Paige on Self-Respect vs. Conceit

~Friday for Friends~

Today I'll do something different, which I hope you don't mind.

There's this pretty good blog, In Real Life, and yesterday it had a post: Paige on Self-Respect Vs. Conceit. This is something I've been thinking about lately.

^"Jesus replied: “‘Love the Lord your God with all your heart and with all your soul and with all your mind.’^[a] This is the first and greatest commandment. And the second is like it: ‘Love your neighbor as yourself.’^[b] All the Law and the Prophets hang on these two commandments.”
Matthew 22:37-40 (NIV)

What do you think about the blog post and the Bible passage? Does the passage mean we should like ourselves? Respect ourselves? Love ourselves? Or not?

We. Are. Loved.

~Tuesday Thoughts~

Nancy Rue has just started a mini-series on her blog about self-respect. Note: not self-obsession. Self-respect. Respecting the person God made us to be.

It's a very important topic for those who feel like they can't measure up. Here are the three posts so far: A Little Respect, First Move Toward Self-Respect: Changing The Language, and Second Move Toward Self-Respect: Enough With The Name-Calling.

Hawk Nelson has a great song on this: "Live Like You're Loved. " Here are the lyrics.

We are indeed loved by the Creator of the Universe. Let's live like it and share the news!

"But God demonstrates his own love for us in this: While we were still sinners, Christ died for us."
Romans 5:8 (NIV)

How about you? Do you feel worthless sometimes? What helps you to remember that God is always with you?