How To Overcome Inferiority and Low Self-Image, Part 1
Living on the Edge with Chip Ingram Daily Podcast
Living on the Edge
4.8 • 1.8K Ratings
🗓️ 23 January 2026
⏱️ 25 minutes
🧾️ Download transcript
Summary
Do you like who you are? When you look in the mirror do you like what you see? Or do you wish you were a little taller, or a little stronger, or a bit thinner? When you think about you, do you like yourself or do you struggle with feelings of inferiority? Chip shares three keys to developing a positive, healthy self-image.
Distorted mirrors destroy our lives:
- The Appearance Mirror
- The Performance Mirror
- The Status Mirror
Thesis – Until we see ourselves as God sees us, we are destined to FEEL INFERIOR.
3 keys to a Biblical self-image:
1. Get God’s View of You = KNOWLEDGE
You are significant because:
- You're UNIQUE -Gen 1:27, Ps 139:13-14
- You're LOVED -1 Sam 16:7, Jer 31:3
- You're VALUABLE -1 Cor 6:19-20
- You're SECURE -Eph 1:13
- You're INDISPENSIBLE -Eph 2:10, 4:15-16
2. Believe God’s View is True = FAITH
- Faith is built on God’s Word -Rom 10:17
- Faith grows through mind renewal -Rom 12:2
- Develop a plan to remove the distorted mirrors of the world with the mirror of God’s Word -Jam 1:22-24
3. Discover the “You” that’s True = EXPERIENCE
- Unwrap your SPIRITUAL GIFTS -1 Cor 12, Rom 12
- Unleash your SPIRITUAL PASSION -Ps 37:4
- Use your God-given TALENTS -Ex 31:3
- Embrace your God-given PERSONALITY -1 Cor 2:11
- Leverage your past EXPERIENCE -Rom 8:28
Ministry is how God makes what’s true “of” us, true “in” us. Sometimes it’s only in the act of “loving others: that we can fathom that we ourselves are loved!
Broadcast Resource
Additional Resource Mentions
- I Choose Love Book
- Daily Discipleship - Psalms of Hope
- BOOK: "The Strong and the Weak" by Paul Tournier
Connect
Partner With Us
Transcript
Click on a timestamp to play from that location
| 0:00.0 | Today on Living on the Edge with Chip Ingram. |
| 0:14.0 | Do you like who you are? When you look in the mirror, do you like what you see? |
| 0:19.0 | Or do you wish you were a little taller or a little stronger or a bit thinner? |
| 0:23.6 | Do you like yourself or do you struggle with feelings of inferiority? |
| 0:28.6 | Today I'd like to talk with you about three keys from the Bible |
| 0:33.6 | to develop a positive, healthy, biblical self-image. |
| 0:38.2 | Stick around. |
| 0:42.4 | When you look in the mirror, what do you see? |
| 0:46.4 | Someone unique and wonderful or someone who doesn't measure up. |
| 0:50.0 | Distorted mirrors trap us in feelings of inferiority. |
| 0:52.7 | I'm Dave Drewie, and today on Living on the Edge, |
| 0:58.2 | Chip Ingram shows us how to break free from low self-esteem and discover our true identity. |
| 1:04.6 | In our series, Experience Breakthrough, we're learning how to stop feeling confined by life's biggest barriers. |
| 1:09.5 | Today's barrier might be the most personal of all, the way we see ourselves. |
| 1:14.9 | Here's Chip with his message on how to overcome inferiority and low self-image. |
| 1:19.6 | Did you know that according to personal observation, |
| 1:26.4 | it is almost impossible for a human being to walk by a mirror and not look at themselves? |
| 1:35.1 | Did you know that when you are giving a photo to someone and their picture is in it with a group of people that the very first person that they look at is themselves? |
| 1:40.3 | Did you know they did a study of five and six year olds and they found that how a child views him or herself is a higher determinant of success than even their IQ? |
| 1:53.0 | Did you realize that how you view yourself is pivotal in the quality of your life and the quality of your relationships. |
| 2:04.6 | It's what I call mirror madness. We're all involved in it every day. We're all asking and answering |
| 2:11.9 | questions. Sometimes it's physically and we look in the mirror, but more often it's emotional |
... |
Please login to see the full transcript.
Disclaimer: The podcast and artwork embedded on this page are from Living on the Edge, and are the property of its owner and not affiliated with or endorsed by Tapesearch.
Generated transcripts are the property of Living on the Edge and are distributed freely under the Fair Use doctrine. Transcripts generated by Tapesearch are not guaranteed to be accurate.
Copyright © Tapesearch 2026.