CCHF Shalom Challenge Day 10: You’re Important. “Uh, am I?”
| Today’s challenge: I have TREMENDOUS value Just think about this: Hashem created you. And He never, ever makes mistakes. |
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| So many fights start with anger. Wouldnāt it be wonderful if we could know what triggers anger? šµ Not just the surface things ā he did this, she did that, how COULD they, now Iām angry. ā But the deep thing ā the real reason we get angry I hate to say itā¦ ā¦.but anger comes from our ego saying āIām not getting what I wantā. š” Maybe respect. š” Maybe things I need NOW. The key word here? Iām. >>> As in āIām really important.ā What does that ā¬ā¬ā¬ sound like? > ga’avah: haughtiness/egotism < There is a direct correlation between the level of egotism a person has and the level of machlokes (fights) that they have in their life. But what really is egotism? Hereās something I heard that is so incredibly profound. Gaāavah (or egotism) is MAKE-BELIEVE SELF-ESTEEM. And so when my gaāavah (A.K.A my make-believe self esteem) is challengedā¦ I get angry. š Because I need people to agree with me š I need people to treat me with respect. But when we have REAL self respectā¦ … then we donāt need other people to give us esteem. We donāt even need people to agree with us. Whatās real self esteem? š¤ Itās knowing that Iām loved by Hashem, the Master of the Universe. š¤ He created me for a purpose. š¤ He loves me. š¤ He values me no matter what I āor anyoneā thinks of me. Self esteem is knowing our value and importance so much, so deeply, that we donāt need anyone else to prove it to us. Think about the fact that Hashem, who is absolutely and completely perfect… He (!) created ME!!! It even says Bishvili nivra haāolam (Sanhedrin 37:1): He created the entire world just for me to play my role. That means I really play an important part in Hashemās world. Most people donāt really value themselves, some even hold they have very little value. Thatās the yetzer hora talking. To Hashem each of us has tremendous value (as we just proved). š„ Heās perfect. š„ And He created me. When we really focus on these two points ā¬ā¬ā¬, we’ll finally start appreciating ourselves. Even if we aren’t (yet) our ideal selves. |
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