A well-known speaker started off his seminar by holding up a $20.00 bill. In the room of 200, he asked, "Who would like this $20 bill?" Hands started going up.
He said, "I am going to give this $20 to one of you but first, let me do this." He proceeded to crumple the $20 dollar bill up. He then asked, "Who still wants it?" Still the hands were up in the air. "Well", he replied, "What if I do this?" And he dropped it on the ground and started to grind it into the floor with his shoe. He picked it up, now crumpled and dirty. "Now who still wants it?" Still the hands went into the air. "My friends, we have all learned a very valuable lesson", he said, "No matter what I did to the money, you still wanted it because it did not decrease in value. It was still worth $20.
Many times in our lives, we are dropped, crumpled, and ground into the dirt by the decisions we make and the circumstances that come our way. We feel as though we are worthless. But no matter what has happened or what will happen, you will never lose your value. Dirty or clean, crumpled or finely creased, you are still priceless.... and especially to those who love you.
The worth of our lives comes not in what we do or whom we know, but by WHO WE ARE.
"You are special - Don't EVER forget it."
Here's what I thought of this..
Many a times I have asked and questioned my worth.
Worldly as it seems, I used to base it on the things that I have.
The gadgets that I own.
The money that I have in the bank.
My career.
My friends.
If everything's doing well on any of that area, I'm good.
I can keep my head up high and walk tall.
BUT if all or any of it goes out to nothing..I'll be like a dead person walking.
No life and full of shame... W O R T H L E S S..
Sometimes I get so crumpled too..with all the struggles and undefeated
bad circumstances in my life.
Sad moments..depression striking out from nowhere.
...it just happens like that. Poking you.
Well, that was me a year ago and many years back.
So pathetic ha?
Now, I don't need to question my worth again.
Because my worth has been proven when Jesus shed His blood for me
and allowed Himself to be crucified and die in the Calvary.
Yeah!
You heard me.. that's all for me!
Jesus did it all for me.
Amazing isn't it?
That truth alone has kept my mouth shut.
For loooong , loooong years of questioning God, blaming Him for what's happening in my life, aiming the bullets on Him for whatever I thought that was worth. I could just
stop and stare at Him right now..and say..what was wrong with me?
Jesus' blood is enough proof that I'm valuable to God.
That He loves me so much He gave up His only Son just to spare me from
all my sins.
I could just dance rock n roll to that great message!
Yes! Suddenly, I have stopped judging God based on my circumstances.
Whatever happens ...good or bad...like right now,me and my mama doesn't have
our own place to live in back in our province...my finances are dwindling...got no
money in the bank, no savings yet and anything.
I'd still praise Him! Yeaaah! I'd still want Him! Because He is a good God
and I believe in His words...
I shall praise Him
F O R E V E R!
