![]() We don’t have to wonder what it’s all about anymore. In Jesus, we’re offered a way out of our toxic culture of self-love and into a joyful life of relying on him for wisdom, satisfaction, and purpose. The answer to our insufficiency and insecurity isn’t self-love, but God’s love. Alone, we are not good enough, smart enough, or beautiful enough. We struggle with feelings of inadequacy because we are inadequate. The truth is we can’t find satisfaction inside ourselves because we are the problem. Instead of feeling fulfilled, our pursuit of self-love traps us in an exhausting cycle: as we strive for self-acceptance, we become addicted to self-improvement. ![]() Instagram influencers, mommy bloggers, self-help gurus, and even Christian teachers promise that if we learn to love ourselves, we’ll be successful, secure, and complete. We’re told that the key to happiness is self-love. S your quest to love yourself more actually making you miserable? ![]()
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