There may be times in one's human experience when self-criticism is not only warranted but even desirable. Perhaps some important work has been left out of a busy schedule or, if taken care of, could have been done better. When one meets such a situation with a firm resolve to be more alert in the future, one's mental attitude reflects constructive and progressive thinking.
If, however, the self-criticism takes the form of self-condemnation and a sense of guilt arises, this is undesirable. Self-condemnation is often a forerunner of self-pity. Being sorry for oneself may cause one to lose sight of the true selfhood he should always be claiming, namely the perfect man of God's creating, the man who possesses, through divine heritage, wisdom and intelligence.
The Bible informs us that God is the only power, the only creator. It sets forth incontrovertibly that God made man in His own image and likeness. The last verse of the first chapter of Genesis reads, "God saw every thing that he had made, and, behold, it was very good."
