Are you at peace with yourself? Are you
happy, that you are you? In other words,
here's my big question: Do you have a
good relationship? Happy relationship?
Healthy relationship with yourself? I
know that's a pretty queer question to
ask like, "Huh? Do I have a happy
relationship with myself?" This is very
very very big, very important and very
deep. Let me tell you why. A lot of people
I've met, are miserable with life and
they say, "They're sad or they're angry or
they're depressed, and why? Because
they're gonna point to different things.
"I'm angry or I'm sad because..." and they
point to, you know. Problem with their job.
Problem with their health. Problem with
her boyfriend. Problem with their money.
On and on, point point point. But at the
end of the day, I believe this. A lot of
people are miserable because they're not
happy with themselves. They're not happy
in their relationship with themselves.
They do not have a peaceful relationship
with themselves. Bottom line. And that's
what I'm gonna talk about today. What are you going to do?
Hi, my name is Bo Sanchez. Welcome to
Fulltank, your place of inspiration. I
pray that you will be blessed, as I share
the Gospel for the day. John 14:27;
Jesus says, "Peace, peace I give to you. My
peace I give to you, not as the world
gives." You know, during that time in
Middle Eastern culture, the way they
greet one another is, "Shalom, Shalom. Peace
Peace." Even today, you go there and
that's how they greet one another.
But Jesus says, "... not as the world gives."
Meaning to say, He was saying, "I'm not
just giving you the typical greeting." you
know. For us, we say, "Hi. Hello. Good morning."
"Hello. How are you?"
That's how we greet one another.
During the time, it was, "Peace, peace." But
Jesus is saying (This is not just peace
peace like greeting, "Hello.") "I'm giving you
real peace." Oh, and to Jesus, what is real
peace? Right relationship. It's not the absence of war.
or conflict. Now, it's right relationship. And
Jesus is giving us peace. He's giving it
to you. Three relationships. Number one:
Your relationship with God.
It's a gift. He's saying, "This is it. I'm
giving it to you. I love you.
You don't earn for it. I'm giving it."
Number two: Relationship with other
people. He's giving you the body of
Christ. He's giving you the church. He's
giving you a group of people, who will
also love God. And you're brothers
and sisters. Here's number three: Your
relationship with yourself. That you will
celebrate the fact, that God loves you.
Can you love yourself? The way God loves
you? You know what? I've got news for you.
God likes you!
He made you. He never makes trash. He
never makes junk. And so, you've got to
change the way you look at yourself. And
starting today, if you want to have peace,
please understand. It's about having a
right relationship with God, with others,
and with yourself. And I am inviting you
now to start looking at yourself, the way
God looks at you. You know, when God looks
at you, He smiles. When God looks at you,
you know. Here's the crazy thing. When we
look at ourselves, we cringe. When we look
at ourselves and we look at their life,
some of us, not all. But some
of us, we say, "Oh, I'm so bad, ugly, a
failure. I'm miserable and terrible." You
know, I meet a lot of people with that
kind of horrible perspective
towards themselves. Can you just
quit that? Quit that right now, and make a
decision to look at yourself, the way God
looks at you. Repair your relationship with yourself.
Apologize, for the way you criticize
yourself again and again, in such a
horrible way. Not understanding, that you
know. Just looking always at what you did
wrong, and what's bad, and what's horrible
about you. Focus on what God has done in your life.
And how beautiful you are, and how
wonderful you are.
Celebrate that fact. Have a peaceful
relationship with yourself. Learn to love
you, the way God loves you. He died for
you. He gave everything for you.
Can you do that? Can you start liking
yourself, the way God likes you? And when
you do that, peace will overflow. And I
pray... By the way, if you don't love
yourself, you won't have the ability to
love others or even love God. Can I pray
for you right now? In the Mighty name of
Jesus Christ, I pray for grace and power
and the Holy Spirit to work in you. And I
pray, that you will get a glimpse of how
much God loves you. So that, your heart
will be filled with peace. And I pray for
all your needs, that they be provided for,
by the provider himself. And miracles
will flow in your life, by the miracle
worker. In Jesus' name. Amen and amen. In
the name of the Father, and of the Son,
and of the Holy Spirit. God bless you.
I will see you tomorrow.
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