Am I not free? Am I not an apostle? Have I not seen Jesus our Lord? Are you not the result of my work in the Lord? Even though I may not be an apostle to others, surely I am to you! For you are the seal of my apostleship in the Lord. (1 Corinthians 9:1-2 NIV, 10-26-13)

Apparently, there is a level at which it is okay to take a degree of pride in what God has accomplished through you. To feel good about your ministry and the lives that have been changed.

I don’t have to beat myself down and focus on failures and mistakes. Of course, not sure where I got the idea I was supposed to.

[Father, thank you for what you’ve accomplished through me. Help me to allow myself to feel appropriately good about it.]