You are Worth It!

I read a story in a magazine that made me so sad. It told of a celebrity and how her downward spiral with drugs and a scarcely thin body had landed her in the hospital. One of her close friends reported that the thing that scared this celebrity the most as she aged was fear of not being worth loving. My heart grieves.

On the flip side, this week, I overheard 2 volunteers at school talking as they worked in the workroom. One was telling the other about her son and his academic achievements. She was proud to share about her son! She wasn't being overly braggadocios, simply telling how well he had done for the purpose of encouraging the other mom to hang in there. I thought to myself, everyone should have someone who is that proud of them. If only we all had a cheerleader, or a proud parent to lift us up and tell others about our talents, we would all be more confident and have more self-worth.

Good news!! God is the One. He is so proud of His children, that He stretched out His arms to show us how much. No matter what your human upbringing, whether churched or unchurched, Christlike family or not, lovingly adored or just tolerated as a kid, God loves you. No place is too far for you to be out of His reach. You may have had wonderfully godly parents who filled you with value and confidence. Maybe you struggle daily with valuing yourself because you did not receive that affirmation during your growing up years.

I am telling you today, no matter the road you have come, God sent His One and only Son to die on a cross for you. You are worth it! Your life has meaning and purpose. If you had been the only one on earth, Jesus would have come and died for you. Don't let those negative words or lack of affirmations be the fuel for a downward spiral. Be filled with God's love and find your worth in HIM! He wants to be the Heavenly Father saying, 'I'm so proud of you! You are worth it!'

Love the words of the song...'Someone Worth Dying For' by Mikeschair

'You might be the wife, waiting up at night
You might be the man, struggling to provide feeling like it's hopeless
Maybe you're the son who chose a broken road
Maybe you're the girl thinking you'll end up alone
Praying God can you hear me? Oh, God are you listening?
Am I more than flesh and bone?
Am I really something beautiful?
Yeah, I want to believe, I want to believe that
I'm not just some wandering soul
That you don't see and you don't know
Yeah, I want to believe, Jesus help me believe
That I am someone worth dying for

I know you've heard the truth that God has set you free
But you think you're the one that grace could never reach
So you just keep asking, Oh, what everybody's asking
You're worth it, you can't earn it
Yeah, the cross has proven,
That you're sacred and blameless.
Your life has purpose'

The Message 'This is how much God loved the world: He gave His Son, His One and only Son. And this is why: so that no one need be destroyed; by believing in Him , anyone can have a whole and lasting life.'

Amen.
Be encouraged, you are loved.

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