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Relationships<br />
©Matthew Ashimolowo: Be the Best<br />
valuing who you are. Selfishness is<br />
believing that the world belongs to<br />
you and everything must be about<br />
you. Selfishness contradicts the<br />
Gospel of Jesus Christ because it<br />
enthrones man on the throne which<br />
Christ should occupy.<br />
Positive love, on the other hand,<br />
leads to positive self-esteem<br />
and self-respect. These qualities<br />
are necessary for a wholesome<br />
and healthy personality. These<br />
qualities are necessary for your<br />
transformation.<br />
Self-love is not pride. When<br />
people are proud it is an indication<br />
of a deep seated problem of selfrejection<br />
and low self-esteem.<br />
THE REAL YOU<br />
Once you understand that you are<br />
holy, accepted, beloved, seated in<br />
the heavenly places and adopted by<br />
God, your godly self-confidence and<br />
self-worth will increase.<br />
This beautiful and Godly<br />
confidence now affects how you<br />
relate to other people because<br />
you now realise that just as you<br />
are accepted in God, they are<br />
precious in His sight too. You are<br />
immediately able to value other<br />
people (Romans 15:7; Ephesians<br />
1:4-5).<br />
Accepting yourself unconditionally,<br />
irrespective of what has happened<br />
to you in the past, is very important<br />
in order for you to make progress.<br />
God did not start loving you after<br />
you were cleaned up, He loved<br />
you when you were still a sinner<br />
(Romans 5:8).<br />
Self-love is setting worthwhile<br />
goals and pursuing them, having a<br />
clear vision for yourself, knowing<br />
what you want to become and what<br />
you want to achieve spiritually,<br />
physically, mentally, financially etc.<br />
If you cannot believe in the grace<br />
and ability of God for your life you<br />
will not be able to commit it to<br />
paper.<br />
THE BENEFITS OF POSITIVE<br />
LOVE AND RELATIONSHIP<br />
The bottom line here really is<br />
‘Why should you develop positive<br />
relationships? What benefit is<br />
there?<br />
Well, the law of focus says that<br />
whatever you dwell on will occur.<br />
If you choose to love people, love<br />
grows around you and in you.<br />
Love is the antidote to every<br />
negative relationship. It is the<br />
answer to conquering behavioural<br />
problems.<br />
The kind of love indicated in 1<br />
John 4:18 and 1 John 4:8 is the<br />
one which was manifested by God<br />
through Christ, and led to the<br />
transformation of the world. We<br />
must change the world around us.<br />
You cannot be transformed if your<br />
life is devoid of positive love. We<br />
must know the real and powerful<br />
transformation of love.<br />
Obtain your copy of Be the Best at the<br />
MAMM Bookstore Prayer City ME5 9QG<br />
or visit www.pastormatthew.tv<br />
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