Power of self -love: Why do you need to love yourself first (and how faith can help you do that)
When was the last time she looked at the mirror and said, I love you? Not only informally, but really looked at yourself in her eyes and means that?
For many people, the answer is never.
This is a tragic.
Because love yourself is not only about feeling satisfied – it is about to survive. It is related to health. It comes to ensuring that you are not in a state of war constantly with yourself, and wear yourself until your body and mind surrender.
Do not like yourself, not just a mental or emotional issue. It affects your physical health in ways that you may not realize. Stress, anxiety, exhaustion and even weak immunity-this is only a few ways that you can show in your body.
Let’s talk about the reason for your love at all Negotiable– And how your faith in God can help you do that.
What happens when you don’t like yourself?
It is easy to think of self -love as a gentle concept that is satisfied. But the truth is, Do not love yourself real consequences– both mentally and physically.
Here is how a lack of self -love can lead to disease:
1. Chronic stress and anxiety
When you constantly criticize yourself, compare yourself to others, or feel that you are not enough, your body remains in Tension. Cortisol stress releases the hormone responsible for the response of “fighting or flying”.
A little natural pressure. But when you become chronic – when you constantly feel insufficient, guilty or shame – your cortisol levels remain high, and your body suffers. You may face:
• Frequent headache
• Muscle tension or body pain
• Insomnia or fatigue
• Digestive system problems
• Heart issues (high blood pressure, increased risk of heart disease)
2. The weak immune system
Did you know that the negative conversation of self and self -hatred can actually weaken your immune system? Studies have shown that people with high levels of tension, depression and self -criticism are more likely to disease.
If you are always working on the vacuum – at all, do not prioritize yourself, and never speak with yourself – you are more likely to have colds, infections and even chronic diseases.
3. Unhealthy confrontation mechanisms
When we do not like ourselves, we often move on unhealthy habits for pain. Excessive food, drinking, smoking, excessive relationships, and toxic relationships – these are all ways that people try to fill the void when they do not feel love.
The problem? These behaviors Just make things worse. They do not fix the main issue.
What does it really mean to love yourself?
Self -love is not only limited to bubble baths and spa days (although they are also great). It relates to you Treat yourself dailyHow do you think about yourself, how do you talk to yourself, and how to appear to yourself.
Here are some real daily ways to practice self -love:
1. Talk gently to yourself
Have you ever told your best friend, “You are very stupid. You won’t be good enough?” no? Then why do you say these things for yourself?
Love yourself means Change the conversation in your head. Start replacing the negative talk about kindness:
• instead of “I am like this failure,” He says “I learn and grow.”
• instead of “I hate my body,” He says “I appreciate my body to carry me all life.”
• instead of “I will never be enough”, “ He says “I deserve as I am.”
How does Christian faith help us love ourselves
One of the biggest misconceptions about self-love-especially in Christian circles-is selfish. If you love yourself a lot, you will become proud or disgraced for itself.
But this cannot be further from the truth.
God himself calls us to love ourselves. In Mark 12:31, Jesus says, “I love your neighbor as yourself.” This means we Not possible I love others well unless we love ourselves first.
1. Knowing your value in Christ
One of the biggest reasons that make people struggle with self -love is that they do not feel worthwhile. They feel they are Not enoughNot smart enough, not attractive enough, and not successful enough.
But this is the truth: Its value does not depend on what you do – it is based on those who say God.
• You are afraid and wonderful (Psalm 139: 14)
• You were chosen and lovedly loved (Colossian 3:12)
• It was created in the image of God (Genesis 1:27)
If the creator of the universe sees that you deserve, value and beloved –Who are you saying otherwise?
2. Determine the borders
Self -love means Not to allow people to deplete you. If someone makes you feel constantly bad about yourself, there is nothing wrong with staying away. If your work destroys your mental health, then it is okay to search for something better.
The borders are not selfish – it is necessary. You don’t have to be available to everyone all the time. Protect your peace.
3. Leaving shame and feeling guilty
Many of us carry shame From our previous mistakes. We restore the old failures in our heads and convince ourselves that we are out of redemption.
But this no What God wants for us.
Romans reminds us 8: 1: “There is now no condemnation of those who are in Christ Jesus.”
God has already forgiven you. The question is – do you forgive yourself?
4. Treat your body as a temple
Love yourself means Care your body, mind and soul– Because they belong to God.
1 Corinthians 6: 19-20 says, “Do you not know that your bodies are the temples of the Holy Spirit, who is in you, who you received from God?
This means:
• Eat nutritious foods
• Get enough comfort
• Avoid toxic effects
• Words of life speak on yourself
Self-care is not only about you-it revolves around honoring the body that God has given you.
5. Find comfort in the love of God
When you are constantly striving for perfection, you always try to be enoughIt is stressful. But God did not ask us to carry this burden alone.
Jesus says in Matthew 11:28, “Come to me, everyone who feels anxious and burdened, and I will give you comfort.”
Sometimes, it means love yourself Let’s go and trust in God. This means surrendering to the need to be perfect and embrace the grace it offers freely.
You deserve your love – and God says that
At the end of the day, the most important relationship that you will share at all is the relationship Yourself and with God.
God does not want you to hate yourself. He does not want you to walk in life, not worth it or not enough. I created you in PhotoAnd invite you Mahboub, Mukhtar, and Thamin.
Therefore, do not make yourself the worst enemy for you.
Be kind with yourself. Take care of yourself. Love yourself.
And if you do not actually –Go look at the mirror and say it:
“I love you. And most importantly, God loves me.”
Because you deserve to hear it. And you deserve to believe that. ❤