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What am I worth?

I know that understanding our self-worth is sometimes a struggle for a 20 something year old girl, but I'm guessing this concept affects people of all walks of life.  Knowing we struggle with sin can sometimes make how we view ourselves a little messy and confusing.

The Bible is pretty clear on how God feels about sin.  The consequences of sin are death, He spits out the lukewarm, we fall short of the glory of God... this list can go on and on.

Because we sin, we are not worthy.  We don't deserve the grace that God shows us daily.  However, God thinks we are worth it.

But God shows his love for us in that while we were still sinners, Christ died for us. (Roman's 5:8)

 When evaluating our own self-worth, we have to stay focused on how God views us.

Today's emphasis on social media makes it hard to see ourselves in the best light sometimes.  I love social media as much as the next person, but it becomes a problem when we forget to remember that we are just glancing at people's best moments; everyone actually DOESN'T have their lives together all the time.

My whole newsfeed is taken up with graduation posts, people's new job offers, engagement posts... Ring by spring is real, y'all.  So if these posts are what I am comparing myself to, then I'm gonna feel pretty lousy.  I'm just trying to figure out how to use the microwave without burning things; anything actually in the real world sounds terrifying.

Although I know I shouldn't compare my life with other people's perfect snapshots, am I not worth these things myself?  Does it make sense that I deserve death, yet I'm worth more than settling?

Seeing ourselves as God sees us does not mean that we deserve a happy, perfect life.  However, it means that we are worth striving to live a Godly life that includes fellowshipping with other people trying to reach the same goals.

This means that we are worth more than what the world tells us.  Bad relationships, unsupportive friends, and disapproving strangers can make us feel like we are worthless.  However, God tells us that we are beautiful and LOVED by the greatest love in existence.

I praise You because I am fearfully and wonderfully made.  Your works are wonderful, I know that full well. (Psalm 139:14)

While it's important to show Christ's love to everyone around us, we also are worth more than settling on people that feed us lies.  These are most likely people that we should continue to encourage in Christ, but we should not take their opinions of ourselves to heart.  We are worth finding other people that are willing to encourage us and run with us as we seek Our Father.

While we are nothing on our own, God made us from His image and gave His life so that we could live.  If the King of Kings thinks I'm worth it, I think so too.

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