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Matthew 22:39 And the second is like it: ‘Love your neighbor as yourself.’

It’s easy to love people outside of ourselves. We’ll love God and Jesus and all they’ve done for us. When a relationship is established or if our child is born, we’ll love them too. But, do we take the time to love ourselves? How can we love God and love another if we don’t properly love ourselves?

What does it mean to love ourselves? Loving ourselves means: receiving God’s forgiveness for ourselves after we’ve done something foolish, instead of having a time period of guilt, shame, and condemnation. Loving ourselves means: maintaining our confidence even though we may not have the career the world says is successful or the appearance the world says is attractive. Loving ourselves means: treating ourselves to something enjoyable from time to time instead of waiting on the perfect setting to enjoy life. Loving ourselves means: applying the things that Jesus shed His blood for to our lives (forgiveness, abundant living, prosperity in all things, etc.).

If people would love themselves, they wouldn’t be so quick to quarrel with someone because they feel disrespected. The love that they have for themselves would eliminate the need to be respected by someone else. If people would love themselves, they wouldn’t be so quick to attach themselves to the first person who says they like them. They would love themselves enough to wait on a healthy relationship.

Let’s learn to love ourselves. It’s not egotistical. It’s biblical.