WORTH
your worth, is not defined by what you do. what sports you play. what your GPA is. what school you go to. who your friends are. who you are dating.
your worth, is not defined by how much you weigh. by how you look. by how much money you have. by how fancy your clothes are. who your parents say you are.
your worth, is defined by Christ the Lord. NOT by what other people see in you, or the way you lived or are currently living your life.
when we look for our worth from earthly, worldly things, it gets us no where. that space we are trying to fill, that gap, can only be filled by Jesus. if we look to others to tell us our worth, then we find our worth in what they say, think and how they perceive us and the world. it will lead us astray very quickly. looking for our worth, in another person, in a relationship isn't going to fill us. yes, it is important to have worth to a friend or significant other, but that can't be the only place that we look for it. when we find our worth in the Lord, we don't look for worldly things to satisfy us, we don't need other people to fill us and make us happy and feeling worthy. the day, that Jesus, the perfect son, who lived a sinless life, died on that cross, for you and for me, we became worthy. we are God's children, and worthy in His eyes. He calls us "His beloved" (song of Solomon 6:3). WE ARE HIS. how cool is that, that the God of the universe wants you, and wants me. He made us so wonderful, and complex and beautiful (psalm 139:14), He knows how many hairs are on our head (Matthew 10:30). i don't know about you, but there is absolutely no way i could ever keep track of how many hairs were on my own head, never mind knowing how many are on everyone's head. God doesn't measure your worth on how many points you score for your team, or how high your marks are, or the size of your jeans. your worth, comes from Him, and there is not a single thing, that you can do, to diminish your worth in His eyes.
when we look for worth in the world, it is always going to disappoint us and lead us to unrealistic expectations of others and ourselves. when we look to God for that worth, we become confident in who we are, and in who made us. once i became confident in myself and how precious God had made me, and found my worth in Him, i no longer found myself comparing how i looked, or what grade i got to others. i didn't think poorly of others because they had hurt me, and it made me more loving to those around me, especially, to the ones who had hurt me. our worth is so much more than the size of our jeans, or the grades we get. you, are worth more. i am worth more. finding and searching for our worth in Christ, won't fail us. it isn't going to let us down or expect unrealistic things from us. Christ says come as you are (Matthew 11:28-30). He doesn't say, get higher marks, go to the gym more, score more points for your team, look like 'this'. no. He says come as you are. however you are, He just wants you to come.
YOU. are worth more than what the cool people at school say. YOU. are worth more than how many times a week you go to the gym. YOU. are worth more. people, the world, are going to fail you. they're imperfect and not capable of giving you everything you need to fulfill your life. God, won't fail you, His love, is endless (Psalm 73:26). go to Him, find your worth in Him, and i promise, your outlook on life is going to change completely.
YOU are PRICELESS.
I am PRICELESS.
your worth, is not defined by how much you weigh. by how you look. by how much money you have. by how fancy your clothes are. who your parents say you are.
your worth, is defined by Christ the Lord. NOT by what other people see in you, or the way you lived or are currently living your life.
when we look for our worth from earthly, worldly things, it gets us no where. that space we are trying to fill, that gap, can only be filled by Jesus. if we look to others to tell us our worth, then we find our worth in what they say, think and how they perceive us and the world. it will lead us astray very quickly. looking for our worth, in another person, in a relationship isn't going to fill us. yes, it is important to have worth to a friend or significant other, but that can't be the only place that we look for it. when we find our worth in the Lord, we don't look for worldly things to satisfy us, we don't need other people to fill us and make us happy and feeling worthy. the day, that Jesus, the perfect son, who lived a sinless life, died on that cross, for you and for me, we became worthy. we are God's children, and worthy in His eyes. He calls us "His beloved" (song of Solomon 6:3). WE ARE HIS. how cool is that, that the God of the universe wants you, and wants me. He made us so wonderful, and complex and beautiful (psalm 139:14), He knows how many hairs are on our head (Matthew 10:30). i don't know about you, but there is absolutely no way i could ever keep track of how many hairs were on my own head, never mind knowing how many are on everyone's head. God doesn't measure your worth on how many points you score for your team, or how high your marks are, or the size of your jeans. your worth, comes from Him, and there is not a single thing, that you can do, to diminish your worth in His eyes.
when we look for worth in the world, it is always going to disappoint us and lead us to unrealistic expectations of others and ourselves. when we look to God for that worth, we become confident in who we are, and in who made us. once i became confident in myself and how precious God had made me, and found my worth in Him, i no longer found myself comparing how i looked, or what grade i got to others. i didn't think poorly of others because they had hurt me, and it made me more loving to those around me, especially, to the ones who had hurt me. our worth is so much more than the size of our jeans, or the grades we get. you, are worth more. i am worth more. finding and searching for our worth in Christ, won't fail us. it isn't going to let us down or expect unrealistic things from us. Christ says come as you are (Matthew 11:28-30). He doesn't say, get higher marks, go to the gym more, score more points for your team, look like 'this'. no. He says come as you are. however you are, He just wants you to come.
YOU. are worth more than what the cool people at school say. YOU. are worth more than how many times a week you go to the gym. YOU. are worth more. people, the world, are going to fail you. they're imperfect and not capable of giving you everything you need to fulfill your life. God, won't fail you, His love, is endless (Psalm 73:26). go to Him, find your worth in Him, and i promise, your outlook on life is going to change completely.
YOU are PRICELESS.
I am PRICELESS.
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