NO MATTER WHAT…YOU HAVE WORTH!
A well-known speaker started off his
seminar by holding up a $20 bill. In a room filled with 200 people,
he asked, “Who would like this $20 bill?” All hands rapidly rose
into the air.
Then he said, “I am going to give
this $20 to one of you, but first, let me do this.” He proceeded to
crumple the dollar bill up. He then asked, “Who still wants
it?” Still all hands were raised 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, then somewhat crumpled and dirty. “Now who still wants it?” The same hands rose high into the air.
“My friends,” he concluded, “you have all learned an extremely valuable lesson. No matter what I did to this money, you still wanted it because it never decreased in value. It is still worth twenty dollars. Many times in life, we are dropped, crumpled, and ground into the dirt by decisions we make or circumstances that come our way. And at times we feel as though we are worthless. But no matter what has happened to you, or what will happen, you will never lose your value in God’s eyes. To Him, dirty or clean, crumpled or finely creased, you are still priceless. So don’t wallow in your mistakes; get up and make a change!”
Psalm 17:8 states that God will keep us, “as the apple of His eye.” The worth of our lives comes not by what we do or who we are, but by WHOSE WE ARE! Regardless of your past, IF you can stay connected to JESUS, you will always be extremely special. Don’t ever forget it! Be encouraged and keep moving forward, knowing that your faith is the victory! (I John 5:4)
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