[Faith-talk] FW: IBGN~NEWSLETTER~ God Loves You More Than You Love Yourself

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> I trust that everyone is having a great day!
> 
> Eric
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> Original Message: 
> From: Momsooky <momsooky at yahoo.com>
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> Subject: IBGN~NEWSLETTER~ God Loves You More Than You Love Yourself
> Date: 
> Mon, 26 Oct 2009 16:15:18 -0700 (PDT)
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> God Loves You More Than You Love Yourself
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> ROMANS 5:8 NKJ
> 8 But God demonstrates His own love toward us, in that while we
> were still sinners, Christ died for us.
>  
> God has proven His love for you. So don't doubt it.
> What proves that God loves you more than you love yourself? He
> died in your place -- suffering the punishment for sin that you
> deserved, so you could go free. God was more willing to suffer
> Himself than to see you suffer.
>  
> Of course, the devil constantly tries to get you to doubt that
> God loves you. That's why you must rely on what the Bible says
> -- not what your feelings or circumstances may tell you.
>  
> You may think you don't love yourself -- maybe you think you
> hate yourself. Even if you don't think too highly of what you
> have done, you still love yourself in the sense that you desire
> the best for yourself. You don't desire pain or loss.
>  
> So it is with God -- He desires good for you -- even more than
> you do. And He demonstrated at Calvary that He would put your
> interest before His own.
>  
> 1 JOHN 4:16 NKJ
> 16 And we have known and believed the love that God has for us.
> God is love, and he who abides in love abides in God, and God
> in him.
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> There are at least two reasons why God loves you so much.
> 
> First, it is His nature to love. The Bible says that God is
> love. Love is the word that best describes God's nature.
>  
> Second, you are His creation. God loves you just as good
> earthly parents love their offspring. People may not seem very
> special to others, but to their mother and father they are
> always special. This should help you understand how God could
> really like you -- even though you may not like yourself very
> much.
>  
> Also, God sees you as you can be and will become -- not just as
> you are now. God has faith in you and in His ability to make
> you someone special.
>  
> SAY THIS: I choose to believe what the Bible says: God loves
> me.
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> "a merry heart doeth good like a medicine" Prov 17:22
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