I have been thinking about this scripture so much lately and what it means regards human relations in every area of our lives.
We casually throw this statement about but it’s one that is very deep and multi-faceted.
I have been guilty of touting this as the best way of navigating relationships as well. So why the sudden change. It struck me that ‘love your neighbour as yourself’ is a major reason why the problem of dysfunctional relationships exist.
The very statement assumes that everyone has mastery in loving themselves in a healthy way; which we know is not the case in many cases.
Having a healthy selflove is rooted in the ability of being self-aware. Self awareness requires that you are aware of your strengths and weaknesses which enables you to draw healthy boundaries, and practice effective self-leadership as a result. When you are aware of what your make up is, it enables you to know how to nourish yourself which is part of self love.
Once you stay loving yourself in the way you need to uniquely consistently, you navigate life refreshed, full and overflowing in your spirit, soul, mind and body. Its only then that a person can extend what is already overflowing in them to another because people can only give what they have.
Making time to get to know yourself to know how to love yourself is a sign of self- worthiness . It is when we are awakened to the fact that we are worthy that we become intentional at selflove. And more often than not, people who live from a place of worthiness are able to place priceless value on another human being and love them as much as they love themselves.
Bottom line, more often than not the way we show love to people is a reflection on how we love ourselves and our sense of worthiness.
How are you loving your neighbour in this season of your life? What does that say about you?
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