Last blog I wrote I had not finished exactly what I had to say because I was in a space that I could not put it into words. Here is the continuation.
How can others love you if you don't love yourself? Yes it happens people do love people who do not love themselves but can we really expect unconditional love or love that will withstand hard times if we will not withstand it ourselves? Personally I have had many times where I have realised that I really do not love or even like myself at all. Not on bit. During those times I was most alone. If we think that we are unlovable that is what you will see in others. A slight cringe, an unthoughtful word, not getting enough attention, no as many texts as you expect. All these can cause belief that you are unloved and unlovable; but only if you already believe it.
What if you started out to love yourself more. Why should you love yourself more? Because Christ did and still does. If you were the only person on Earth Christ would have still died for you. That fact alone shows that you are worth loving. There are always tons of reasons to not like yourself. One of mine is that I am overweight and when I think about that I am disgusted and ashamed. However if I stop my train of thought as soon as I realise I am thinking like that and replace it with the fact that God loves me soooo much it helps. It may not transform your mind straight away, does anything transform quickly and easily? It needs to become practise; one day at a time. Love one another because Christ first loved you means also to love yourself. It doesn't matter if you aren't good enough God will always love you no matter what you have done. NO MATTER WHAT!!!!