Do you believe you must like yourself before you can like others?
Do you believe you must love yourself before you can love others?
If your answers to these two questions is yes, when will you know when you have liked yourself enough before you can like others? And when will you know when you have loved yourself enough before you can love others?
In reality, the answers to these two quesions are about your own self-image, which is how you view yourself, and how you hope that others view you. The answers are not about others, but they are about you.
If you do not believe you are liked or loved by others, you will do things to get people to like you or to love you. In other words, to be liked or loved by others is something you believe you must earn; something you must work for, such as wages, because you believe that being liked or loved is something you deserve.
You have a poor self-image of yourself because you do not receive the attention that you believe you should be getting. You do not think that you are worthy, so you will do things that will project an image of yourself that is not real. You will do things for others for your own self-glory. You will desire credit for the things you do for others, such as a "thank you" card or a slap on the back. You want to be successful, not others. You want to hit the home run, not another member of the team. You are more interested in your own success than the success of your team.
Part of this self-image is jealousy and envy. You have difficulty complimenting others. You are not happy about the success of a friend or a family member. In your heart, you actually hope that others will fail in their endeavors. For if others are successful in their pursuits, this means they will be getting attention instead of you.
To believe that you must like and love yourself before you can like and love others is a false premise, which is the result of pride; for in pride we elevate ourselves before others, which is self-love; and with self-love comes self-praise, self-adoration, and self-gratification; and because of self-love, it is impossible to like or to love others, whom we can see, which also means it is impossible to love God, whom we cannot see.
Because of this self-love, it is also impossible for us to admit our faults or mistakes in the presence of others, which also means it is impossible for us to admit that we are sinners in the presence of Almighty God.
Not only does this self-love elevate ourselves above others, but we also elevate ourselves above Almighty God, which means that it will be impossible for you to become a servant of God because your life is consumed with serving yourself. Because you are not truthfully interested in others, how can you truthfully be interested in God?
Do you believe you must love yourself before you can love others?
If your answers to these two questions is yes, when will you know when you have liked yourself enough before you can like others? And when will you know when you have loved yourself enough before you can love others?
In reality, the answers to these two quesions are about your own self-image, which is how you view yourself, and how you hope that others view you. The answers are not about others, but they are about you.
If you do not believe you are liked or loved by others, you will do things to get people to like you or to love you. In other words, to be liked or loved by others is something you believe you must earn; something you must work for, such as wages, because you believe that being liked or loved is something you deserve.
You have a poor self-image of yourself because you do not receive the attention that you believe you should be getting. You do not think that you are worthy, so you will do things that will project an image of yourself that is not real. You will do things for others for your own self-glory. You will desire credit for the things you do for others, such as a "thank you" card or a slap on the back. You want to be successful, not others. You want to hit the home run, not another member of the team. You are more interested in your own success than the success of your team.
Part of this self-image is jealousy and envy. You have difficulty complimenting others. You are not happy about the success of a friend or a family member. In your heart, you actually hope that others will fail in their endeavors. For if others are successful in their pursuits, this means they will be getting attention instead of you.
To believe that you must like and love yourself before you can like and love others is a false premise, which is the result of pride; for in pride we elevate ourselves before others, which is self-love; and with self-love comes self-praise, self-adoration, and self-gratification; and because of self-love, it is impossible to like or to love others, whom we can see, which also means it is impossible to love God, whom we cannot see.
Because of this self-love, it is also impossible for us to admit our faults or mistakes in the presence of others, which also means it is impossible for us to admit that we are sinners in the presence of Almighty God.
Not only does this self-love elevate ourselves above others, but we also elevate ourselves above Almighty God, which means that it will be impossible for you to become a servant of God because your life is consumed with serving yourself. Because you are not truthfully interested in others, how can you truthfully be interested in God?
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