Finding Our Worth

Like a lot of other people out there, I struggle with finding my worth sometimes. I let thoughts like "I'm not good enough" or "I'm not pretty enough, smart enough, classy enough, quiet enough" etc, creep in. I let those thoughts drive me to wonder if I'm worthy of love, or attention. But that isn't healthy.

I always go through a process that looks something like this: Someone says something that makes me question myself and worth. I let a thought come into my mind like "You know, he's right. You are mean." And then I let myself dwell on that thought (always a bad idea) instead of rebuking it like I should have. After letting myself simmer for a while in those feelings of heartbreak, I find a quiet place and I usually cry. Cry and apologize to Papa God for believing it, "but it must be true." Then He comes along with His sweet, soft voice and brings me back up. He tells me I believed a lie, and He tells me the truth about myself. And then, instead of crying about a lie, I'm crying because I'm so thankful for Papa and the Truth.

I would save myself a whole lot of trouble if I rebuked the thought in the first place. Because we can't find our true worth in anyone but God. He made us, knows us, and changes us with the power of His love. He loves us for all that we are, and it's about time we start realizing how awesome we are instead of believing what people say about us. The only time it's okay to believe what people say, is when it matches what God says about us. (: So next time you hear someone say something about you that is opposite what God says, don't except it as truth, smile and go on with the knowledge that God thinks you're great!