Have you ever had a negative reaction when listening to Joel Osteen, reading Guideposts, or hearing someone spout pop psychology that God loves you and wants you to be happy and that you are special? I confess I have that reaction all the time when I hear superficial platitudes self-esteem talk like this. I always think of the SNL character Stuart Smalley (I’m good enough, smart enough, and doggone it, people like me).
But, I admit I’ve probably overcorrected in the effort to avoid self-serving, self-promoting, crossless thinking (it is a serious human disease!). John Armstrong of Act3 offers a great corrective to my suspicious mindset and lays out the beginnings of the biblical basis for appropriate affirmations and peace with the person God made us to be. I commend you to read him here: http://www.act3online.com/current_a3_weekly.asp
Musings on Faith and Psychology 