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Worthless Or Unworthy?

Deciphering the difference.

Sierra Bennett

Apr 26, 2016

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How many times have you looked into the mirror and thought to yourself: "I would be so much prettier if..." I know that I have been in that situation plenty of times. STOP. Stop letting Satan twist your mind into thinking you aren't good enough. You are exactly how God made you.

Wow. That's insane. All of my "flaws" is exactly how the King of the Universe wanted me. In Psalms, it states: "I will praise you because I am fearfully and wonderfully made. Your works are wonderful and I know this very well." (Ps. 139:14). Why is this something that is so easy for us to tell others, but difficult for us to believe ourselves. I constantly struggle with beauty but I find it so easy to encourage others struggling with beauty.

So are we worthless or unworthy?

A common misconception is that these two are the same thing. Newsflash, they aren't. This is a question that I know plenty of people struggle with weekly, if not daily

WE ARE NOT WORTHLESS. Being worthless would constitute that we are, in fact, worth nothing. Absolutely nothing. And if that is the case, and we are in fact worthlesswhy did God even create us? Think about it. ALL POWERFUL ALL KNOWING GOD, created something not even worth His time? Doubt it.

On the other hand, being unworthy? That is something I believe. God is ALL POWERFUL AND ALL KNOWING. He is so much greater than us, yet He sent His ONLY SON (the only one, he didn't have another. I checked.) to die for ME, for YOU! That blows my mind. I sin & fail God daily yet he still offers unfailing, unshaking love to me.(Especially when I don't offer that same love to myself...

Take some time this week, or even just today and make a list of everything that you like about yourself. Focus on this. You are God's original masterpiece and don't let that be changed by a number on a scale or the rude words of those around you. When you get a chance watch the Skit Guys: God's Chisel & grab some tissues. God doesn't make junk

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1. When course schedules are released and you have a conflict between two required classes.

2. When there is only one section of a popular course.

3. Receiving the 18,000 emails reminding you to register ASAP.

4. When you need to see an advisor, but they are too busy/unresponsive.

5. Trying not to dress like a bum for your appointments with your advisors/department heads.

6. When you have a perfectly planned out schedule, and one class ruins it.

7. Carefully moving things around to accommodate a different class/section.

8. Waking up at 6:00 a.m. for your enrollment time.

9. Concocting a new schedule at your enrollment time after your original plan gets changed.

10. Getting into a class and filling the last available seat.

11. When all of your classes finally go through.

12. Realizing that you forgot a class that was a pre-requisite for everything else.

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"Nobody living in one of the most influential nations in the world should be worried about making ends meet."

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Because who understands your bitterness better than April?

1. When you have to provide an "interesting fact" for your first day ice-breaker.

2. When your professor is babbling on and on in his lecture.

3. When you edit your friend's paper and they get an A.

4. When it's 2 AM and you remember you have a test tomorrow.

5. When you finish taking the test and you're pretty sure you failed...

6. ...but then you get the test back and somehow passed.

7. When you've been up for 12 hours straight writing a paper.

8. And then you manage to stay awake in class the next day.

9. When you have to butter up your professor for an extra credit opportunity.

10. When you're assigned a group project.

11. And your group-mates are trying to chat about life instead of the assignment.

12. When it's your last class of the day and you're about to go home.

13. But then you remember rent is due tonight and the anger comes back.

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