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Sermon Illustrations: Self-Image

If your dog thinks you're the greatest person in the world, don't ask for a second opinion.

[At a college campfire at the end of a beautiful day a blind girl gave thanks] I haven't been able to see the beautiful things you have been giving thanks for, but on the other hand, I haven't had to look at the ugly things you have had to look at...More seriously, I thank God for my blindness. You see, I have been blind from birth. I have never seen anything. My eyes are virgin eyes. And do you know what their first sight will be? Jesus Christ! I will see Him when He gives me my new body eternal in the heavens, fashioned like His glorious body." Earl D. Radmacker You and Your Thoughts

They say that the average guy looks in the mirror and sees a combination of Arnold Schwarzenegger and Tom Cruise. His wife looks over his shoulder and sees a combination of Danny DeVito and Drew Carey.

Saul drew his identity from the opinions of others. [Saul has killed his thousands, but David his tens of thousands.] Tom Moffatt

I am odd-looking. Sometimes I think I look like a Muppet. Angelina Jolie

What did one DNA say to another DNA? "Do these genes make me look fat?"

68% of teenage girls believe they are less beautiful than the average girl. 25% of girls aged 18 and under say they would change "everything" about themselves physically if given a chance. Reader's Digest August 2005 p 16