SELF CONCEPT

By Dr. Wilma J. Johnson, MSW, Ed.D.


Knowing who you are in Christ...

     We will explore who you are in Christ and learn what it means to have your self concept based on who God says you are. Self concept can be loosely defined as a person's view of themselves. How they 'see' themselves. This will in turn determine how you act and behave and how you relate to others. It is not based on what you do (job, successes or defeats in life), and it is not in pleasing other people, or in other people's opinions of you. It is based on accepting who God says you are, and seeing yourself as God sees you. This begins by accepting His truths, and rejecting the lies of the devil.
     Many people may feel a sense of hopelessness about themselves, their relationships, and about life in general. Regardless of how they are loved and treated by others, regardless of how many Bible studies, church services, conferences, or counseling sessions they participate in, or how many times they go down to the altar in response to invitations from preachers; they may still have negative beliefs that will decide how they respond to love and truth. There are many reasons for this state, which could include family background or past experiences.
     God's light must penetrate down to our deepest beliefs about ourselves. This could possibly be a very painful experience when we admit that we do feel negatively about ourselves and we then allow God's light and truth shine on how we see ourselves. This will take time, it has taken possibly years to develop negative habits, but God's love, expressed through His people, His Spirit and His Word, can bring healing to our deepest hurts and give us an appropriate sense of self-worth.
     God created us, He knows how we are made, and He knows what we need. Trust Him.
Repeat the following affirmations daily, look up the accompanying scriptures, and pray for openness and honesty before God as you accept these truths of who God says you are.

-I am blessed with all spiritual blessings in heavenly places in Christ (Ephesians 1:3)
-I am chosen by You, my Father (Ephesians 1:4)
-I am Your child according to the good pleasure of Your will. (Ephesians 1:5)
-I am an heir. (Ephesians 1:11 & Romans 8:17)
-I am saved by Your grace. (Ephesians 2:5)
-I am Your workmanship. (Ephesians 2:10)
-I am a citizen of heaven. (2:19)
                              

YOU ARE A CHILD OF THE KING, A CITIZEN OF THE KINGDOM.

NEVER FORGET THAT!

                             

GOD LOVED YOU SO MUCH THAT HE GAVE HIS ONLY SON FOR YOU.

BELIEVE IT!

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((Whether or not we feel it is true, we still need to believe it. Jesus is the truth, the Holy Spirit is truth,and the Word is truth, so we should speak the truth in love. The Bondage Breaker, by Neil Anderson))                                                                  

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MEDICAID V. MEDICARE

 

Well I'm walking through this by faith, everyone tells me something different about Medicare part A. Finally, this morning a guy calls me from ss and he states that I can't cancel part a. or I can but I will have to get out of disability and pay back everything ss has paid me in disability so far, about $5000. he could be lying, I don't know, but I still have part a. My special Medicaid, women with breast and/or cervical cancer, sent me a letter and state that I can't have any personal insurance, or medicare A B C D. VERY STRAIGHT FORWARD.

 

So I am going to think about this, pray about this, and maybe get part b back, it will go into effect October, and try to get C & D etc. I had a visit with a new plastic surgeon yesterday, and we made plans, so now I will have to wait and PRAY. I don't talk to many people about this, mostly I just need a listening ear, prayer and a pat on the back. This morning I felt disoriented, "I Prayed" about this, and now what do I do?  The issues are that Part B comes with a premium of about $104, a deductible, and I will have to pay for my prescriptions.  Part A, hospital coverage, only pays 80%.

 

I needed someone to talk to, and Kat called, and made me feel a little better, and I forgot about crying and feeling sorry about myself. Then I just happened to turn to Joyce Meyer, and she was talking about been pressed on every side, and just say "I believe God is working in my life".

 

So, then my computer was acting up, I called tech support, was with them for nearly a hour, and now my laptop is working better than ever.

 

"I BELIEVE GOD IS WORKING IN MY LIFE"

2 Corinthians 4:7-10

New Living Translation (NLT)

⁷ We now have this light shining in our hearts, but we ourselves are like fragile clay jars containing this great treasure.^[a] This makes it clear that our great power is from God, not from ourselves.
⁸ We are pressed on every side by troubles, but we are not crushed. We are perplexed, but not driven to despair. ⁹ We are hunted down, but never abandoned by God. We get knocked down, but we are not destroyed. ¹⁰ Through suffering, our bodies continue to share in the death of Jesus so that the life of Jesus may also be seen in our bodies.

SOCIAL SECURITY MEDICAID BENEFITS

I need help and direction in relation to Social Security disability benefits.

I have been on womens Medicaid for two years fighting breast cancer. I was recently awarded Social Security disability, and with that I got medicare.  My Medicaid worker tells me that I can't get medicare and Medicaid. So I tried to cancel my medicare, because I have been doing good under Medicaid. I returned the cards and wrote a letter like they asked me to do.  They turn around and send me another card, and did this three times.

Finally,  they would just send me the part A card, because they said it didn't cost me anything. But I said I still do not want it. I can't afford medicare at this time.  With medicare is a monthly premium and a large yearly deductible, plus prescription costs. I do not qualify for  any assistance from Medicaid to help with medicare premiums, or for regular Medicaid. Medicaid is threatening to end my Medicaid August 31, 2013.

WHAT CAN I DO TO CONTINUE TO RECEIVE AFFORDABLE BREAST CANCER TREATMENT?