9.30.2010

Twenty Dollars

A well-known speaker started off his seminar by holding up a $20.00 bill. In the room of 200, he asked, "Who would like 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 $20 dollar bill. 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 crumpled and dirty. "Now, who still wants it?" Still the hands went into the air.

"My friends, we have all learned a very valuable lesson. No matter what I did to the money, you still wanted it because it did not decrease in value. It was still worth $20."

Many times in our lives, we are dropped, crumpled, and ground into the dirt by the decisions we make and the circumstances that come our way. We feel as though we are worthless.

But no matter what has happened or what will happen, you will never lose your value. Dirty or clean, crumpled or finely creased, you are still priceless.

The worth of our life comes not in what we do or who we know, but by WHO WE ARE and WHOSE WE ARE.

--Author Unknown


Go in the knowledge that you are treasured today... by HIM!

5 comments:

  1. Oh, how I NEEDED this today! :) Thank you.

    ReplyDelete
  2. Much needed encouragement today - thank you!

    ReplyDelete
  3. Boy that was timely! Thanks!

    ReplyDelete
  4. Anonymous8:28 PM

    What an encouragement! Our value is defined by the Father, who loves us in spite of us...he created us for a unique purpose. He knew all that we would be and called us into existence anyways because we had value to Him. Amen.

    ReplyDelete
  5. Patricia12:24 PM

    Beautiful, we forget so much of how loved we are.

    ReplyDelete

Thank you for taking a moment to stop and chat. I enjoy the presence of you!
~~~~~