Worthy

READ: EPHESIANS 2:8-10; 1 CORINTHIANS 1:26-31

My worth is not found in how many friends I have or how many likes I get

My worth is not found in my height, my weight, or how I look

My worth is not found in my successes, achievements, grades, or awards

My worth is not found in my GPA or how many hard classes I can pack into my schedule

My worth is not found in being the star athlete, star musician, star student

My worth is not found in doing more or being more

My worth is not found in what the world deems successful…

My worth is found in Jesus…in being chosen, loved, and made new. I am worthy because He made me worthy. Because of His death on the cross—because of the incredible grace, mercy, and forgiveness that He lavishes on me—He has made me worthy. Worthy of His love, worthy of forgiveness, worthy of an intimate relationship with Him, worthy of being His.

And I don’t need to earn it, try harder, do more, be more. He has done it all. He doesn’t need my efforts, my striving—He wants my heart. Every part.

Rather than trying to prove my worth or strive toward more, I can give Him what weighs me down and let Him carry me. I can give Him my efforts as an offering of love and worship to Him—not as a payment. I can find my true worth in Him. • Cara Campbell

• We all have times when it feels like our worth is dependent on what others think of us, what we look like, what we have or don’t have, what we do or don’t do, etc. What kinds of things do you find yourself placing your identity and worth in?

• Why is it so important that our true worth isn’t found in what we do but in what Jesus has done for us?

Instead, 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)