Self-Worth

"Each one should test their own actions.  Then they can take pride in themselves alone, without comparing themselves to someone else. . . ."  -Galatians 6:4

I enjoy the many varieties of flowers available to me at the garden shop.  The hyacinth does not try to be a daffodil and the daffodil does not try to be a tulip.  Likewise, we should enjoy the various kinds of people in our lives and not try to make them into mini-me's!  We each have our own unique talents and gifts to express in different ways.

I remember when I was in my 20's having to remind myself, when I felt uncomfortable around people who did not do things the way I did them, that the world could not function if everyone was like me!  I was prone to make myself right and them wrong, or myself wrong and them right--neither which was good for them or me!  I eventually became comfortable with who I am which allowed me to become comfortable with the way others are.  I no longer compare myself to others and it has made all the difference in my becoming all that God has meant for me to be.

I am grateful that I can look to God for my self-worth.