Do you struggle with self-hatred? I did for years. That hidden stronghold colored every thought. It was set up to defeat my faith. How can we serve the Lord with gladness, when in our deep inner being we are bound in the trap of self-hatred?

Self-hatred is like a megaphone that shouts out lies against the truths of Scripture. One of mine was that “Yes, God truly loves others, but He can’t love me. I’m the exception.” Isaiah 5:13 says, “Therefore my people have gone into captivity, because they have no knowledge…”

Not being grounded in the truth of God’s love leaves us as a sitting duck in the site of a gun. 1 John 4:9 says that God is love. His very nature is love. Everything He has done is borne out of His love for us. Romans 8:38-39 says that it can never be taken away ~ another stepping stone of truth. Wield your sword!