So before I save someone else, I’ve got to save myself
And before I blame someone else, I’ve got to save myself
And before I love someone else, I’ve got to love myself
– Ed Sheeran, “Save Myself”
It’s 11 : 02 AM on day 2362 of my journey towards independence and I managed to pray, have breakfast, read Ecclesiastes 5:2 and learn a new word – Definitions for hydra 1. a persistent or many-sided problem that presents new obstacles as soon as one aspect is solved.
This morning I heard “Save Myself” by Ed Sheeran and I was speechless for a while because we’ve all brunt ourselves up to keep other people warm only to realize that they wouldn’t even jump over a puddle for us. Listen to “Save Myself” by Ed Sheeran below:
Regarding Sheeran’s song, love does not seek selfish, inordinate gains, pleasures and comforts. Love endures all things. And salvation, it seems, is not done by our own hands, but by God. Of course, our cooperation is key.