About your value to God…

Matthew 18:12 "What do you think? If a man owns a hundred sheep, and one of them wanders away, will he not leave the ninety-nine on the hills and go to look for the one that wandered off? 13 And if he finds it, I tell you the truth, he is happier about that one sheep than about the ninety-nine that did not wander off. 14 In the same way your Father in heaven is not willing that any of these little ones should be lost. (NIV)

When you try to find your value by looking into the eyes of others you will not see the truth. To find the real truth about your value you must look into the eyes of God. In the eyes of God, of all the shining stars, of all the galaxies, of all the wonders of creation from the beginning until the end of time, the most valuable creation God ever created was you. In the eyes of God, of all the precious gems, of all the precious diamonds, of all the riches ever collected in the past and of all the riches to ever be collected in the future, you are more precious than all of these riches combined. In the eyes of God, of all the beautiful songs ever written and sung, of all the beautiful poetry ever written and spoken, of all the beautiful artistic work ever created, none of these creative works compare to the beauty God sees in you. You are more treasured to God than you could ever imagine. You are more valuable to God than you could ever dream. You are the gleam in God’s eye. You are the hope of His heart. You are the love of His existence. You are the reason for His love. Your soul was the reason He gave you life. Your purpose is the reason He walks and talks with you each day. You are the expression of His love. Your value is the reason His only Son suffered and died for you.