Posts with the tag “worth”

"I am the vine, you are the branches. Whoever abides in me and I in him, he it is that bears much fruit, for apart from me you can do nothing." – John 15:5There is a deep hunger in all of us to feel significant. To know we matter. To believe that our lives are making a difference. But that hunger can easily twist into a dangerous pressure. We try to prove our worth. We chase approval. We run ourse...  Read More

"But you are a chosen race, a royal priesthood, a holy nation, a people for his own possession." – 1 Peter 2:9 Most people spend their lives trying to earn a name for themselves. They chase identity through achievement, relationships, or recognition. But when you belong to Jesus, your identity is not something you earn. It is something you receive. God has already told you who you are. You are not...  Read More

"For we are his workmanship, created in Christ Jesus for good works, which God prepared beforehand, that we should walk in them." – Ephesians 2:10 It can be easy to fall into survival mode. You wake up, hit your routines, handle responsibilities, maybe try to squeeze in a little progress somewhere, and then crash. Life starts feeling like a checklist of things you just have to get through. It beco...  Read More

"But you are a chosen race, a royal priesthood, a holy nation, a people for his own possession." – 1 Peter 2:9 Most people today are taught to live like they are their own. Their dreams, their choices, their life. It sounds empowering on the surface, but it leads to a burden we were never meant to carry. When you try to be your own master, you become your own source of identity, direction, and str...  Read More

"What man of you, having a hundred sheep, if he has lost one of them, does not leave the ninety-nine in the open country, and go after the one that is lost, until he finds it?" – Luke 15:4 It is easy to believe that if you have wandered, messed up, or drifted away from God, He has moved on without you. Maybe you have convinced yourself that your failure has made you forgettable. But Jesus tells a ...  Read More