I tend to define my life based on my circumstances, achievements and progression.
And I am just being left devastated every time.
So honestly, what is my basis for self-worth all this time?
Because whenever I’m failing, I feel like I am lacking so much. When things in my life are not going pretty well, I am so internally affected. When the situations are beyond my control, I feel worthless.
And so I realized...
I’ve been using the wrong scales to measure my worth as a person. I’ve been losing my worth because I am placing it against some fleeting, deceitful and worldly standards. For so long, I have been so blinded by all the external criteria that our indifferent society is forcing us to believe in.
Now is the time to change the game.
A person’s worth is NEVER about...
Soaring career and high paychecks
Great looks and perfect body size
Education and family background
Promotion, accomplishments
Being the top student and model employee
Food and travel posts flooding Facebook and Instagram every now and then.
All this great stuff are one’s life advantages. If we have been gifted with more than enough, we are blessed. We ought to be thankful. That’s it.
Yet, we just cannot equate these advantages to our worth as individuals. These two are totally different. So better that we stop doing so.
I am worthy because God lloves me and He gave His son Jesus to die in the cross for me.
I am worthy because there are people who consider me important in their lives. My family, friends and loved ones.
I am worthy because God placed me on the lives of several people for a purpose.
The fact that I am still living and breathing up to this day means that I am worthy. God would have taken my life already if my mission in this world is done.
I am learning now to look beyond the facade, not just of my own self but also of other people. Rather, it is all about perceiving things on a more meaningful manner so we can see the real significant things in our lives and in others.
I pray that today, you and I will see our true worth in Christ and in the lives of the people He has placed in us. We matter. ❤️