A letter to you

I know you don't really think any of this is true, so I'm writing it to always remind you. I just got done reading how God really does want us to love ourselves, He first commands us to love Him with all our heart, soul, and mind, Then He goes on to command us to love our neighbor as ourselves, but I know you always forget to love yourself, and I have learned how important God thinks it is to love who you are, I have often believed to put others before me, but this I have learned is so wrong. We first have to love ourselves or we are no good to others, so this is a reminder to you, to love who you are. I pray that when you forget these things, this is an open reminder to all the truth of who you are, and that when you can't remember, you have this to read over and over again, and I pray that strength would come because of this.
You are a good person, you really care for others and their well beings, you want all to know who God is, so you try your best to live for Him. You are a good wife, constantly doing all you can to better your marriage, and search God to show you new ways to love your husband. You love being a wife, you love making your husband happy, and would do anything for him. You are a good mother, from a young age you were made for this, I know it's all you dreamed about becoming. You love your kids, and do your best always, I have seen you fail, but not with out picking back up again to make things right. As a mother, you love your kids, and understand they are God's and summit to His authority in how you should raise your kids, you are constantly reexamining how you raise them, in hopes to do right before your kids. You make mistakes, but are open about the mistakes, and show the forgiveness of God to those around you. You are a good sister, I know you would do anything for your family, and are constantly praying the best for your family. Your a good daughter, knowing that times are hard, but honoring your parents in prayer to God, knowing that His Glory will come through. You are a good friend, you think of your friends often, and try to let them know you love them, if they really need you, you are there. You give good advise, because you try to always give Godly advise. You are a good example to those around you, just by being you, by being real, which you have always set out to do.

I want you to know that you are beautiful, even though I know you struggle with this one. The bible says He made you! He created you, you are wonderfully and perfectly made. When you look in the mirror, from now on I want you to see the beauty of your creator, thank Him for all He has given you, stop putting your self down, because you are putting down the works of your Creator. Yes you have flaws, but those are just outer flaws, and even though you can not see it, they are beautiful, because they are you, except them, except you, now is the time to begin loving yourself, so God can fully love you. Throw those insecurities out the window, so the wind can take them far, far, far, away. You are fun, you have a good sense of humor, you love to have a good time, don't let this world steal your joy!!! It's o.k. to have emotions, it's o.k. to get angry, sad, and sometimes feel down, your Creator gave you those feelings stop feeling guilty for having them, instead talk to God about them, and He will reveal why you have those feelings, and show you what to do with them. If you truly want to love yourself, you have to love God first, so you can truly understand why you are the way you are. You are gifted, and you are strong! You have the mind of Christ, and nothing is impossible with Him. You have talents and gifts that God is waiting to show you what they are, people do care what you have to say, and they really do listen. You are not forgotten, You are loved. I know you are all of these things and have a hard time trusting these things about yourself, because you are me.

Today I set out to do as God commanded and love myself, it was not easy to write, and it may seem boastful, but it is not, It was challenging, but it was freeing, it was allowing myself to see how God sees me, and to confess who I am, and to begin loving myself as God has commanded me to do. I believe as I wrote this things were breaking off my life, I hunger to be used for Christ, but if I can't love and know who I really am, I cannot be used the way God wants to use me. I always thought I had to love others before myself, but I learned we have to love others as much as ourselves, so if I don't love who I am, how can I love others? It's God's orders.