3. Practice self care.
If you suffer with low self esteem chances are that you have neglected yourself in some way somewhere along the line. Take care of your health, exercise, eat right, and lose weight if you need to. Take a class that interests you. Develop some new hobbies. Go out and visit new places. If you are overwhelmed in life, try to squeeze in a vacation. Get some new clothes (they do not have to break the bank). It is vital that you make self care part of your whole life. When you look good, you feel good. Taking care of your body helps you look good.
4. Be mindful of what you say.
Watch your mouth! No more self-deprecating fat jokes (“I just look at food and get fat”); no more poor jokes (“I am so broke I cannot even pay attention”); no more dumb jokes (“I am such an idiot”). Call those things that are not as though they are! Say what you want to see in your life: “I am God’s product and God is not wrong”; “My metabolism works great”; “I am smart”; “I call myself rich according to the Word of God”; “I shall never be broke”; “I don’t desire to eat so much”; “I esteem myself as God esteems me”; etc, etc, etc. If you have to write down a daily confession of faith or affirmation, do it. Low self esteem is not humility; it is humiliation.
5. Learn to love YOU.
Accept the love of God; learn to love yourself. Yes, you may have issues but who doesn’t? Only when you love yourself, through accepting God’s love, will you have the strength to change whatever behavior or habit it is about yourself that you do not like. There is no one better you than you, so, love you. Loving yourself does not mean that you hate others or become arrogant. You are God’s child. God loves you, so, love yourself.