You're Trash

You are despicable. You are low down and disgusting. You're scum. You just aren't good enough. You're not worth it.

Ever heard this?

Chances are that you have. And, chances are that you will again. People like to be-little others. It makes them feel big, to think little of you. No matter where you turn, there is someone to criticize you and to blame you.

So, who are ya? Did you grow up rich or poor? Are your parents together, divorced, or are you adopted? What kind of car do you drive? Oh, and do you happened to have a past?

To the world, these are the things that define us. Our occupation, standard of living, and relationship status puts us in a category. Jocks, nerds, and Emo's. Pretty, ugly, and pretty ugly. Monroe, Waxhaw, and Marvin.

Despite what the world says, this is not you. You are not your parents, and you are not your car. You are not athletics, and you are not a stack of text books. You are not a mansion and you are not a trailer.

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

God did not make you as trash, and he does not see you as trash. You were made wonderfully, and even though we a filthy, God sees you as clean through the Jesus.

Who is the authority? When you die, this world will not judge you. You do not receive salvation from the world, nor do you receive damnation from it. God is the Judge. It is by His standard we are tested, and by His Son's blood, we pass the test. Through Jesus, the Father sees us as blameless.

So? Find your identity in Christ. Seek to please Him, and Him alone. Do not stress over the words of others, but rest in God's purpose for you. By Him we are saved, so by Him we must live.

How does it feel? How does it feel to know the Lord of the universe finds you to be wonderful? He sees you as beautiful, by the grace of His Son. God loves you so much that He chose you. He called you by name. How does it feel?