Relationships can be difficult; but let’s talk about the one with self. How do you love yourself? Well, that’s a peculiar question. It’s all about how you treat yourself; how you feel about yourself; and how you conduct yourself in your relationships with others. Have you been neglecting the most important relationships in your life, the one with self and the one with God? You and God should be your top priority. I think sometimes we can focus so much on our need to please others that we forget about what’s really important in life, including self and God. When you are unbalanced within, unhappy with self, and unhappy with life it is impossible to have healthy relationships with others. You will always seek an outside source for happiness, which does not equate real happiness. Happiness is within; it can be expressed through emotions. It is a state of mind that should be developed and unaltered by life conditions and circumstances. I’m not saying that we don’t sometimes have bad days, but we must learn to possess an intrinsic motivation for what makes us happy. What is our reason for living? What is our purpose in life? A relationship alone is not going to fulfill this ultimate desire for happiness and purpose in life. We must learn and find out what we want from life and be happy with ourselves before getting into relationships. Otherwise, the relationships will lack balance. As it is within, so it will be without. Work on you; love God; love yourself; and love your life so that you can learn to better love others in a healthy way. Scripture says it best that God is love in 1 John 4:8. “Whoever does not love does not know God, because God is love” How can we say that we love God if we do not love our neighbor as we love ourselves? Better yet, how can we love our neighbor if we are not in right relationship with ourselves or God? God lives and dwells within us. When we have a relationship with God, then the world will see the fruit of that relationship, the fruit of His spirit and love that lives in you. It is time to heal that relationship within you. God’s love is enough to sustain you until you learn to truly love yourself and your life despite your conditions!
Posted on: Sun, 01 Dec 2013 09:44:46 +0000