Hey, Beautiful.
I see you sitting there. Reading this. And I'm no mind-reader, but I can confidently assume that at some point today, you've been waiting for the approval of someone. Whether it be your significant other, (or that hottie that you wish was your significant other,) your "friends," your parents, your professors... we all want to impress someone. We all want to feel worthy of love.
I get it. I'm no exception. In fact, I'm probably the rule itself: I'm a young woman in college and I want to feel special. And I'm guessing that you do, too.
And I'm not trying to stop you from feeling like you need to be special. You definitely are special. But maybe you're looking in the wrong places. And it's hurting you when you don't come back with what you were looking for.
I heard a great quote from a movie today, and it really stuck with me:
"To the wrong person you will never have any worth. To the right person you will mean everything*.”
That sounds pretty good, right? To mean that much to someone? But who is that "someone?" How do we meet him? Does he go to your school, or will you meet him when you're older? Will he be from around here, or live in another country, or...
I'm just going to stop you there, you brilliant human you. This "person" might not be who you thought it would be.
**Spoiler Alert**
It's Jesus.
Now before you shut down and read through the rest of this post really quickly to avoid being rude, (been there, done that,) I encourage you to really consider your worth to Christ. Because it made all the difference for me.
According to Jesus:
1.) You are here for a reason. You were CREATED for a reason. You have purpose, and were designed for something that only YOU can do. That's pretty cool.
2.) Despite your flaws and sins and past mistakes, you are unconditionally loved. Forever. Always. No if's, and's or but's.
3.) You are loved SO much that God sent His Son to save you from a life of sin and bring you into His light. You are literally "to die for." Like a really good cupcake. Only human, and you mean much more to God than a pastry.
Don't let your worth be determined by a human, no matter who it is. Humans are pretty unkind sometimes. Once you begin to see yourself how God sees you, that hole that you've been trying to fill (with whatever you try to shove down there... good grades, boys, fitness, cute outfits...) it's no longer empty and void. You're filled with the surpassing love of Christ, and no one can ever take that away.
Just to recap: you're special, loved, and forgiven because God says so. And He's the only One that matters.
Stay hopeful.
*The movie was God's Not Dead, by the way. It's on Netflix, and I highly suggest it.
If you want more homework, here are links to some of the passages I referenced in my "three things you want to hear as a college girl who wants to feel special:"
This is amazing. So beautifully worded, and so very true. Thank you so much.
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