Getting Over Me
As much as I like to think that you still carry my picture in your wallet, I get it, you’re over me. I, however, am still working on it. The trick to getting over yourself is to think of you with sober judgment (Rm 12:3 ). Sober judgment means you see yourself for who you are, no beer goggles and no self-depreciation.
Just as I am, without exaggeration or modesty, what is the truth? Shall I compare myself to others and grade on a curve? Seek the opinion of mom or place my confidence in the assessment of strangers? Well, if I truly believe the bible to be the primary method by which God speaks then I should trust what it says about me. I believe Him to be the designer that knit me in my mother’s womb and the redeemer of my soul. As manufacturer it would follow then that my inner workings and thoughts are no secret to Him. He knows of my best intentions and my worst behavior. Yet regardless of their inadequacy He paid my blood debt and invited me into relationship. As He did for you.
Because of that relationship the bible states that in God’s eyes I am:
John 1:12 I am God’s child.
John 15:15 As a disciple, I am a friend of Jesus Christ.
Romans 5:1 I have been justified.
1 Corinthians 6:17 I am united with the Lord, and I am one with Him in spirit.
1 Corinthians 6:19 I have been bought with a price and I belong to God.
1 Corinthians 12:27 I am a member of Christ’s body.
Ephesians 1:3-8 I have been chosen by God and adopted as His child.
Colossians 1:13-14 I have been redeemed and forgiven of all my sins.
Colossians 2:9-10 I am complete in Christ.
Hebrews 4:14-16 I have direct access to the throne of grace through Jesus Christ.
(list compiled by Neil Anderson, “In Christ”)
To get over me is to believe the truth about me. God sees me as I am and He loves me anyway. In fact He likes me. The first order of business is to practice believing the truth. This is not positive thinking where you will somehow believe a new reality into existence. This only works when the object of belief is positively true.
If I have believed the lies of the counterfeit economy of self then I must practice a new and genuine belief. I must invest in the belief for considerable time before dividends of feeling will accrue.
The counterfeit self-worth we attempt to earn leads to a life of conditional acceptance. IF ONLY I meet certain conditions I will be accepted. The designer’s view begins with unconditional acceptance borne of love and a lavish gift of grace. When we practice believing this truth that the one who knows best and matters most has accepted us we will be free. No longer seeing ourselves reflected in the eyes of others, no measuring up, no daily price check. Practice truth.