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In the midst of the current interest of co-dependence and self-esteem, Ezekiel seems to be a great role model: God has made Ezekiel his spokesman, and Ezekiel recognized himself as chosen by God. In their book, Self-Esteem, psychologists Matthew McKay and Patrick Fanning would call this a positive "core belief"; Ezekiel had a positive assumption about his value in the world. This is something like the train engine in the children's story, The Little Engine That Could. The engine could go beyond its usual capacity because it believed positively in itself.
-- Winifred
-- Winifred