Worthy

Published: Dec. 1, 2019, midnight

b'My worth is not found in how many friends I have or how many likes I get; \\nMy worth is not found in my weight or how I look;\\nMy worth is not found in my successes, achievements, grades, or awards;\\nMy worth is not found in my GPA or in how many hard classes I can pack into my schedule; \\nMy worth is not found in being the star athlete, star musician, or star student;\\nMy worth is not found in doing more or being more;\\nMy worth is not found in what the world deems successful\\u2026\\nMy worth is found in Jesus\\u2026in being chosen, loved, and made new. I am worthy because He made me worthy. Because of His death on the cross\\u2014because of the incredible grace, mercy, and forgiveness He lavishes on me\\u2014He sees me as worthy. Worthy of His love, worthy of forgiveness, worthy of an intimate relationship with Him, worthy of being His. His work did it all! I don\\u2019t need to earn it, try harder, be more, do more. He\\u2019s done it all.\\nHe doesn\\u2019t need my efforts and striving for more; He wants my heart. Every part. Rather than trying to prove your worth or strive toward more, give Him what weighs you down and let Him carry you. Give Him your efforts as an offering of love and worship to Him, not as a payment. And find your true worth in the only One who determines our true worthiness. \\n\\u2022 Do you ever feel like your worth is dependent on what you do? What things do you place your identity and worth in? \\n\\u2022 Reread today\\u2019s Bible verses. Why is it important that our true worth is found not in what we do but in what Jesus has done for us? \\nInstead, God has chosen what is foolish in the world to shame the wise, and God has chosen what is weak in the world to shame the strong. 1 Corinthians 1:27 (CSB)\\n\\xa0\\nRead Verses:\\n1 Corinthians 1:26-31; Ephesians 2:8-10'