Love yourself first

I absolutely love the saying, "Love yourself first" because it is so true. You need to learn how to love yourself before you can fully love anybody else. My entire life I've struggled with the accepting and loving myself and it always brings struggle into my relationship with my husband and others close to me.The root of this problem goes so deep into my past that it's a constant battle inside my soul to accept myself and all of my flaws. The foundation of my recovery starts with my relationship with Jesus.
Through Him, I'm finding peace with my past, healing of my scars, proud of my present and hope for my future. I trust in Him and put it all in His hands. His acceptance of me is not based on my perfection. My value and worth is not based upon what I think of myself, its based on the value He put on me by what he has done for me. Jesus grounds me with his overwhelming love for me even through all my scars and every wrong I've committed in my life.
Through Him I am free to be myself and love myself, through Him I can love others.
I definitely have not mastered this concept. There are days where I find myself back to square one, where I'm feeling like nothing I'm doing is right, being attacked with my own anxiety, but I turn to Him and He brings me peace with myself. Through Him, I am on the road to recovery.  I'm slowly becoming a better mother to my daughter and a better wife to my husband from his restoration of my self worth.
              To wrap things up, if you're seeing that you aren't being the person you want to be, feeling broken, or at constant battle with yourself to the point it effects your relationships with others, don't be afraid to turn to Him. You will find healing, peace, love and self-restoration with Him.