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 a prayer for when I don't love myself written and read by Kyle Norman
 and every now and once wrote that the biggest danger of our spiritual lives is our own self rejection the tendency to look in the mirror and take apart everything we see
 it's easy to do after all we live in a world of comparison self-promotion and image management everywhere we look we are bombarded with messages declaring what we should do or where we should go or how we should look I'm in such a deluge the gentle voice of the Lord calling us his own and declaring our beloved Miss can so easily be lost
 in those times when we do not love herself how might we respond
 Jesus offers a simple way
 he calls us to love love your enemies he says do good to those who hate you bless those who curse you pray for those who mistreat you
 these words are a helpful guide for how we might treat ourselves I don't know about you but I am often My Own Worst Enemy far too often my true enemy lies within myself I voice my own rejection I speak things about myself that are not true I criticize and judge myself worse than anybody else I mistreat myself and I choose courses of action that lead me farther from the life that Jesus Longs for me
 it seems to me that if the call of Jesus is to love our enemy then this must be a call to love ourselves
 loving ourselves is choosing to see ourselves as loved by God no matter what we silence our inner enemy that knit picks over the littlest of things the words of Jesus call us to claim God's love even when we feel we are on our worst
 God's love for us not a feeling it is the fact that Ruth b claim boldly and relentlessly despite what we may see staring back at us in the mirror we are made in God's image we are acceptable to the Lord
 can we choose to believe this
 moving or enemies means we do good things for ourselves we are to be the recipients of care kindness and compassion
 children of God we do not deserve to be rejected dismissed or hurt our health and well-being are important to the Lord
 what made it look like for you to take time for rest recuperation or healing
 how might you called today times of Joy delight and happiness
 additionally to love ourselves we must speak well about ourselves we blessed instead of curse cursing is the voice of judgment and unloved B curse ourselves when we speak words of ridicule or condemnation tearing ourselves down verbally
 do blast however is to say something good to uplift and encourage do offer words of support and care what good things can you speak about yourself
 finally loving ourselves means that we hold ourselves in prayer
 we pray for our acceptance of grace mercy and divine love and prayer we open ourselves to the presence of the Lord who comes to us as we are yes we can all of those places where we need help transformation or healing but in prayer we recognize that the power of God is always greater than our sins or limitations to pray for ourselves is to place ourselves before the spirit of God
 are you struggling to love yourself
 do you wish to step away from self-hate cells rejection or self-condemnation
 if so and please pray with me
 gracious and loving God I know that your word declares that I have made in your image you call me your child and speak words of ceaseless Grace any internal Mercy
 but I have a hard time accepting these truths for myself but I look at myself I see only my fault my insufficiencies my mistakes I see a sinner to be condemned rather than a child to be loved
 But You O Lord do love me you do extend the grace you do and Brace me even when I cannot Embrace myself
 Lord Jesus open this truth to my life
 help me see who I am in your sight bless my eyes to see the qualities and traits that are good and beautiful Within Me trait that point to your handiwork
 I pray that you infuse these gifts with your spirit so that these Heavenly qualities May grow Within Me
 release my tongue to declare your goodness revealed in my life give me words that help articulate who I am and you know me claim my beloved miss when I am tempted to deny it open my mouth and praise when I am tempted to speak words of rejection
 finally Lord Jesus Christ
 lead me into Times of rest and healing
 but I am threatened with being overworked Brent out exhausted or discouraged call me away from my busyness to rest in you give me boldness to treat myself well to work to my own healing to be at peace with who I am
 help me to Delight in myself as you Delight in me
 heavenly father I long to be the person you have created me to be help me to express the love that you so lavishly bestowed upon my life
 and may I respond to your spirit that continues to transform Me In Your Grace
 I pray all of this in the name of Jesus Christ my Lord
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