i know this is a bit harsh, but it must be said.
if you really loved yourself you wouldn't love the pleasures of present time, instead you would love discipline, hardwork, drudgery and so on.
take junk food for example. junk food is one of the pleasures of present time, period. however, if you loved yourself, you would watch your eating before you die from too much junk food. because junk food kills.
same goes to your spiritual life. sining is also one pleasure of the present time. everyone love giving in to temptation and everyone love to sin, because it makes us feel good. however, if you loved yourself, you would force yourself to be in discipline to not give in to temptations, you would run from sin. if you loved yourself, you would know that sin kills.
what will it take for the people to understand?
loving yourself means taking care of yourself, not giving yourself the short pleasures in life so you're temporarily happy.
loving yourself means not seeking what life has to offer but instead seeking what God's plan is for your life. because if you seek life you will be discouraged and be in despair. God's plan is always greater.
Romans 2:7-8 - To those who by persistence in doing good seek glory, honor and immortality, he will give eternal life. But for those who are self-seeking and who reject the truth and follow evil, there will be wrath and anger.
it is really up to you if you want to love yourself or if you want to love the pleasures of life. but know what awaits you later. don't cry when it's too late.
Jeremiah 29:13 - You will seek me and find me when you seek me with all your heart.
sorry if this post is offensive to anyone..
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offensive... maybe... true also mah... people are naturally short sighted in making decisions... a lot of books were written about loving yourself. By the way I see it, loving youself is by far one of the most important asset to an individual.
ReplyDeleteThe degree of whether one loves himself is not only limited to an individual, but also to his surrounding peers. The bible says, "love your neighbour as yourself." A universal rule is that you can't give what you don't have. So if you don't first love youself, how could you love others? Therefore the measure of love you give to others is only limited to the measure of love you give to yourself.
Loving youself will also determine whether people would love you. No one likes to be around a person who keeps saying, "I hate myself."
"The world embraces you in a manner that corresponds to the way how you want to be embraced." -Tim Gunn, gay fashion diva-