SELF CARE - JESUS CARE

Not sure how old I was when I realized that I was never taught to love myself or that you actually needed to. I guess I always thought that loving myself was selfish. I did not know that I needed to take care of myself, take care of myself physically, yet also take care of me spiritually and most importantly, take care of my heart. As a young new mother I would always hear women say “You need to take care of yourself in order to take better care of your husband and children.” I think the saying would better be served as, “One must take care of themselves in order to be the very best person, to grow and learn and thrive, for themselves!” Why do we need only better ourselves and take care of ourselves, so that we can be or do things for others? I think it first starts with me, and it is not selfish. Never apologize for taking care of yourself! I have learned that I need to be there first for me, and others will be there first for themselves. What we can give comes from the abundance, the overflow. It's hard to ladle soup from a cracked leaky pot, for me it has always been from a pot that is dry to the point of being rusty, yet I still ladled from it continually until sadly there was no me left. (this I am still working on!)

Jesus consistently went alone to pray and spend time with our precious Father. He was renewed and fulfilled. I have learned the very hard way that I must take care of myself on a very regular basis. My time with Daddy revives me and I feel like me again. Our time together strengthens me and gives me endurance for the tasks ahead which He has prepared for me to do. I am a temple, I must take care of myself. You are a temple, you must take care of yourself. That soup pot needs to be full and healthy before we start giving it out. Some days it will take longer than others, some days it will not happen at all, but in the end as we serve Jesus, He fills us up and His love and His timing is always perfect!

Mark 1:35     Luke 5:15-16  Luke 6:12   Romans 12:1-2  1 Corinthians 3:16-17

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