A well known speaker started off his seminar by  holding up a $20 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 the dollar bill up.  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, you 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 in God's eyes. To Him, dirty or clean, crumpled or finely creased, you are still priceless to Him.  Psalm 17:8 states that God will keep us, "as the apple of His eye."

THOUGHT: The worth of our lives come not in what we do  or who we are but by WHOSE WE ARE!  You are special - Don't  ever forget it!

 Count Your Blessings, not your problems!!!