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YOUR WORTH!
By Edna Nakalungi
“ 'Tis the season…”what happens when you hear those words?
For some it's a reminder that their loved ones' may measure their worth according to the presents they will give them come Christmas
Others are reminded that the year is coming to a close and begin to measure their own worth according to the accomplishments they have achieved during the past year
Yet others deem themselves not worth much as they take note of how they failed to even fulfill their new year's resolutions within weeks of making them
What of those who measure their worth by what others think of them?
If we fall into any of those categories then we are missing the real reason for the season
A little play called "All On A Christmas Day" presented as part of The Living Christmas Tree brought this point home for me
(http://www.livingtree2008.com/drama.html)
In it, we follow the life of a man who, like many of us, strived to leave his mark on this world so that his life would have been one of value
At least that is how he saw it
His desire to do something that would forever leave his name indelibly printed in others' minds as a Hollywood star or a war hero was great
Needless to say he failed miserably at these attempts and was not content settling for being a husband and father; and hence abandoned his family in pursuit of this elusive dream
Decades later we find that this man is still just "Rufus" and no one is asking for his autograph
The only one who thinks of him as a hero of sorts as he sits helpless suffering the debilitating effects of a stroke is his great grand-daughter
Ironically Rufus was born on Christmas Day
After years of striving to do something with his life that would make him think of himself as someone of worth we in the audience come to the realization that Rufus would have lived a much more fulfilled life if he had realized that to God he was worth everything
It made many of us think like Rufus
“ 'Tis the season…”what happens when you hear those words?
For some it's a reminder that their loved ones' may measure their worth according to the presents they will give them come Christmas
Others are reminded that the year is coming to a close and begin to measure their own worth according to the accomplishments they have achieved during the past year
Yet others deem themselves not worth much as they take note of how they failed to even fulfill their new year's resolutions within weeks of making them
What of those who measure their worth by what others think of them?
If we fall into any of those categories then we are missing the real reason for the season
A little play called "All On A Christmas Day" presented as part of The Living Christmas Tree brought this point home for me
(http://www.livingtree2008.com/drama.html)
In it, we follow the life of a man who, like many of us, strived to leave his mark on this world so that his life would have been one of value
At least that is how he saw it
His desire to do something that would forever leave his name indelibly printed in others' minds as a Hollywood star or a war hero was great
Needless to say he failed miserably at these attempts and was not content settling for being a husband and father; and hence abandoned his family in pursuit of this elusive dream
Decades later we find that this man is still just "Rufus" and no one is asking for his autograph
The only one who thinks of him as a hero of sorts as he sits helpless suffering the debilitating effects of a stroke is his great grand-daughter
Ironically Rufus was born on Christmas Day
After years of striving to do something with his life that would make him think of himself as someone of worth we in the audience come to the realization that Rufus would have lived a much more fulfilled life if he had realized that to God he was worth everything
It made many of us think like Rufus
This Christmas (and every day), let us all remember that our value lies not in such things but in the fact that we
have a HERO to emulate by our loving service to others, not expecting accolades or our name in lights
This Christmas (and every day), let us spend time worshipping and praising God for the gift of His only begotten
Son who died so we could live; who came down so we could rise up; who became a Servant so we could be called
children of a King.
This Christmas (and every day), let us celebrate the One who was exiled in human flesh so we could be set free
from the bondage of sin
For God loved us that He sent His only begotten Son that all who believe in Him may not perish but have eternal
life. (John 3:16)
'Tis the season to celebrate the beginning of our redemption story. Merry and blessed Christmas everyone to you and yours and may you always remember what you and others are truly worth!
'Tis the season to celebrate the beginning of our redemption story. Merry and blessed Christmas everyone to you and yours and may you always remember what you and others are truly worth!
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