How Much are you worth?

As an obese person--I have been so tired of being judged by the way I look. The prejudice that comes from those judgmental stares--the overheard remarks--some true--but some not.

The following is a refreshing thought that I read and would like to share with you today. It is entitled "Valuable to God". It doesn't necessarily have to do with obesity--but isn't it nice to know there is One who judges the value on the inside--and wouldn't it be wonderful if we could all judge by the "content of character"--not the "color of skin"--or the money we have or etc. etc,

"Martin Luther King"

Valuable to God

He who trusts in his riches will fall,
But the righteous will flourish like foliage. Proverbs 11:28

A certain rich man died and the question was asked at his funeral, "How much did he leave?"
"He left it all,"came the reply.

Often I hear someone introduced this way: "This is Bob and he works for .......,"as if where a person works or what a person does determines his or her value. (I have noticed it is usually only the well-to-do or those who are thought of as "successful" who are introduced this way.)

Yet, God does not judge us by our success. He loves each person the same. Your value and mine does not come from what we do, the clothes we wear, the house we live in, or the type of car we drive. Our value comes from the fact that God made us and loves us, and Christ died for us. Our value comes from the fact that He adopted us into His family and we are now His children forever. Don't depend on possessions or position for your identity. Get your identity from Christ, for you are of infinite worth to him!

Please note--I believe this was written by Billy Graham. It is from a devotion Book called "Hope for Each Day"