A few weeks ago, a friend of mine from Austin (shout out to Ben Sledge) posted this sermon from a friend of his on Facebook. Let me just say, I loved it. This message from Josh Riebock on our potential and was crazy powerful. If you’ve got 45 minutes, it’s worth it to watch. After you’re done reading this, of course.

During his message, he quoted a friend of his who said this:

“Our greatest fear is that others see us the way we see ourselves.”

When I heard that, I was blown away. When you really get to the core of our fears and our self-consciousness, it’s really fundamentally about what we think of ourselves—and what we think others think of us. We’re afraid that people see us the way we see ourselves. I struggle with this. I’m sure you struggle with it too.

The fear is huge. But overcoming it is even bigger. We need to listen to the God who’s on our side and stands with us and tells us who we are in Christ, forming his image of us. Not an image of who we think we are or who we think we should be. See yourself the way God sees you. It’s the first step to healing.