For God so loved the world that he gave his one and only son, that whoever believes in him shall not perish but have eternal life.
~ John 3:16, NIV
The value of a diamond in the hands of a person that does not know its worth is equivalent to the basic rocks that you kick. To be without value, has no meaning in regards to a human being; it becomes a term used out of context, because human life is priceless. People can be treated like they have no value, but even with that being the case, it doesn't take away from the actual value that they hold.
At a women's conference that I attended, the speaker had two individual hundred dollar bills to explain the concept of value. If you crumple up one of the bills and keep the other crispy, won't they still cost the same? Would the value that the crumpled bill holds diminish? The person that the speaker gave the crumpled bill to gladly received it, because it still held its value.
Being that life's journey isn't an easy one, many of us have taken the wrong path. A lot of us have experienced the consequences of bad decisions that led us to thinking less of ourselves. We've heard people speak ill of us, and even treat us below the standard of our value.
I can attest to this; I was that girl that sought appraisal from people that wanted nothing to do with me. I was asked for my opinion as a formality, not because of genuine interest. Even today, I run into people that think little of me because they don't see value in me.
Is it true? Is it true that because they can't see a diamond standing before them, I'm not as valuable as a diamond? Would you trade a crumpled hundred dollar bill for something that is only worth five dollars?
When you don't know your worth, it's easy for you to believe the lie that you could cost less than you are. As priceless as a person is, they can easily become affordable to those who they give the power to define them.
In the eyes of God, we are so precious that He gave his ONLY beloved son to die for us. Jesus died for me, and the person that thinks little of me. Your value can't be defined by another person, social media, or how you feel in a moment.
Your value is and will always remain priceless; unaffordable regardless of time and circumstance.
HAPPY GOOD FRIDAY!!
