Valentine's Day is not just for
couples. God said to love our neighbor as our self. He did not say better than
our self, but as our self - with the same fervency that we love our neighbor,
we can also love our self.
God created us as a body, soul
and spirit; and it is imperative that we remain healthy in all three areas in
order to serve Him without hindrance or reservation.
If we ignore our self, because
God did not choose to give us that special someone to relate to in life at this
time, we cheat our self of our God-given opportunity to bless our self in the
name of Christ.
Jesus thought you were special
enough to die for you, and you can certainly consider yourself important enough
to bless in the same manner as you bless your family, neighbors and church
family with your life and resources.
So, ask yourself what you want
for Valentine's Day and get it (of course, be financially responsible). You are
special and you are a person too. God wants to use you to bless yourself too.
The way we
view life is often full of negative thoughts and feelings, which cause us to
make negative choices and to speak negative words. These negative aspects
needlessly spiral our life downward.
Changing to
a positive outlook helps us to defeat fear and depression. Finding our peace
and joy under the wings of our Heavenly Father gives us constant positive
thoughts and feelings regardless of our circumstances.
This
relationships starts with recognizing that Jesus Christ died for our sins and
paid the sin debt that we owed. He gave His life as a ransom for ours, took our
sins to Calvary's cross and gave us His righteousness as our eternal gift. God
thinks we are special, and we are.
Prayer:
Father God,
thank You that we live a fulfilled life by depending on You alone. We need no
person, place or thing to feel complete, because Your Word tells us that as
authentic Believers, we are already complete in You (Colossians 2:10). Give us
eyes to see and ears to hear the Truth of Your Kingdom and to notice when
people around us need a manifestation of Your love through us.
Use Your
Word to speak special thoughts to us as we seek Your face during difficult,
lonely or trying times during our life. We praise You with all of our heart and
we do not reserve an ounce of our affection for any person, place or thing. We
love the people and pets and things that You give us in this life with Your
Agape love, but we do not depend on them for our happiness.
Thought for
the Day:
When we read
the Bible, God's Word, we find it full of positive promises and thoughts that
we can live by, share with others, and count on every day of our life.
