Dan Byl

My friend Jared said something the other day that seemed to resonate in my mind, “images in the mirror are closer then they appear.” I am going to take this statement completely out of context.

In order for us to see our selves we need a mirror, often this mirror comes in the shape of our friends or the people closest to us. How they see us will determine many times how we see ourselves. If the people around us think we are worthy of praise then our self-worth will sky rocket, but if the people around us are critical and negative our self-worth will plummet. This was not the way we were designed; we were made to get our worth, our value from our creator. But lets be honest how many of really get our value from God and not from that new out fit or haircut we just got?

I want to share my journey of trying to get my value from the right place, explore some of the places that have failed and as a result sent me running after approval in all the wrong places; yes that’s right, even guys can look for approval in all the wrong places. I want to share some tools, some solutions, and shed some light on this topic.

I can honestly say that this is not a topic I have ever heard someone preach on at church, but yet it seems to be one of the most core issues that we face as people. I think that most people are afraid to admit they struggle with self acceptance. So I am going to be honest about my ups and downs and my struggles to accept my self on a day to day journey.

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