Keep Loving Me for Me
Ephesians 5:29, “For no man ever yet hated his own flesh; but nourisheth and cherisheth it, even as the Lord the church.”
Hello friends! Welcome to this day the Lord has made; given as a blessing, and let’s accept it now as another part of our journey. While we get ready to face the day, let’s just take a few moments to look at ourselves in the mirror. We see ourselves, we see the person in that mirror; but do we actually love that person we see? Have we put much effort into ourselves, or have we not thought of what our bodies need to survive and continue? Many times, we have read that love is the center of all things; that to love our neighbor as well as ourselves is a commandment and should not be taken lightly. God ask several times to those He chose to do His bidding, if they loved themselves; if they could love others the way they loved themselves. When you look now at yourself, can you say that you are giving your all to help your body to be that temple God wants it to be? Do you understand how treasured and loved you are by God; that you can be secure in that knowledge? When Christ died He paid the price for us, thus, our bodies are His, bought with a valued price. This explains why we should care for our bodies as if a temple; a sacred place. We need to love ourselves, our bodies; and care for them with everything we eat, drink or place in and around it. Our duty is to love ourselves even when no one else does; and with that love work to keep that body as a sacrifice, and in that, we must not have self-ambition or use of that body for evil purposes. So, as you look at yourself, take that moment, look not only at the outward appearance, but deep, deep inside, to the heart; are you really loving you? Jesus talked of resting, keeping a joyful heart. Daniel showed the king how eating properly in specific portions kept bodies strong. King Solomon wrote the Proverbs, a book of truth in every aspect of how doing the right, the good, speaking the right, the good, by following God, benefits your whole being! As you have pondered and hopefully come to the best conclusion, begin today, start loving you for you, start healing you by honoring your body, believe in yourself, trust God knows the real you, then see every day as a better day! The next time you look in the mirror, tell yourself; “I am going to keep loving me for me”, but most of all because God said to!
Scriptures:
Read: Mark 12:30-31, Psalm 139:14, Proverbs 19:8, Ephesians 5:29, I Corinthians 6:19-20, Genesis 1:27, Isaiah 43:1, Philippians 2:3-4, Jeremiah 31:3, Psalm 17:8, Song of Solomon 4:7, II Timothy 1:7, II Corinthians 5:17, Proverbs 18:10,12,15, Proverbs 27:1-2, Romans 12:2, II Timothy 3:1-5, 10-15
Prayer:
Precious Lord, today we want to thank you for creating us, for seeing us individually, separate as ourselves. Thank you, Lord, for allowing your son to die that we might live. Help us, Lord, to see our bodies as a temple, as a sacred creation of your hands. Help us, Lord, to understand and receive the knowledge you provide so we can better take care of that body. Show us, Lord, how to love ourselves while showing love to others, but most of all, show us how to love you. Amen.