I AM THE BEST!!

Ever have days like this......

Well i do! Mostly I try to stay positive...but every once in awhile days like this creep up on me! Its easy to start dwelling on things you're not the best at or to compare yourself to someone else & then to quickly spin into a hole of bad feelings toward yourself. Its sucks & its what Satan wants. The other day was one of these days for me. It made me not want to do anything, or see any one. But I made myself get up, get some stuff done, & then I found this.....

 For the last twenty-five years, Carol had been a full-time homemaker and found great satisfaction in that role. But after her youngest son left for a mission, she felt less needed. While her children were still at home, she knew she was of value to the family. But now she wondered about her worth. Perhaps, she thought, others would value her more if she changed her image. She considered buying some new clothes, or getting a new hair style. She even considered getting a job, or taking some college classes—although she didn’t know what she would study. These changes, she thought, would give her a sense of value or worth.

There is nothing inherently wrong in Carol’s wanting to make improvements in her life. Where she, and many other sisters are mistaken, is in judging their worth by their circumstances or how they appear to others. They have forgotten that we all have inherent worth simply because we are daughters of God! Though our lives and circumstances may change, our worth does not. The only thing that can change is ourworthiness to receive the blessings our Heavenly Father wants us to have.

No matter what our circumstances, or appearance, or social status, our Heavenly Father loves us and wants us to recognize our self-worth. Furthermore, the Lord values his children for reasons far different from the world’s, for he “seeth not as man seeth; for man looketh on the outward appearance, but the Lord looketh on the heart.” (1 Sam. 16:7.)

The world would like us to believe that the requirements for self-worthare beauty, youth, wealth, and success. But as Patricia Holland, former counselor in the Young Women general presidency, counseled women college students “[we are] becoming so concerned about having perfect figures, or straight A’s, or professional status, or even absolute motherly success that we are being torn from our true selves. We often worry so much about pleasing and performing for others that we lose our own uniqueness, that full and relaxed acceptance of ourselves as a person of worth and individuality.” (“The Soul’s Center,” given at a Brigham Young University devotional 13 January 1987.)

When we struggle with self-worth, we need to remember the story of the widow who offered her mite in the temple. Jesus did not call attention to the wealthy, who made a great display of presenting their offerings; instead, he used her as an example of a beautiful woman of great worth who was willing to share what she had with others. The widow probably was a woman few people knew or noticed. She probably did not wear the latest fashions or associate with the rich and powerful members of her community. We know her worldly possessions were few. But the Savior was not concerned about these things. He did not look on her outward appearance. He looked on her heart.

This really helped me. I've heard it before, but obviously I needed to hear it again! Just thought I would share this & hope that we all realize that we're children of our Heavenly Father- which makes the worth of our souls great! Its not about all the worldly things we got goin on, its about whats inside of us & what our Heavenly Father knows we can be!