RECOGNIZE YOUR VALUE… NO MATTER WHAT

WORKOUT WEDNESDAY

A Midweek Spiritual Workout with
Fr. Marino H. Msigala, OFM Capuchin
 

RECOGNIZE YOUR VALUE…
NO MATTER WHAT
 

A Christian motivational speaker started off his seminar by holding up a $20 bill and asking his 200 students, “Who would like to have this $20 bill?”

Hands started going up.

 

He said, “I am going to give this $20 to one of you, but first, let me do this.”

He proceeded to crumple up the dollar bill in his hand.

He then asked, “Who still wants it?”

Still, the hands were up in the air.

 

“Well,” he replied, “What if I do this?”

And he dropped it on the ground and started to grind it into the floor with his shoe.

He picked it up, now all crumpled and dirty.

“Now, who still wants it?” Still, the hands went into the air.

 

“My friends, you have all learned a very valuable lesson. No matter what I did to that $20 bill, you still wanted it because it did not decrease in value. It was still worth $20.”

 

Sometimes in our lives, we are dropped, crumpled, and ground into the dirt by other people, by our decisions, or by the circumstances of our lives.

 

We may sometimes feel worthless. But no matter what has happened or what will happen, you will never lose your value. You are special – don’t ever forget it!

 

On this SPIRITUAL WORKOUT WEDNESDAY, ask yourself if you have ever questioned your worth. Then, remember that you are special. You are a child of God. You have worth beyond measure. Remember that He said, “Are not two sparrows sold for a penny? Yet not one of them will fall to the ground outside your Father's care. And even the very hairs of your head are all numbered. So do not be afraid; you are worth more than many sparrows.” Matthew 10:31