We should respect
others. We also need to respect ourselves.
Maybe we don’t think about that.
Those little words that we say about ourselves can be as damaging as
those that others say about us. We
believe that what we say is truth. It is
destructive to us, and not what God planned.
Last week I talked about accepting others for who they are. Well, self-respect is accepting yourself for
who you are. To forgive yourself for mistakes you have made, to not focus on
the negative or bad actions that you’ve done.
Remember that you are the child of God Almighty.
God loves who you are. Respect
yourself for that. I have to tell myself
that every day. Every day we are
bombarded with arrows of untruth that we are not good enough, smart enough, or
good looking enough. Arrows of guilt that we won’t be… You put in whatever you
want. Please, don’t listen to those
voices. Listen to the voice of Truth.
The voice of truth is that God is our redeemer. He has made us in His image. We are his children. That makes us His Princes or Princesses. So, those lies that we hear are just that,
lies. God loves you for you, and not what
you bring to the table.
We have to stop letting other peoples’ thoughts about us shape who we
are. We have to stop speaking badly
about ourselves. We can’t let anybody
force us to be or do anything that we don’t want to do or be, simply to gain
their approval of friendship.
We have start realizing that God created us all special. We have to believe that God loves and
respects each of us. If He does, then
why can’t we love and respect ourselves.
“I’m here. I love you. I don’t care if you need to stay up crying
all night long, I will stay with you.
There’s nothing you can ever do to lose my love. I will protect you until you die, and after
your death I will still protect you. I
am stronger than depression and I am braver than loneliness and NOTHING will
ever exhaust me.” GOD
So, with that amazing promise that I read somewhere, how can I not
respect myself? If God loves us and will
always be there for us, then how can we think any differently?
“Dear Father, please help me respect myself. Help me to not believe the lies that I hear
or think about myself. Amen”
Laura Maxson
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