Loving Yourself First?
My pastor, Brian Young, is preaching a wonderful series about the Christian concept of "grace." In the midst of several profound points, he gave one of the best analogies I've ever heard about "loving."

He quoted a popular saying of our day, "You can't love anyone else until you learn to love yourself." I've bought that line for years. He reminded us that loving God was indeed the greatest love we could experience. His point was if we rest in God's love, our focus is on Him rather than ourselves. Neat concept, huh?

He left the congregation with a beautiful image that I'd like to share with you. He said that loving ourselves first instead of loving God first, would be like standing before the Grand Canyon and exalting yourself. "I'm so beautiful." "I'm so great." "I just can't believe my glory!"

This visual example just won't go away. Thanks, Brian!