When it comes to love, we often think of it in terms of loving others. But what about loving ourselves?

When it comes to love, we often think of it in terms of loving others. But what about loving ourselves? Can we love ourselves and still not love our sinning selves?

Just like we can love a sinner but not the sin, we can love ourselves but not our sin. It is possible to love the person we are while also not approves of the things we do that are harmful to ourselves and others.

The Bible tells us that we are to love our neighbor as ourselves (Mark 12:31). This means that we should extend the same love and grace to ourselves that we would to others. We should not be so quick to forgive others while being unwilling to forgive ourselves.

We are also told in 1 John 4:7-8 that “Beloved, let us love one another, for love is from God, and whoever loves has been born of God and knows God. Anyone who does not love does not know God, because God is love.”

This means that love starts with God and should be our motivation for everything we do. When we love others, including ourselves, we are acting in accordance with God’s will.

It can be difficult to love ourselves when we don’t feel like we deserve it. We may feel like we are not good enough or that we have done too many things wrong. But the truth is that we are all sinners in need of God’s grace.

No one is perfect, and we all make mistakes. But God loves us anyway. He is patient and forgiving, and He wants us to love ourselves the way He loves us.

We can start by practicing self-compassion. This means being kind and understanding towards ourselves when we make mistakes. We can also extend grace to ourselves by forgiving ourselves and moving on.

It is also important to remember that our worth is not based on our performance or achievements. We are valuable simply because we are children of God.

When we focus on loving ourselves in this way, we will be better able to show love to others. We can also be an example to others of what it looks like to love ourselves in a healthy way.