I've recently read an article by Allison Vesterfelt called, How to Find Love. This article is essentially teaching people how to love themselves.
Not just be okay with yourself, or tolerate yourself, but to find the reasoning behind poisoning thoughts and why they take root. The main point of this article is to capture my thoughts. This was extremely poignant for me, and definitely needed to be reminded Whose I am! Here are some points that I jotted down as I read the article. I've attached the link at the bottom.
- Loving myself ---"I acknowledge I'm not exactly where I want to be, but I accept myself fully and completely, just as I am."
- I am worthy of loving myself---once I get over the false humility that I don't deserve the Father's love, then I can actually experience true gratefulness!
- Let fear go--this is a big one for me. I feel so confident at times, but find myself leaning on my insecurities instead of the truth of who I am. "Our criticism of others is often the way that we see ourselves"
- I'm not perfect, but I don't need to be
- Change my thought patterns
- *get less busy. I actually starred this one because I almost told myself, "Ah, I can ignore this one." I know I probably need this one the most!
I felt this knot of worry in my gut---that I hadn't even known was there!---releasing as I realized the truth behind these words! Allison encourages us that the love we feel for ourself can stay with us, no matter what takes place in life! Before closing, let me note: I DONT BELIEVE ANY OF THIS IS PERMANENTLY POSSIBLE WITHOUT THE FATHER! Strong will is not enough to make permanent change unless He has control of your life! I hope this impacts you as much as it did me, and that you at least find one grain of truth that you can latch onto!
