Could you love yourself better?

Could you love yourself better? “Love your neighbor as yourself.” (Matthew 22:39 NIV) This is a very well-known verse. And it’s also one we fail at again and again. Yet this command isn’t just important to God—it’s the MOST important. Because Jesus said: “You must love the Lord your God with all your heart, all your soul, and all your mind.’ This is the first and greatest commandment. A second is EQUALLY important: Love your neighbor as yourself.” (Matthew 22:37-39 NLT, emphasis mine) Today, let’s start with the self-love part. “Love your neighbor AS YOURSELF.” (Matthew 22:39 NIV, emphasis mine) So what does it actually look like to “love yourself”? Let me make it simple: To love means to do good. 😙 So loving yourself means: doing GOOD to yourself. And doing good to yourself doesn’t mean giving yourself everything you want or running up your credit card. It also doesn’t mean comforting yourself with a fifth slice of cake when you’re frustrated. Doing good to yourself might look like this: going to bed early when your body is tired. Putting your phone aside when your mind is already overloaded—because THAT is what actually does you GOOD. Or, you made a mistake. Instead of beating yourself up for days, doing good for yourself—loving yourself—means saying: “Okay, that wasn’t perfect. But I’m learning from it. I’ll ask God for forgiveness. And I’m still valuable. Still lovable.” Another example: you realize a “friend” is constantly draining your energy. Doing GOOD to yourself means setting boundaries instead of letting everything slide. Suddenly, this ancient commandment has a very modern power: “Love your neighbor as yourself.” (Matthew 22:39 NIV) It also means: Be a good friend to yourself before you can be a good friend to others. ✨ Miracle Thought of the Day: If you want GOOD for others, it begins with doing good to YOURSELF first! ❤️ So: how can you grow in this? You are a miracle! Déborah Rosenkranz