Finding Value

I praise you because I am fearfully and wonderfully made; your works are wonderful, I know that full well. Psalm 139: 14

I haven't been feeling very worthy lately, so I spent some time reflecting on my children when they were little. While in the department store sifting through the clothing racks my head was deep in thought of the new opportunity that was knocking at my door, a job interview. I wanted to make a good impression and I wanted to look professional, and at the time I didn't care how much it was going to cost me.

Me... the picky person that I am, had the look envisioned in my head, it was just a matter of time before I found it. I was on a mission and excitement overwhelmed me. About twenty minutes in the store I found a blouse that wasn't quite my color so I held it up and said, "Uli how do you think mommy will look in this?" and wouldn't you know it, no response. I looked down and he was gone. I tried not to panic and walked through the isles of the toy section hoping to find him; he wasn't there. 

It didn't take long for my heart to race faster than my legs as I ran down the isles of the department store screaming his name. I didn't care who heard me, or what people thought of me. Every possibility of the worst was shooting through my mind. I was on the verge of a breakdown when I suddenly looked down and saw two feet poking out from the bottom of the clothing rack. When I separated the clothing, there he was with his hands over his mouth trying to contain himself from laughing while he hid from me. He was playing hiding go seek.

All of a sudden nothing else mattered and everything had lost its importance. No price is too high for a parent to pay to redeem her child. No energy too great, no effort too demanding. A parent will go to great length to find her offspring, to find her heart that walks the earth in a small package.

Do you not think that God thinks that way of you? God brought me back to that moment, and then revealed to me of how much I reflected His image in that moment. He would go to great lengths for me.

God's greatest creation is not the majestic mysterious space we explore, or the wonders of the caverns that carry jewels and diamonds. It's not the blue berry shaped world that spins in space in perfect order. It's you and I; we are his greatest possessions. I don't think we will ever fully grasp the passion that God has for you and I; we are wonderfully made by His loving hands and His passion is for us. Suddenly I feel worth something, I hope and pray you know how much you're worth as well. To God be all the Glory!