The world tells me, "Your only worth is your body, and even that is worth nothing if you ever gain weight." Jesus tells me, "Your price is far above rubies."
The world tells me, "You have nothing to offer those around you." Jesus tells me, "You are gifted for my service."
The world tells me, "You were an accident, you have no direction in your life." Jesus tells me, "There is a purpose to your life, a reason to why you were born."
The world tells me, "You are so dirty, nobody could ever really love you." Jesus tells me, "Nothing can separate you from my love."
The world tells me, "All your friends are fake, no really cares about you and actually likes you."
Jesus tells me, "I am your friend and confidant."
I could go on and on. Doubts about my self-worth have plagued me for as long as I can remember caring about that sort of thing. And I have allowed what the world says about me to penetrate into my way of thinking so that I actually believe the lies that have been whispered at me since I was little. For a couple of years, I have been trying to combat those lies with the truth of my worth in Jesus. I'm trying to believe I am worth something, but it is hard. I'm sure many, many other girls and young women struggle with the same thing, and I sure haven't gained the victory over these lies, but one thing has helped me, and that is this: I recognize that it is wrong to consider myself worthless, and that no matter what the world tells me, I do have a purpose for existing, and that God's love for me is beyond comprehension, and I can go bask in that light whenever the dark lies try to smother me. To Him whose love is beyond measure be the glory, now and forever! Amen.
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This is a good post.
ReplyDeleteAnd I love that picture of you!