 p.m. Please use the back door.
PHOTO: The Low Esteem Support Group will meet Thursday at 7 p.m. Please use the back door. - Church Bulletin Announcement
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A few fortunate individuals never seem to struggle with self-esteem. I remember hearing an interview with the great Hall of Fame quarterback Roger Staubach on ESPN some years ago in which he was asked about his early athletic career. He said that when he played Little League baseball as a boy, in tense bases-loaded, one-run-ahead situations, he would say to himself, "Hit the ball to me! Hit it to me."


Former Dallas Cowboys quarterback Roger Staubach is escorted to Gil Brandt's Ring of Honor induction ceremony during halftime at AT&T Stadium in Arlington, Texas, Thursday, November 29, 2018.
PHOTO: Former Dallas Cowboys quarterback Roger Staubach is escorted to Gil Brandt's Ring of Honor induction ceremony during halftime at AT&T Stadium in Arlington, Texas, Thursday, November 29, 2018. Staubach was inducted into the Ring of Honor in 1983. (Tom Fox/The Dallas Morning News)(Tom Fox / Staff Photographer)
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When I was a kid playing baseball, I was always praying under my breath: "Please don't hit the ball to me! Please don't hit the ball to me! Hit it to anyone but me." Many of you can probably identify with that point of view.

One way the world tries to deal with lack of self-esteem is to suggest that we itemize our assets and liabilities. That's not entirely wrong. It's good to be objective about oneself. Paul says, "Do not think of yourself more highly than you ought, but rather think of yourself with sober judgement." (Romans 12:3) [262] In other words, we need to know who we are.


One way the world tries to deal with lack of self-esteem is to suggest that we itemize our assets and liabilities.
PHOTO: One way the world tries to deal with lack of self-esteem is to suggest that we itemize our assets and liabilities.  Paul says, "Do not think of yourself more highly than you ought, but rather think of yourself with sober judgement." (Romans 12:3) In other words, we need to know who we are.
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Obviously, I shouldn't feel bad about myself because I'm not playing quarterback for the Dallas Cowboys. God has not gifted me to play that role. But there are things I can do and can do reasonably well. So it's a good exercise from time to time to remind ourselves that we are gifted in certain ways and that all of us have something of significance to give to the world and to the church.

Another secular solution to self-esteem is to do something about your liabilities: Go back to school. Join a gym and get in shape. Buy clothes. Create "a new you" - more self-assured version of yourself.


Another secular solution to self-esteem is to do something about your liabilities: Go back to school.
PHOTO: Another secular solution to self-esteem is to do something about your liabilities: Go back to school. Join a gym and get in shape. Buy clothes. Create "a new you" - more self-assured version of yourself.
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Again, there's nothing wrong with trying to make the most of what we have. But if we're not careful, the whole exercise will degenerate into narcissism and constant attention to our bodies, muscles, or clothing. And when all the objectifying and re-doing is over, most of us will still have one anguish: low self-esteem.

There's only one way to deal with that issue: We must learn to see ourselves as God sees us and know that He highly values us.


There's only one way to deal with low self-esteem: We must learn to see ourselves as God sees us and know that He highly values us.
PHOTO: There's only one way to deal with low self-esteem: We must learn to see ourselves as God sees us and know that He highly values us.
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In the stock market there is concept called "value transfer." Certain stocks take on value because credible brokers believe in them. That principle operates in almost every realm of life: A thing is given worth when valuable people ascribe (assign) value to it.


In the stock market there is concept called 'value transfer.'
PHOTO: In the stock market there is concept called "value transfer." Certain stocks take on value because credible brokers believe in them. That principle operates in almost every realm of life: A thing is given worth when valuable people ascribe value to it.
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Suppose, for example, you're a fledgling artist exhibiting your first efforts at Arts in the Park. No one is interested in your work. Those who do stop gaze for a moment and then look bored and move on. But then, along comes Rembrandt, the great Dutch painter - the master of light and shadow. He stops to peruse your paintings. "Pure genius!" he exclaims. "Marvellous talent! Great potential. I'll give you a million dollars (guilders?) for this work!"


You're a fledgling artist exhibiting your first efforts at Arts in the Park.
PHOTO: You're a fledgling artist exhibiting your first efforts at Arts in the Park. No one is interested in your work. Those who do stop gaze for a moment and then look bored and move on. But then, along comes Rembrandt, the great Dutch painter - the master of light and shadow. He stops to peruse your paintings. "Pure genius!" he exclaims. "Marvellous talent! Great potential. I'll give you a million dollars (guilders?) for this work!"
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God feels the same way about you. You are of infinite worth in His eyes. Imagine! The Creator of the universe thinks you're someone very special, even if you're very old. It's been said that "faith is the courage to accept acceptance." How can I not value what God values?

I think of Bow Wow. Thirty years ago, one of our sons adopted a rag dog he called Bow Wow. Bow Wow was the most precious thing that boy possessed. He had toys with more intrinsic value, but none did he love or value more. Bow Wow was Linus's blanket, Radar's teddy bear, the Velveteen Rabbit - all rolled up in one. Bow Wow got dragged everywhere, and in time became incredibly dirty and ragged. But my, how he was loved!


You are of infinite worth in His eyes. Imagine!
PHOTO: You are of infinite worth in His eyes. Imagine! The Creator of the universe thinks you're someone very special, even if you're very old. It's been said that "faith is the courage to accept acceptance." How can I not value what God values?
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We are God's rag dogs - precious beyond all measure because we are loved by the One who is Love itself.

It's that perspective that enables us to be chivalrous and magnanimous to others. Once we understand how deeply we're loved, we don't need to win all the time. We can set aside our envy and jealousy; We don't have to put others down or score a string of petty victories to feel good about ourselves. We don't have to prove anything. We have nothing left to prove. We're loved by Infinite Love.


We are God's rag dogs - precious beyond all measure because we are loved by the One who is Love itself.
PHOTO: We are God's rag dogs - precious beyond all measure because we are loved by the One who is Love itself.
It's that perspective that enables us to be chivalrous and magnanimous to others. Once we understand how deeply we're loved, we don't need to win all the time. We can set aside our envy and jealousy; We don't have to put others down or score a string of petty victories to feel good about ourselves. We don't have to prove anything. We have nothing left to prove. We're loved by Infinite Love.
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Dear Lord
PHOTO: "Dear Lord, we are reminded by Paul not to think of ourselves more highly than we ought, but rather think of ourselves with sober judgement. One way the world tries to deal with lack of self-esteem is to suggest that we itemize our assets and liabilities. It's good to be objective about oneself, because we need to know who we are.

We learn that it's a good exercise from time to time to remind ourselves that we are gifted in certain ways and that all of us have something of significance to give to the world and to the church.

We learn another secular solution to self-esteem is to do something about our liabilities – by going back to school. Join a gym and get in shape. Buy clothes. Create ‘a new you’ - more self-assured version of ourselves.

Lord, help us to be careful. Although there's nothing wrong with trying to make the most of what we have. But if we're not careful, the whole exercise will degenerate into narcissism and constant attention to our bodies, muscles, or clothing. And when all the objectifying and re-doing is over, most of us will still have one anguish: low self-esteem.

We pray that we learn to see ourselves as God sees us and know that He highly values us.

Just as in the stock market there is concept called ‘value transfer.’ Certain stocks take on value because credible brokers believe in them. That principle operates in almost every realm of life: A thing is given worth when valuable people ascribe value to it.

Lord, thank You for having loving feeling for us. In Your eyes we are of infinite worth. We are very privileged to have the Creator of the universe thinks we're someone very special, even if we're very old. We take on value because You believe in us. It's been said that ‘faith is the courage to accept acceptance.’ How can we not value what God values?

Lord, we are God's rag dogs - precious beyond all measure because we are loved by the One who is Love itself.

May that perspective enable us to be chivalrous and magnanimous to others. Help us to understand how deeply we're loved, so that we don't need to win all the time, and set aside our envy and jealousy. Because we don't have to put others down or score a string of petty victories to feel good about ourselves. We don't have to prove anything. We have nothing left to prove. We're loved by Infinite Love.

Through Lord Jesus Christ we pray. Amen!"
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Reflection - Number Our Days - Nothing Left To Prove
Source (book): "Teach Us to Number Our Days", Chapter 51, "Nothing Left To Prove", Page 232.
By David Roper, Pastor, and regular and popular writer for Our Daily Bread.


Other Books

"Faithful to the end", A Preacher's Exposition of 2 Timothy, @ 2014 by Robert M. Solomon

'Faithful to the end', A Preacher's Exposition of 2 Timothy, @ 2014 by Robert M. Solomon<br>
Reflection - Faithful to the end (Links)
https://veryfatoldman.blogspot.com/2017/06/reflection-faithful-to-end-links.html


"Finding rest for the soul" Responding to Jesus' Invitation in Matthew 11:28-29, © 2016 by Robert M. Solomon

Reflection - Finding rest for the soul (Links)
Reflection - Finding rest for the soul (Links)
https://veryfatoldman.blogspot.com/2018/10/reflection-finding-rest-for-soul-links.html


"God in Pursuit" Lessons from the Book of Jonah, © 2016 by Robert M. Solomon

'Reflection - God in Pursuit (Links) - PART I-III, posted on Saturday, 10 August 2019
Reflection - God in Pursuit (Links) - PART I-III, posted on Saturday, 10 August 2019
https://veryfatoldman.blogspot.com/2019/08/reflection-god-in-pursuit-links-part-i.html


"God in Pursuit" Lessons from the Book of Jonah, © 2016 by Robert M. Solomon

'Reflection - God in Pursuit (Links) - PART IV, posted on Saturday, 10 August 2019
Reflection - God in Pursuit (Links) - PART IV, posted on Saturday, 10 August 2019
https://veryfatoldman.blogspot.com/2019/08/reflection-god-in-pursuit-links-part-iv.html 


"Songs of Christmas", The Stories and Significance of 20 Well-Loved Carols, © 2018 by Robert M. Solomon

Reflection - Songs of Christmas (Links), posted on Friday, 24 April 2020
Reflection - Songs of Christmas (Links), posted on Friday, 24 April 2020
https://veryfatoldman.blogspot.com/2020/04/reflection-songs-of-christmas-links.html
 

"Growing Old Gracefully", Following Jesus to the End, © 2019 by Robert M. Solomon

Reflection - Growing Old Gracefully, Part I - III (Links), posted on Wednesday, 09 December 2020
Reflection - Growing Old Gracefully, Part I - III (Links), posted on Wednesday, 09 December 2020
https://veryfatoldman.blogspot.com/2020/12/reflection-growing-old-gracefully-part.html
 

Reflection - Growing Old Gracefully, Part IV - V (Links), posted on Thursday, 22 April 2021
Reflection - Growing Old Gracefully, Part IV - V (Links), posted on Thursday, 22 April 2021
https://veryfatoldman.blogspot.com/2020/12/reflection-growing-old-gracefully-part_9.html
 

"Teach Us to Number Our Days", © 2008 by David Roper

Reflection - Number Our Days, Chapter 1 - 40 (Links), posted on Tuesday, 16 November 2021
Reflection - Number Our Days, Chapter 1 - 40 (Links), posted on Tuesday, 16 November 2021
https://veryfatoldman.blogspot.com/2021/11/reflection-number-our-days-chapter-1-40.html
 


Reference
[1] From "Teach Us to Number Our Days", Copyright © 2008 by David Roper, ISBN 978-981-11-7184-0, Chapter 51, "Nothing Left To Prove", Page 232-235.

[262] Romans 12:3, emphasis added


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