God loves you. God has a plan for your life. He is inside you. He is with you always. He loves you. He cares about you. He catches every tear drop that falls from your eyes. He wipes your brow. He tenderly caresses you. So how can we learn to love ourselves and this life that we have been gifted with in the same way that God loves us?
We have to understand that there is a process going on in our lives and that God is leading that. Life will not always be a bunch of roses, we all will have our ups and downs but those down times are the times when we must particularly place our faith in God and let him lead us.
The Bible says that God sees the end from the beginning. God sees where you are going to be if you stay faithful to him and he will do what he can to keep you on that path but you also have to do your part, which may not always make you feel good but it is necessary if you want to move on.
Some of you don't have a good life, or don't perceive that you have a good life. You may have been abused at a time when you needed tenderness and love. You may have been robbed of all your worldly goods when you vitally needed a certain possession. Your current life may not be ideal either, sometimes the past overflows into the present and sometimes the present is full of present day problems. But, whether you are at a stage to believe this or not, God has been with you every step of the way and he sent his son Jesus to help you overcome your problems and heal. Everyone that Jesus healed, lived and then eventually died a natural death but the actual healing opened up his ministry to them and changed their lives in other ways too.
You do not have to feel bad about yourself just because someone else has been bad to you. If someone has abused you it is not a requirement that you abuse yourself also and I would urge you to please turn to God to help you realise this. It is a fundamental part of moving on with your life.
Isaiah 61 "He has sent me to bind up the broken hearted, to proclaim freedom for the captives and release from darkness for the prisoners" - Jesus set many captives free, released them from their chains and opened prison doors for them, lots of different sorts of prison doors, mental and emotional prison doors. Emotions that the prisoners had were such as hatred, bitterness and resentment. God understands you. He loves you, because you are his child. God has offered you his Kingdom in exchange for your prison. Take it! It will be the best decision you ever make. Peace, righteousness and joy can be with you always if you can accept Jesus into your heart. Don't be a prisoner. You do not need to be. Make the move and let Jesus come and live inside of you and make you want he wants you to be. This one decision will be the most awesome decision you make and your life will never be the same again.
Will you allow yourself to be released from your prison?
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