Fearless Friday - Love Yourself

Loving yourself can be one of the hardest things to do.

We can be very critical of ourselves as well as unforgiving when it comes to things we don't really like. Yet, we're supposed to "love our neighbors as ourselves"? (Lev. 19:18)

When God calls us to love our neighbors as ourselves, He doesn't want us to be super critical or unforgiving to them. He wants us to show mercy, love, and acceptance to them. Just like what He wants us to do with ourselves!

In order to love others better, we can start by loving ourselves in a healthy way.

The first step is to accept yourself.

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Accept who you are. You don't have to try to fit into a stereotype, or strive to be like someone you follow on instagram.

Be YOU.

God created you to be the beautiful human being you are today. He loves you, and He wants you to love you, too!

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Once we accept ourselves, we can begin to love the human being God created us to be, and we can then accept and love others as we've done with ourselves.

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Allow yourself to love YOU, and work at loving yourself through seeing YOU through God's eyes. 

Cheers!