Couldn’t think of anything to say today, so closed the lid on the laptop…feeling a bit discouraged about things…

Went back to my default mode when things aren’t going right, I began cleaning… for me clarity comes when I am physically doing something…usually cleaning, organizing, doing a project or digging in the garden.

Started thinking about value, my value, your value, anything’s value.

What makes us valuable? Did somebody stick something in certain ones of us that makes some more valuable than others? Or is it because of something we’ve done to ourselves?….?

Is that why we’re tempted to place more value/importance on people we think more lovely, handsome, popular, wealthy, studious, or because of their pedigree, background, inventiveness, creativity, education, travel experience, nationality…fill in the blank_______.

Our real value comes from another being’s opinion of us, the one that made us. We value our kids because they came from us, they’re part of our family…don’t care if other people like them, think they’re cute or smart…they’re ours…that’s all that matters. They are worth it to us!

So too, we’re made by the God of the universe, a real being who said we’re valuable, valuable to Him…we’re part of his family, his making. That gives us inherent value. Nobody can give it to you and nobody can take it away from you.

Your value…It’s yours to keep, ponder over, and live out!