TCM Devotions: What Does the Bible Say About Self-respect?

Verse: Romans 12:3
“For through the grace given to me I say to everyone among you not to think more highly of himself than he ought to think; but to think so as to have sound judgment, as God has allotted to each a measure of grace.”

Devotion:
Brennan Manning writes a brilliant commentary on what it means to accept oneself as a beloved child of God in his book, Ragamuffin Gospel. In it, he writes, “Genuine self-acceptance is not derived from the power of positive thinking, mind games or pop psychology. IT IS AN ACT OF FAITH in the God of grace.” Our self-respect is not about how we see ourselves…. It’s about our acceptance of how God sees us. Amen!

Thought:
What does an act of faith in the God of grace look like to you and in your life?