Is Removing People From Your Life Self-Care?

I’ve recently been hearing a lot about removing people from your life who are negative/toxic/selfish etc. It comes up a lot on my Pinterest news feed – “self-care: over time, you just notice that some people aren’t worth it anymore.” I agree that who you spend most of your time with will influence your character, behaviour and actions. It’s important who you choose to give your heart away too and those you choose to open up to, your closest friends – don’t give your heart away to those who don’t care about you. BUT. I also believe that simply cutting people off because they can’t love you in return is not how the kingdom of God works. We have been called to love the unlovable. Why don’t we look at the life of Jesus – he’s always a great example!

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