In Mark 12 Jesus shares the the two most important commandments – to love the Lord your God with all your heart, soul, mind and strength and to love your neighbor as yourself.
I think we probably remember the love the Lord part.
And we likely remember the love your neighbor part, too. But that as yourself part—those are the words we forget.
Jesus knew that our self-care wasn’t just about us. Loving ourselves has a positive ripple effect on our families, our neighbors, our communities and the world.
We are the body of Christ. We belong to one another and desperately need one another’s love. But that starts with the way we love ourselves.
Just think of what the world would look like if we really embraced Jesus’s commandment.
If we started exercising and took
control of our eating habits.
If we made time to be creative.
If we spent time in the Word.
We would be healthier.
We would be happier.
We would love our neighbors better.
We wouldn’t neglect our friends when they are going through painful seasons, too wrapped up in our own busyness.
Instead, we would be able to radically love the way Jesus has called us to do.
In this talk Jessica will share practical ways for women to make time for themselves and practice self-care, which will then equip them to radically love their neighbors as Jesus commanded.