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00:00:00 --> 00:00:00 Nope,

00:00:01 --> 00:00:03 not talking about a significant other,

00:00:03 --> 00:00:04 kids,

00:00:04 --> 00:00:05 other family,

00:00:06 --> 00:00:06 or pets.

00:00:07 --> 00:00:07 Tune in.

00:00:10 --> 00:00:11 Hello,

00:00:11 --> 00:00:13 and welcome to Momo 634,

00:00:13 --> 00:00:19 the daily podcast chock full of faith-filled inspiration and motivation.

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00:00:22 --> 00:00:27 Momo 634, motivational moments just for today.

00:00:42 --> 00:00:45 Dating Myself, as I often do.

00:00:45 --> 00:00:49 Our title today is taken from the hit song from 1970.

00:00:50 --> 00:00:51 But really,

00:00:51 --> 00:00:56 I'm talking about the type of love many find the hardest to

00:00:56 --> 00:00:58 offer or accept.

00:00:59 --> 00:01:00 The love of self.

00:01:02 --> 00:01:06 One of my best friends is going through a really rough time right now.

00:01:08 --> 00:01:11 She often makes a lot of self-deprecating statements and

00:01:12 --> 00:01:15 and I guess I'd heard one too many and got a little indignant

00:01:15 --> 00:01:16 on her behalf.

00:01:17 --> 00:01:20 I get that we all sin and no one is perfect.

00:01:21 --> 00:01:22 She's a lovely woman,

00:01:23 --> 00:01:24 loyal wife and mother,

00:01:24 --> 00:01:25 and a kind,

00:01:26 --> 00:01:26 caring,

00:01:27 --> 00:01:27 nurturing friend.

00:01:29 --> 00:01:34 I wanted her to see herself as I do, but even more so as God does.

00:01:37 --> 00:01:40 If we were even half awake during Sunday school,

00:01:41 --> 00:01:43 we know that God sent his son,

00:01:43 --> 00:01:44 Jesus,

00:01:44 --> 00:01:46 into the world to die for our sins.

00:01:48 --> 00:01:53 Isaiah chapter 53 is such a heart-wrenching description of his sacrifice.

00:01:55 --> 00:01:57 John 3.16,

00:01:57 --> 00:02:01 if we were even half awake during most football games and saw

00:02:01 --> 00:02:02 the guy with the

00:02:02 --> 00:02:04 verse face-painted on him,

00:02:04 --> 00:02:06 it's familiar to many of us,

00:02:07 --> 00:02:10 extolling God's immense love for us.

00:02:11 --> 00:02:15 But did you ever really consider what God is saying?

00:02:17 --> 00:02:18 Read Genesis 1.26.

00:02:20 --> 00:02:25 Let us make man in our image.

00:02:26 --> 00:02:28 Who is he talking about?

00:02:29 --> 00:02:30 The Godhead,

00:02:31 --> 00:02:32 what some call the Trinity,

00:02:33 --> 00:02:34 is the Father,

00:02:34 --> 00:02:35 the Son,

00:02:36 --> 00:02:37 and the Holy Spirit.

00:02:39 --> 00:02:42 In other words, he didn't merely send his Son.

00:02:43 --> 00:02:45 His Son is God.

00:02:46 --> 00:02:48 He died for us.

00:02:49 --> 00:02:50 Who does that?

00:02:52 --> 00:02:55 Someone who loves us so incredibly much,

00:02:56 --> 00:03:01 he wanted to ensure we had a way to be with him eternally.

00:03:03 --> 00:03:04 In our last episode,

00:03:05 --> 00:03:09 I read some verses about the love that brought us into being.

00:03:10 --> 00:03:15 Some of the final recorded words of Christ are out of concern

00:03:15 --> 00:03:16 for others,

00:03:17 --> 00:03:17 not himself.

00:03:19 --> 00:03:24 the thief on the cross, and making sure his mother was cared for.

00:03:24 --> 00:03:31 That's the kind of God we serve and the love he has for us.

00:03:33 --> 00:03:38 Jesus demands we love our neighbors as ourselves.

00:03:39 --> 00:03:46 Yes, love of self, love of the person he died for.

00:03:48 --> 00:03:49 You have worth.

00:03:51 --> 00:03:53 You have value.

00:03:54 --> 00:03:58 When you don't think you do, remember this.

00:03:59 --> 00:04:03 And remember to love the one you are with.

00:04:04 --> 00:04:04 You.

00:04:06 --> 00:04:07 Our meme for today says,

00:04:07 --> 00:04:13 The priceless blood of Christ was the currency God used to

00:04:13 --> 00:04:15 communicate his love for us.

00:04:16 --> 00:04:18 Always remember that.

00:04:20 --> 00:04:23 How can you demonstrate love of self today?

00:04:24 --> 00:04:25 Chime in below.

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