How to Love Yourself Like God Loves You (2024)

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How to Love Yourself Like God Loves You? ›

They could be as simple as speaking kindly to yourself, taking breaks when needed, or engaging in activities that make you happy. Other self-love habits include practicing gratitude, spending time in nature, eating nourishing food, and exercising in a way that feels good to your body.

They could be as simple as speaking kindly to yourself, taking breaks when needed, or engaging in activities that make you happy. Other self-love habits include practicing gratitude, spending time in nature, eating nourishing food, and exercising in a way that feels good to your body.

Only you can let yourself be loved by God—make His love a permanent resident in your heart. “Do not love the world or anything in the world. If anyone loves the world, love for the Father is not in them” (1 John 2:15).

One of the most inspiring bible verses about loving yourself is in 1 Corinthians 13:4-7. Self-love is not about putting yourself above others to boost your self-image. Neither is it beating yourself up when things go awry. No, self-love is about being patient and kind to yourself even when mistakes were made.

Self-love is knowing and accepting that you deserve as much love and affection as anyone else on earth. It means taking care of your physical, mental, emotional, and spiritual needs with kindness. Sad to say, many people don't treat themselves very well. However, it's vital that you love yourself enough.

We need to turn away from our sins, believe that Jesus is God's Son and our Savior, and submit to Him as Lord of our lives. By doing so, we receive salvation and eternal life.

Giving God your whole heart starts with giving him all your sin. He has paid it all off if you would but give it to him. Maybe you have never repented and given it to him, or maybe you have, but struggle to surrender and entrust your heart fully to him. Either way, you can.

Take, for example, Romans 10:9-10—“if you confess with your mouth that Jesus is Lord and believe in your heart that God raised him from the dead, you will be saved. For with the heart one believes and is justified, and with the mouth one confesses and is saved.”

What does Jesus teach about self-love? ›

Many times, I've heard Matthew 22:35-40 applied like this: when Jesus says to love your neighbor as yourself, he is saying that self-love is a prerequisite for loving others. You don't have anything to offer unless you take care of yourself first.

“Thou mayest choose for thyself, for it is given unto thee” (Moses 3:17). God has told us through His prophets that we are free to choose between good and evil. We may choose liberty and eternal life by following Jesus Christ.

Simply put, vanity is the shallow appreciation of self. Vanity is "skin-deep" and in only recognizing your physical looks, you miss out on having a deeper connection with yourself. Self-love is not vanity: it is taking in the whole you and loving the whole you from the inside-out.

We may be struggling with low self-esteem, feeling like we don't measure up. We might think that in order to be worthy of love, we need to meet certain expectations we set for ourselves or expectations laid out for us by others. Not feeling worthy of love is often a result of negative self-talk.

Way too often it is hard for us to love and accept ourselves the way we are. The mind finds it challenging to accept the negative side of ourselves and still rise above it. Some people feel as if self-love is almost too egoistic and leads them to being too passive in overcoming their dark side.

Low self-esteem often stems from many causes. Five common factors that play a role include negative self-talk, mental health disorders, poor coping skills, rumination, and low resilience to stress.