Kara's Soft Words

**This post first appeared in the February 2014 Issue of  Women's Elevation Magazine . Sign up for your free (online) subscription by visiting  www.womenselevationmagazine.com ** Do you love yourself?  I’m not promoting being vain or obsessed with yourself. . . but can you clearly see and appreciate your qualities? Do you recognize your value? I truly believe that a relationship with God can help us to recognize our own worth and establish a healthy sense of love for ourselves. If we care about someone, we’ll most likely cherish and want to protect them. We should be grateful for our lives and desire to make the most of them. Realizing that we have been created in God’s image should remind us that there’s no need to compare ourselves to others. If we focus on the world’s messages, we’ll always be more concerned that there’s someone prettier, smarter or popular instead of the fact the fact that God views us as His masterpiece. How amazing is that? ...