“For Christ did not send me to baptize but to preach the gospel, and not with words of eloquent wisdom, lest the cross of Christ be emptied of its power.” 1 Corinthians 1:17

Jerry Bridges wrote: “To preach the gospel to yourself means you continually face up to your own sinfulness and then flee to Jesus through faith in His shed blood and righteous life.” Tell yourself the truth, say “self, listen to this…here is what you should focus on…You have hope because Jesus sacrificed Himself for you. Be governed by that defining worth.” Every one of us is a preacher. You are already preaching to yourself every day. Stuff like... “I’m fat, I’m ugly, I’m no good at this or that; he’s arrogant; she’s gossipy; whey does everyone look at me like that?” Don’t preach that. Let it be the gospel you are hearing.