Jerry Basel - The Missing Commandment: Love Yourself (New Expanded Edition): How Loving Yourself the Way God Does Can Bring Healing and Freedom to Your Life

I have known Jerry and Denise for the better part of three decades. These twoacademics-turned-well-trained-counselors know suffering hearts and theheart of God like few others. In The Missing Commandment: Love Yourself,they place emotional and spiritual health on a solid foundation of loveforGod, for others, and for self.

Gary W. Moon, MDiv, PhD, executive director, Dallas Willard Center forChristian Spiritual Formation; author, Apprenticeship with Jesus

Jerry and Denise Basel are living out in a profound way what a growingmovementof authors, songwriters, theologians, and everyday people havebeen daringto express, believe, and try on. It is the Original Good News,aimed at the lies weve been telling ourselves about us. The Basels displaywith winsomeconfidence the astonishing love of the Father; which aloneallows us to love ourselves honestly, deeply and wonderfully.

John Lynch, Bruce McNicol, and Bill Thrall,bestselling coauthors, The Cure, Bos Cafe, and The Ascent

When you read The Missing Commandment: Love Yourself, you need to be readyfor open-heart surgery. As I read it, I felt the invisible hands of grace soothe thepain and numbness out of my heart. If you want to live from the whole of yourheart and feel Jesus living through and in you, then this book is a must.

Pablo Giacopelli, professional tennis coach on the WTA Tour;author, Holding On Loosely and The Modern Fig Leaf.

The message of the Fathers love is incredibly important in this hour. Jerryand Denise Basel carry a clear anointing to minister this message to the hurtingand broken. They possess a keen awareness of the need for ministry inthis area, not only because they have extensive counseling and teaching experiencebut also because they themselves live close to the heart of God.

Billy Humphrey, director, International House of Prayer Atlanta;author, To Know Him

Written from the compassionate view of seasoned counselors, Jerry and Denisecarefully guide us through the various issues of life and into the Fatherswaiting arms. Filled with precise biblical insight, poignant testimonies, professionalcounsel, and practical exercises, this is indeeda rich read.

Ed Piorek, Father Loves You Ministries; speaker;author, Father Loves You and The Central Event

The Missing Commandment: Love Yourself is a must-read for every person interestedin going deeper into the intimate and personal love that our heavenlyFather has for us. To love ourselves in a healthy way is simply coming intoagreementwith how God already loves us. Jerry and Denise have done anamazing job of communicating this simple yet profound truth.

Barry Adams, Father Heart Communications; speaker; author, Fathers Love Letter

In The Missing Commandment: Love Yourself, Jerry and Denise take you on aheart expedition that will help you discover who you really arethe gloriousperson God has created you to be and whom he truly loves.

Gary Barkalow, founder, The Noble Heart;author, Its Your Call: What Are You Doing Here?

This book is not just information: it is a guided path to healing, restoration,wholeness, forgiveness of self, and freedom from shame. The Basels write withsimplicity, using narrative and grace-filled Scripture grounded in their personalexperiences and the testimonies of others. This work is a must for everypastor and counselor and for individuals searching for a solid path to freedomfrom the wounds and lies that have ensnared them. It will surely be a companionto me as I reflect on my own journey and counsel others.

Tom Colwell, director of pastoral care, Credential Holders and Pastors,PentecostalAssemblies of Canada, Western Ontario District;co-founder, Men of Life Ministries, Canada

I am so excited about this book that words fail me. I dont think Ive readanything like it: personal and didactic at the same time in a very easy flow.I felt like I was sitting in the counseling room talking to Jerry and Denise.Their easy style of talking yet getting to the heart of the matter came throughso well. I thought of my clients in the addiction center and I can see it transforminglives.

Dr. Bill Curnow, L.I.F.E. Coaching International, Wyoming, Michigan

Finally I have a single, solid book to give clients which can help them get tothe real issue under the issues. We all need to know the Fathers deep love forus experientially in order to be free to be who he made us to beable to loveand live fully because our hearts are fully convinced we are lovable, worthy,valuable human beings. I heartily recommend this book.

Lorraine Turbyfill, M.Ed., licensed professional counselor;certified sex therapist

The Missing Commandment: Love Yourself is a gem for every follower of Christ,especially those called to assist others on the road to inner healing. Jerry andDenise have carefully articulated the Fathers heart on the issue of loving ourselves.If youre a pastor, you should read this book for personal reflection anddeeper discovery of Gods amazing grace. This book will also become a powerfultool in the hands of your church members as they, too, seek to love whatGod lovesthemselves. Your church will have a greater measure of Gods loveto offer a hurting, broken, and lost world.

Greg Mayo, senior pastor, Cornerstone Church of Augusta

This book touches the deep places of the heart, filling in a missing piece ofspiritual formation that has largely been neglected by the church. The Baselsdirect us toward Father God, helping us see ourselves as he sees us. With graceand truth, they show us the way to experience inner healing and to understandthe Fathers heart toward us. If you seek a resource to help you experiencetheFathers love in a deep and fresh waythen this is it!

Rick Mailloux, Pastor (retired), Brethren in Christ Church

One of the great hindrances to peoples receiving the Fathers love is their inabilityto see themselves as he sees them. Jerry and Denise do a masterful jobof helping readers find a pathway of healing from the self-hatred and low selfesteemthat many have embraced for a lifetime. The Missing Commandment:Love Yourself must not be ignored.

Roger and Gerri Taylor, co-founders, Places In The Fathers Heart, Inc.;coauthors, Our Glory Stories and The Heart of Marriage

In memory of

Shelley Byers

1971-2012

Our spiritual daughter,

Special friend and greatest cheerleader.

You only got to read the first two chapters of this book,

And even with only that, you were ready to give a copy

to everyone you knew.

Shelley, we will see you again someday, and what a day that will be.

SERIOUSLY!

Until then, you will always live fully alive in our hearts.

We love you and miss you so much.

The Missing Commandment: Love Yourself

Copyright 2013, 2018 by Jerry and Denise Basel

All rights reserved. No part of this publication may be reproduced, stored in a retrievalsystem, or transmitted in any form or by any meanselectronic, mechanical, photocopy,recording, or any otherexcept for brief quotations in printed reviews, without the priorpermission of the authors.

Published in Cleveland, Georgia, by J & D Publications. www.jerryanddenisebasel.com

ISBN-13: 978-0-692-99107-7

ISBN-10: 0-692-99107-7

All Scripture quotations in this book, unless otherwise indicated, are taken from the HolyBible, NEW INTERNATIONAL VERSION, NIV. Copyright 1973, 1978, 1984, 2011 byBiblica, Inc. Used by permission. All rights reserved worldwide. Scripture quotes markedNIV 1984 are from the 1984 edition.