Precious Stones

Am I important?

Do I have worth?

Do I have value?

Whether we admit it or not, we all have egos and we all want to be important, worthy and valued. We spend a lot of  our lives hoping to be important, worthy and valuable in someones life. 

The people all around us, friends, family and even strangers tell us we are important to them; that we do give their lives worth and they do value our love and relationship but how often do these people hurt us and disappoint us. Our self-esteem is scarred from the hurts and we feel our value has decreased.  We feel that we are not as important as they made us to believe.

As human beings, we convince ourselves (often without others help) that we are not that important. We tell ourselves we don't have value because we are not good enough, friendly enough, beautiful enough (and so many others!) to be included in certain circles. We make ourselves believe that we are worthless and no one will notice if we are not there.

Regardless of how others might treats us or say, how we feel inside or what we tell ourselves, we are IMPORTANT, we have WORTH and we have VALUE.

But God even knows how many hairs you have on your head.

Don't be afraid. You are worth much more than many sparrows.

Luke 12:7

Think about that for a moment. God knows how many hairs you have on your head! Do you know this? How about family, friends? This is how important you are that God took the time to know and create everything about you. He knows more than even your own parents do! Still feel unimportant?

 

You are a treasure, a precious stone in God's treasure chest. There are no two stones that are alike. You are uniquely worthy. Regardless of your jagged edges or your odd shades and colours, God has created you to sparkle and shine. When you start becoming dull, God sends the Holy Spirit to polish you up again to return your shine and your value in the world. No diamond or precious stone in the world could match your worth in God's eyes. 

God loved the world so much that he gave his one and only Son 

so that whoever believes in him may not be lost, but have eternal life.

John 3:16

You are so important to God that He offered His own Son for you. You are so worthy that God allowed Himself to go through pain so you can feel worthy on earth. God allowed His Son to die so you will be saved and valued in God's image. God gave up His own flesh and blood so you can become a precious stone in His treasure chest. Still feel unimportant? 

YOU ARE IMPORTANT!

YOU HAVE WORTH!

YOU HAVE VALUE!

YOU ARE SO

 IMPORTANT, WORTHY AND VALUABLE 

TO

THAT HE CREATED YOU TO BE