MY OPINION OF ME
My Opinion Of Me – Gods Message on the web . What do you think of yourself? Chances are that the way you look at yourself is a real paradox. In some ways, we hold ourselves in very high esteem. There has been and is considerable emphasis in this society on self-esteem. In some ways, we hold ourselves in contempt. There has been and is considerable contempt in this society for failure. If we focus on self-esteem, we think about our value. If we focus on our failures, we hold ourselves in contempt.
My Opinion Of Me – If we look at ourselves through glasses that magnify our value, we tend to be arrogant and presumptuous. If we look at ourselves through glasses that see only our weakness, we tend to be defeated and believe we are worthless.
My Opinion Of Me – The problem: most of us tend to move in one of those two directions. Being a Christian does not make us immune to the problem. Either we tend to have such a high opinion of ourselves that we seek to control and dominate everyone. Or, we feel so inferior that we have no confidence.
My Opinion Of Me – God challenges us to have His view of us. The closer we come to God, the more we change the way we look at ourselves. The more we change the way we look at ourselves, the more we change the way we look at others.

* The man or woman who walks with God must change the way he or she looks at self. (That change is fundamental to Christian existence.)

* More than once Jesus’ twelve disciples debated among themselves which of them was the most important.

* Luke 22:24-30 states they had that discussion the last night of Jesus’ earthly life.
* In fact, the discussion was so intense that evening, Luke called it a dispute.
* Jesus stated some facts about his kingdom they were to remember.

* Fact one: his kingdom did not function as other kingdoms did.
* Fact two: in other kingdoms, those who possess authority or were older were served.
* Fact three: In his kingdom, the situation is distinctly different.
* Fact four: in his kingdom, the one who serves is more significant than the one who is served.

* Jesus reminded them that he and his treatment of them was an example.

* He used his power to serve others and to serve them.
* Though they called him their master and acknowledged they were merely disciples, that very evening he would wash their feet (John 13:12-17).

* The way we look at ourselves, the opinion we have of ourselves, is one of the enormous problems most of us struggle with in our lives.

* “I” want “you” to verify my significance and importance.

* In order for “me” to feel significant, “you” must serve “me.”
* For “me” to serve you is demeaning, but for “you” to serve “me” verifies my importance.

* I want you to focus on a statement Jesus made in Luke 17:10.

* But, in order to have a contextual focus, we must begin our understanding in Luke 16:10.
* Jesus made a statement on the unacceptability and undesirability of a person who belonged to God placing his or her trust in money.

* God will not entrust someone with eternal wealth if that person does not manage small things in God’s interests.
* No person can give primary allegiance to two controlling, opposing forces in his or her life–both God and wealth cannot control your life.

* Some Pharisees (important religious influences) heard Jesus and ridiculed what he said.

* They loved money, and they (in their estimation) belonged to God–there was no conflict between the two.
* Jesus said, “You use what people think to justify yourse...