Do you love them more than yourself? 🤔

In Matthew 22:37, we read the greatest commandment: “Love the Lord your God with all your heart and with all your soul and with all your mind.”

And you might think: “That’s easy—I love God!”

But when you keep reading, it gets more challenging: “And the second is like it: ‘Love your neighbor as yourself.’” (Matthew 22:39)

And this is where it gets uncomfortable.

Because while we quickly agree with loving God—“Yes, I want to love Him with all my heart”—we often hesitate here: “I’m not sure I can love everyone…”

But maybe this is exactly the point.

We often think Jesus expects us to love others more than ourselves. But it clearly says: “as yourself.”

Jesus understands what we often don’t.

He understands your limits, your needs, your sensitivities, your tiredness. And He says that this is the standard by which you should love others.

And that changes everything.

Because when I love myself, I allow myself to rest. I set boundaries. I don’t constantly ignore my own needs. So loving your neighbor does not mean you suddenly stop doing those things.

The Bible doesn’t call us to love until we collapse. It calls us to wisdom. 

Jesus—Jesus!—loved people deeply, but He didn’t let everyone pull on Him endlessly.

👣 He withdrew.👣 He moved on, even when people wanted Him to stay.👣 He didn’t heal everyone. He didn’t meet every expectation.

And for those very people—the ones He sometimes left waiting—He later went to the cross. Out of love! ❤️

Have you ever thought about that?

So yes, He loved them, even when He set a boundary in the moment.

Love doesn’t mean giving everything. Love means giving the right thing.

A challenging question, but an important one: do you sometimes love others more than yourself?

You are a miracle!