Meaningful Conversations With Delicious Beverages
there is a difference between, "God loves me unconditionally, therefore I am lovable." As God is the pinnacle of all things, he is what all things point to. Therefore, to be properly ordered, we must be pointed towards God. That is a properly ordered understanding of why we are worthy of love. The comparison he made was, "I am lovable therefore God loves me unconditionally."
I came to a nice conclusion around mid-day. I had to stop. I couldn't keep going at that pace. Eventually I was going to say something incorrectly because I was mentally fatigued. When I accepted that, I just stopped and disengaged. I left questions unanswered and people I didn't respond to. There was nothing malicious about it. There was nothing cowardly about it. It was a healthy decision. It was a decision based in self-care.
No expectations, no disappointments...this is a motto I use to live by. I finally listened to the people around me and got rid of that phrase, but now I'm wondering if that was the right decision.
I can't separate myself from my view of humanity. If I think I'm worthless, hateful, or any other negative connotations I slap on myself, then I'm most likely going to have that as my starting point for viewing others. If I see myself as generally good, or recognize my striving as being valuable, that will likewise be my beginning assumption about the people I interact with.