Your worth is not in what you wear.
Your worth is not in how skinny you are.
Your worth is not in how much money you have.
Your worth is not in what kind of degree you have.
Your worth is not in what kind of job you have, or what your title is.
Your worth is not in what you can do with your body.
Your worth is not in a relationship.
Your worth is not in whether or not your boyfriend calls you beautiful.
Your worth is not in whether or not your father calls you a disappointment.
You are precious.
You are loved.
You are valued.
I was watching the Dr. Phil show (cue the "ughs" and "sighs"), and he was talking to a woman who used to be a model, and is now addicted to meth. She had gone from stunningly beautiful and charming to looking like she had aged 20 years, beat up, and broken down. She asked him why he was helping her, and his response made my heart sink. He told her that he was helping her because HE loved his job!! I wanted to grab her through the television and say, "Because you are worth it!!!" As humans, we have dignity, value, and worth - NOT because of what we have done or who we've become. Not because we have reached a certain status or position. Not because we were affirmed by parents growing up, telling us that we were smart, useful, and helpful. Not because our body fits the perfect image of the media's standard of "beautiful." Not because of how many hours we spend volunteering, or how much money we give to charities. We have dignity, value, and worth because JESUS entered into human history to die on the cross to remove our sin. For that reason, we are adopted as children of the Most High God! We have dignity, value, and worth because Jesus took away our shame, and replaced it with something we could never accomplish on our own - perfection. Through Jesus, we are perfect in the eyes of God. No man's thoughts, words, or deeds can change that.
