Friday
PRaP 12/8/06
 
“Ten Guidelines From GOD”  Part 10 of 10
 
Oh Boy the conclusion!  Are you ready for this?
 
10. LOVE YOURSELF:
As much as I love you, how can you not love yourself? You were created by Me for one reason only -- to be loved, and to love in return. I am a God of Love. Love Me. Love your neighbors. But also love yourself. It makes My heart ache when I see you so angry with yourself when things go wrong. You are very precious to me.  Don't ever forget...
 
Don’t ever forget that God is Love and he describes Himself in 1 Corinthians 13.  He doesn’t say be IN love with yourself but love you to the point of taking care of yourself.  How can you love God if you can’t love yourself?  Bad things happen and there is no way around those things unless you hole yourself up in some cave somewhere in the middle of nowhere and do absolutely nothing.  Even then you are in danger of starvation or attack from wild animals.  We are our own worse enemies.  We all make mistakes and some bad choices in our lives but that is just it “LIFE”.  What you do with it is what makes it successful or miserable.  If you make a bad choice and dwell upon it you will more then likely make your whole day miserable and some dwell on it for a lifetime so their lives are miserable.  But if you make a bad choice and then correct it without fighting it then get over it and move on and seek forgiveness of whatever sin it is you keep holding on to thinking God wont forgive you for it, you will find a happier you and an easy to love you.  There used to be these bumper stickers that used to be on many cars and I saw a few t-shirts that said “Sh_t Happens, Have a Nice Day” with a smiley face on it.  Well that saying is so true. Stuff occurs don’t let it ruin your day or your life for that matter.  Life is too short to dwell on past mistakes.  Love You For Who You Are! God Does!  Now there’s a slogan for a t-shirt with a smiley face.
 
Colossians 3:12
Therefore, as God's chosen people, holy and dearly loved, clothe yourselves with compassion, kindness, humility, gentleness and patience.
Colossians 3:11-13 (in Context) Colossians 3 (Whole Chapter)
2 Thessalonians 3:5
May the Lord direct your hearts into God's love and Christ's perseverance.
2 Thessalonians 3:4-6 (in Context) 2 Thessalonians 3 (Whole Chapter)
1 John 2:5
But if anyone obeys his word, God's love is truly made complete in him. This is how we know we are in him:
1 John 2:4-6 (in Context) 1 John 2 (Whole Chapter)
1 John 4:7
[ God's Love and Ours ] Dear friends, let us love one another, for love comes from God. Everyone who loves has been born of God and knows God.
1 John 4:6-8 (in Context) 1 John 4 (Whole Chapter)
Jude 1:21
Keep yourselves in God's love as you wait for the mercy of our Lord Jesus Christ to bring you to eternal life.
Jude 1:20-22 (in Context) Jude 1 (Whole Chapter)
 
PRaP These
 
PEACE and AGAPE LOVE, Pastor, Dad, DJ Dude
 
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