LOVING YOURSELF LIKE JESUS LOVES YOU
/The power of love is astounding. I've seen women go without food, sleep, and sporting the latest fashion trends, all for the sake of love. I've seen them bleary-eyed from caring for the physically sick and heartsick, and run ragged from carrying out the many duties on the home-front. Indeed, women know how to assess the situation, determine what needs to be done, and move forward empowered by love.
How is it then, since we're so good at loving others, that we don't do a better job at loving ourselves? I'm not talking about a personal devotion time, exercise time, or even taking care of our mental and emotional states of being. While all of these areas are important, they will not lead you into victorious living. However, this one declaration will.
I accept and walk in the truth of who I am in Christ.
If you have chosen Jesus as Lord, then simply becoming aware of your identity in Him will keep you from struggling and striving to become someone you already are!
So, WHO are you?
You are complete.
God's Word tells you so in Colossians 2:10. There's nothing else to be added to your completion; not a relationship, finances, vocation, nor validation from others. Your completion is found in Christ alone.
You are free.
The Son has set you free, so you really are free, according to John 8:36. That means your feelings don't enslave you and it means you don't have to earn approval from God or others.
You are full of power.
It is beyond staggering to know that the same power that rose Jesus from the dead, resides in His children.
"The Spirit of God, who raised Jesus from the dead, lives in you."
(Romans 8:11 NLT)
You are lavished with love.
"See what great love the Father has lavished on us, that we should be called children of God!" (1 John 3:3 NIV)
Women are so hard on themselves. Is this true of you, my friend?
This very moment is the time to relax and find your place in the heart of God.
While you're doing so much for others, love yourself. Grasping the beauty and the power of Jesus loving and living inside of you will empower you to truly love yourself in the same way that Jesus loves you - and that's the GREATEST KIND OF LOVE!
You NEED this kind of love - the assurance of GOD'S LOVE - to help you navigate all the stressful issues of life.
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If you are having difficulty understanding God's love for you, please get in touch with us. Our Team would be honored to help you see yourself through God's Eyes.
"Lord Jesus, thank You for loving me enough to give Your life so that I may live forever with You. I don't understand how You can love me like this, but right now help me to accept the reality of Your love, knowing I can only do that through Your grace and mercy. I believe (sort of) but I want to believe completely. Amen."
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