2 Kings 15-17

"But they (the Israelites) would not listen and were as stiff-necked as their fathers, who did not trust in the LORD their God. They rejected his decrees and the covenant he had made with their fathers and the warnings he had given them. They followed worthless idols and themselves became worthless. They imitated the nations around them although the LORD had ordered them, 'Do not do as they do,' and they did the things the LORD had forbidden them to do."

Chapter 17 talks about how Israelites were exiled because of their sin. And one phrase that really stood out to me was," They followed worthless idols and themselves became worthless."

We hear about idols a lot. And we know that idols are anything that keep our eyes away from God. Ultimately, all of our biggest idol is simply ourselves and our pride. And from there it stems into so many other areas of our lives...

What does it mean to be worth something in this life? Our pride, with a full support from the world, tells us that we are worth something. Not just something, we are worth a lot. Just believe in ourselves. Do we find ourselves believing that? I think we all have at some point.

I think there's a major difference between being worth something to the world and being worth something to God. I believe we can very well be someone of great worth to this world by just being our natural selves. But that may very well make us worthless to God. We really need God's wisdom to help us discern which "worth" we are seeking with all the things we do and all the thoughts we have in our lives.

Let's encourage each other this day to be someone of worth to God. The only thing God requires is for us to give our hearts fully unto him. When we are willing to do that and make the choice to do so, God can use us in a great way:)