Shopping! Love going shopping, and if I can hit the clearance rack walking out with 80% off…well then I have accomplished much. How much did they have to mark it up though to get that 80% off to look like a great deal? When you get home with your new item; later to find it ripped or damaged in some way? Do you peel all the discount stickers back to find the original price? I know I do; I want to know how much of a discount I really got.
Unfortunately we all have been dealt some circumstances throughout life that put a discount sticker on us. I have to say mine started a long time ago, and every time that I got “abandoned, abused, judged, walked on, left lonely, torn, hurt” it put another discount on myself. I went searching for affirmations in the wrong places, with the wrong people, and with the wrong mindset on how to feel worth something.
I’m not worth anything at this point, well that’s what I use to say. The stickers piled up, 5% off, 10% off, 20, 25, 40, 50, 70, 80… on and on. I can now say priceless, there is no value on the human spirit but PRICELESS!
I have found the original price again, and I am worth it…you are worth it. When is the last time you went to the doctor, bought yourself some much-needed underwear, got a professional haircut/color, bought yourself a dress/suit, applied for a job that you are worth, paid for a counselor (yes, that is part of well-being); no some of these things are nice wants and some are needs. How much have you neglected your needs because you thought you had been discounted to worthless? Some of you would work overtime, borrow, beg to find the money to pay for a child/friend/family members need and even wants, but what about you?
You are fearfully and wonderfully made, and He desires to be with you. You bring joy to Him without giving anything in return except for a little faith that all things are possible thru Him. Do you know Him, no I don’t mean have you seen someone try to pretend to be something, or go to a service that talks about him, or even remembering the childhood stories from Sunday School class…no sometimes often way too often that is additional judgement, rules, and regulations of an angry disappointed man way off in the distance waiting to slam you down for all you have done. No, I’m talking about the greatest intimacy giver there is, one that loves to wrap you in His arms of peace. You can really talk to Him on a very personal level, and even get mad at Him; it’s ok, He can handle it. He just wants to be with you…are you seeking someone to be with that makes you feel like a Queen/King; that enjoys just being with you. It’s real, and He already paid the Original Price for you! You don’t have to be worthless, discounted, thrown away, salvage, trash, wondering who you are; you are everything.
You were made on purpose with a purpose!
Ask Him, I dare you! May you find your worth today, and most of all your best friend to whom can confirm the lies that you have listened to all this time are really lies. If any of these words struck something in your spirit, look up the word in the Bible. God just may talk to you right now.
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