Worthless

Is a term too many of us have labeled ourselves at one point or another. The reasons behind why we feel that way are too many to list out, but somehow we fall back to think that we are worthless. It’s this “ugh” feeling in the pit of our stomach and as much as we try to get rid of it or ignore it, it seems to keep coming back. I was all too familiar with this feeling as a teenager, key word, WAS. I was able to move past this feeling, move past this moment of “worthlessness.” It wasn’t from one day to another, rather it was a process that hurt but I found healing. No, it wasn’t medication, it wasn’t witchcraft, it wasn’t weed, it wasn’t alcohol or any other drug that did the trick, it was the love of God. To those who believe and follow God will understand what I mean, but to those who see God as simply a supreme being or higher power are probably skeptical as to how this “love of God” can take away feeling worthless.

There’s a book in the Bible called Hosea that you should check out if you haven’t. To sum it up as easily as possible: there was a prostitute who married a man but kept going back to do what she knew and was unfaithful to her husband, yet her husband time and again went after her. This is God to us, when we feel like we’re failing, like we’re worthless, like we keep messing up, He dusts us off and chases after us with a love like no other. If you’ve ever had that worthless feeling, I encourage you to look to God. It’s not going to disappear from one day to another, heck, some people may struggle with this for a while, BUT don’t let that discourage you. Look to God and see what He can do in your life. Don’t give up because God hasn’t given up on you and He never will.