The worth of our soul

Tiffany Lovell gave a devotional on our Turtle House yesterday.  She served her mission in North Carolina and as she was having her exit interview with her mission president she had an overwhelming feeling where she felt she also had an exit interview with her Heavenly Father before she came to this earth. Heavenly Father gave her guidance and direction to the things He wanted her to know before she came down to this world. 

 

He didn’t tell her that her worth would be defined by the to do lists or the type of job she would have or her social media popular status. Her worth would not be measured by how many followers she had on Twitter or Instagram. Heavenly Father did not tell her that her worth would be determined by her age or by what others thought of her. Heavenly Father did not tell her that her worth would be determined by how far she could run or how athletic she would get. Her worth would not be measured by her life interests or the good grades in school or how many friends she would have or how much money she would have in the bank. It’s not about anything or anyone but yourself and He gave us one thing to measure our worth on found in Samuel 16:7 “For the Lord seeth not as man seeth; for man looketh on the outward appearance, but the Lord looketh on the heart” One thing that Heavenly Father would measure our worth is our heart, she said, and I agree. Our Heavenly Parents loves us regardless of what we look like. 

 

I am grateful to be married to someone who only sees my heart and values it. He is not concern about my wrinkles and getting older. It’s so easy to get caught up in what other people are doing, what other people look like how are they dressing, what are they saying, how are they showing up in their lifelike successes so when we compare ourselves to others, we are letting negative thoughts in and that is not healthy. Whenever this happens, Tiffany recommends for you to touch your heart and ask? Is this true? Is this God’s truth? No. Those negative things are not what God planted in me. What He planted was love, peace, joy, connection, agency. He gave us those gifts and we are to open them to use them. God wants us to remember our exit interview. In my case, I read my patriarchal blessing each first Sunday of the month as I am fasting. Whatever those instructions he gave us were all good things. He wants us to remember the worth of our soul. Our divine worth is infinite and never changes. 

 

Con amor,

Vero