Read this post for an explanation!
My Definition of Self Love - Learning not to hate yourself;
being okay with past mistakes, but not repeating them; refusing to use
current failures as fuel for self-hate and instead using them as
opportunities to improve; and reminding yourself, "You are loved, you
are valuable, and you are God's child."
This is one of the questions that perked my interest in this writing challenge, and yet is one of the questions that has required much thinking.
The mistake I hold against myself the most is probably not being a very good friend. In middle school, I was atrociously petty it's something I still struggle with. I'm very jealous, and if I'm not "the best friend," I feel as if it isn't worth it to be friends at all. I often set myself up to be emotional stability for people and then beat myself up when I make a mistake and miss a phone call or text and I'm not able to be there for them. I lost a very dear friend a couple years ago, and all the times that I could've talked to him and I didn't still leave me frustrated with myself.
Regardless of what has happened in the past, if I am to be a good friend to the people in my life now, I have to let go of the past. When possible, I have apologized to the people that I have hurt and sought their forgiveness, which they have granted. So maybe it's true, that the only person I need to forgive right now is myself.
J's Thoughts:
Believers often forgive themselves for the wrong things. We are often willing to forgive ourselves for "little" sins such as gluttony, losing our temper, or gossiping. We forgive ourselves, saying, "It's not a big deal" when these sins are still dangerous and serious; then we continue doing them anyway. Yet when commit sins that we view as "big," we are unable to forgive ourselves, even if we've confessed and repented. While we may feel unforgiven, the truth is that the"big sins" that are breaking our hearts have already been made clean, and the little sins that we have carelessly forgiven ourselves of are the true issues in our hearts.
J's Thoughts:
Believers often forgive themselves for the wrong things. We are often willing to forgive ourselves for "little" sins such as gluttony, losing our temper, or gossiping. We forgive ourselves, saying, "It's not a big deal" when these sins are still dangerous and serious; then we continue doing them anyway. Yet when commit sins that we view as "big," we are unable to forgive ourselves, even if we've confessed and repented. While we may feel unforgiven, the truth is that the"big sins" that are breaking our hearts have already been made clean, and the little sins that we have carelessly forgiven ourselves of are the true issues in our hearts.
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