I've come up with a new saying which may as well be an old one:
To find a friend, one must first befriend oneself.
It's something like that verse in the Bible,
"love thy neighbor as thyself"
Yet where does loving yourself get lost in the scheme of things? In serving and "loving" the people around us, we so often forget to look after our own needs to the point of exhaustion.
By trusting God with the lives of those we love and having faith that he will care for them in ways we are incapable of, we learn to love ourselves more and let go of what is so difficult to- our control, our ability, and our desire to prove our worth.
I wish sometimes that God would speak more clearly to me about His love, but it seems to often come when least expected, like a flash of lighting or gentle breeze. This weekend I drove up San Luis Mountain through Perfumo Canyon and took my lunch on the side of the road. Earlier that day, I had asked God to prove to me that he was capable of miracles and all I had to do was look before my eyes and see the formation of the mountains and valley below and I knew it.
He is capable of more than miracles.
Falling back into His arms I heard Him say "Why do you always question my love?". And I pondered His words will all of my heart.
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