Every emotionally stable individual has a proper interest in personal well-being. However, it is only the spiritually mature ones who put their commitment to themselves in its proper place. And that place is last. That goes against the philosophy that we need to love ourselves first before we will be able to love others and God. That life view is utter rubbish. We don’t love God because we love ourselves. No! “We love him, because he first loved us” (1 John 4:19). And two verses later we learn that our love for God generates our love for others: “He who loveth God love his brother also.” So you see, self-love isn’t first in our relationships and in our commitments.
The Commitment of Ruth
