You are worth it!

Why do we say no to things we really want? What are we doing by denying ourselves something we want?

It is easy to say no to something you don’t like or that is painful or you just don’t feel like doing but what about that thing that we are longing for? Or the thing that feels so good right now? The thing that we weigh in our minds with every decision is ‘Is it worth it?’

Well think about how much you are worth? You are worth so much that the One that created you became human to redeem you. He made you in His Image and you are the apple of His eye. The question of ‘Is it worth it?’ takes on a whole new perspective in the light of what we -each and every one of us- are worth to our Creator.

This is so hard to remember in the heat of the moment, to treat yourself with the dignity, like a redeemed precious creation. Holding back may be in the end what is best but it certainly is not easy and not what I have always done.

Looking at our decisions in the light that you are the apple of the Creator's eye and the people that are involved in the decision are the apple of the Creator's eye. It places boundaries on how important what we want is, and what the outcome should be.

Just know that if you feel that it is degrading or denying that dignity that is created as part of you than know that you are worth it and it will be worth it to stay true to your worth.

You are treasured and you are are 

exquisite in the eyes of the One who made you.