DEVELOP A HEALTHY SELF IMAGE

DEVELOP A HEALTHY SELF IMAGE

2 Samuel 9: 1 David as ked, "Is there anyone s till le ft o f the hous e of Saul to whom I can s how kindnes s for Jonathan's s ake?"     2 Now there was a s ervant o f Saul's hous ehold named Ziba. They s ummoned him to appear before David, and the king s aid to him, "Are you Ziba?"  "At your s ervice ," he replied.

 3 The king as ked, "Is there no one s till le ft o f the hous e of Saul to whom I can s how God's kindnes s ?“ Ziba ans wered the king , "There is s till a s on of Jonathan; he is lame in both feet."     4 "Where is he?" the king as ked. Ziba ans wered, "He is at the hous e of Makir s on of Ammiel in Lo Debar."    

5 So King David had him brought from Lo Debar, from the hous e of Makir s on of Ammiel.

6 When Mephibos heth s on of Jonathan, the s on of Saul, came to David, he bowed down to pay him honor. David s aid, "Mephibos heth!" "At your s ervice," he replied. 7 "Don't be afraid," David s aid to him, "for I will s urely s how you kindnes s for the s ake of your father Jonathan. I will res tore to you all the land that belonged to your grandfather Saul, and you will always eat at my table ."

8 Mephibos heth bowed down and s aid, "What is your s ervant, that you s hould notice a dead dog like me?"

9 The n the king s ummone d Ziba , S a ul's s te wa rd, a nd s a id to h im, "I h a ve g ive n your ma s te r's g ra nds on e ve ryth ing th a t be long e d to S a ul a nd h is fa mily. 10 You a nd your s ons a nd your s e rva nts a re to fa rm the la nd for h im a nd bring in the c rops , s o tha t your ma s te r's g ra nds on ma y be provide d for. And Mephibos heth, grands on of your mas ter, will always eat at my table ." (Now Ziba ha d fifte e n s ons a nd twe nty s e rva nts .)  11 The n Ziba s a id to the king , "Your s e rva nt will do wha te ve r my lord the king comma nds h is s e rva nt to do." So Mephibos heth ate at David's [a] table like one of the king's s ons .

12 Me ph ibos he th ha d a young s on na me d Mika , a nd a ll th e me mbe rs of Ziba 's hous e hold we re s e rva nts of Me ph ibos he th .

13 And Mephibos heth lived in Jerus alem, becaus e he always ate at the king's table; he was lame in both feet.

The dead dog image 6 When Mephibosheth son of Jonathan, the son of Saul,

came to David, he bowed down to pay him honor. David said, "Mephibosheth!" "At your service," he replied. 7 "Don't be afraid," David said to him, "for I will surely show you kindness for the sake of your father Jonathan. I will restore to you all the land that belonged to your grandfather Saul, and you will always eat at my table."

8 Mephibosheth bowed down and said, "What is your servant, that you should notice a dead dog like me?"

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DEVELOP A HEALTHY SELF

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Who do you see ?

How do we change our poor self image to a healthy self image ?

1. Start agreeing with God. For I am convinced that neither death nor life, neither angels nor

demons, neither the present nor the future, nor any powers, neither height nor depth, nor anything else in all creation, will be able to separate us from the love of God that is in Christ Jesus our Lord. Romans 8:38-39

2. Don’t allow your weaknesses and insecurities to keep you from being your best?

3. Know that you are valuable to God. For we are God's workmanship, created in Christ Jesus to do

good works, which God prepared in advance for us to do.” Ephesians 2:10

4. be happy with who God made you to be.