Topic Tuesday: Self-Worth

“Priceless” (By: Andrea Patton)

As someone who has struggled with an eating disorder, I have often felt fat, ugly, worthless and unlovable. Changing my negative thoughts about myself and my negative self-talk has been a significant part of my recovery.

During this Easter season, I am reminded of what I once heard about value – that the value of something is determined by what someone will pay for it.  Jesus Christ paid the ultimate price for you and me by giving his life so that we might have abundant life in him.  He gave all that he could give for us.  To me, that means we are priceless!  According to Oxford Dictionary, something that is priceless is “so precious that its value cannot be determined.”  When I really think about that concept, it is almost too great to comprehend.  We are worth so much that our value cannot be determined!

When you start having those negative thoughts telling you that you are fat, you are ugly, you are worthless, you are unlovable, etc. speak back to them!  Say out loud “I am so precious that my value cannot be determined.” “I am beautiful.”  “I am significant.”  “My life matters.”  “I am priceless!”