This is the first
part of a two-part message. Part 2 will
be released tomorrow.
I love myself.
Today. Yesterday and in my past,
love was not what I felt about myself.
Let’s start a conversation about self-love. I am just going to ask this question without
hesitation – do you love yourself?
Ponder this before you answer.
Think about it carefully.
“I praise you because I am fearfully and wonderfully made;
your works are wonderful, I know that full well.” Psalm 139:14
King David is still speaking to God. At this point in Psalm 139 David has shared
what He thinks about God’s proximity to him at the beginning of his life and
beyond. When you read this psalm you
come to know that David believes no one knows him like God does. God knows his thoughts and knows where he is
going (and where he has been). God knows
his thoughts so well that He knows what David will say before he says it. David believes there is no where he can go
that God is not there (“Where can I go from your Spirit? Where can I flee from your presence?” Psalm
139:7). These questions are rhetorical,
but if a response is needed it would be “there is not a place where you can go
that God is not there”. David says “for
you created my inmost being; you knit me together in my mother’s womb.” I like how the Message Bible handles this
passage, “Oh yes, you shaped me first inside, then out; you formed me in my
mother’s womb”.
Self love can be defined simply as a love for self which
helps to facilitate a healthy outlook on the life one lives. Self love involves a deliberate approach to
understanding who you are and who you are not – both sides of that equation are
equally important. Self love helps one
define how to treat others and the expectations of other’s treatment of
you.
Spend some time reflecting on how you feel about
yourself. On a self-love scale, where 1 is “I don’t love myself at all”
and 10 is “I love myself so
much others are sick of me” how would you rate yourself. I will share with you where I rate myself
tomorrow.
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