Amor próprio
O amor próprio saudável reconhece o valor que Deus nos deu. Fomos criados à imagem de Deus, maravilhosamente formados. Aceitar-se é honrar o Criador.
I praise you for making me in such an awesome and wonderful way. What you do is incredible—I realize this completely!
God, your thoughts are so valuable to me! Taken together, they can’t be counted!
If I tried to count them, they would be more than every grain of sand. Yet when I awake I am still with you.
When I contemplate the heavens that your hands made, the moon and stars that you placed there,
What are human beings that you should concern yourself with them? What are people that you should care for them?
You created them a little lower than God, crowning them with glory and majesty.
He helps the poor up from the dust; he lifts the needy from the dump.
He gives them positions of honor together with important leaders, with leaders of his own people.
But the Lord said to Samuel, "Don’t look at his outward appearance or how tall he is, because I have rejected him, for the Lord does not look as human beings do. Human beings only see with their eyes what’s on the outside, but the Lord looks at the way people think deep inside."
In complete contrast, you are a specially-chosen family, a royal priesthood, a holy nation, a people belonging to God. Consequently you can reveal the wonderful things he’s done, calling you out of darkness into his marvelous light.
Aren’t five sparrows sold for two pennies? But God doesn’t forget a single one of them. Even the hairs on your head have been counted. Don’t be afraid—you’re worth more than many sparrows!
Let me explain to all of you, through the grace given to me, that no one should think of themselves better than they ought to. You should think about yourselves realistically, according to the degree of trust God has shared with you.