Less than …

I was recently told that when I talk to people, my friends, that my conversation is not as important as my husband’s because he talks business. Later it was explained that him talking business meant opportunity and money. My conversation was just that, conversation. My husband was important; I was not. In my head I thought, I will not be treated as Less Than.

I have value …

I have value. God has called me to be an encouragement to people, especially women. He has given me a passion for truth in love, challenging people to align their lives with the Word of God. Using my life as examples of what not to do and what I have learned along the journey. I have many different life experiences. Many of my experiences are not great, they do not invoke inspiration, nor would they win any amazing awards. However, my stories do involve pride issues, embarrassment and failure. These types of stories are relatable to people. I have an innate ability to relate to most people. God has given me life experiences to be used to relate, to communicate and to add value to other.

Instead, we will speak the truth in love, growing in every way more and more like Christ, who is the head of his body, the church. Ephesians 4:15

The more I speak the truth and add value to others, the more I grow in Christ.

Money does not equal success …

Monetary means does not equate to success. I do not make money for my ‘business’. But living out my purpose pays much more than money. To truly understand this, one must understand God. God blesses me with peace and joy. There are times when I struggle with truth in my life. I want to point the blame to others or justify my actions and words. But then my peace and joy start to diminish. I begin to search for value in the world. I cannot maintain my peace and joy if my eyes turn from Jesus.

 Then you will experience God’s peace, which exceeds anything we can understand. His peace will guard your hearts and minds as you live in Christ Jesus. Philippians 4:7

This is not a post about money being evil. I believe that you can amass great wealth and be in line with God. There are many examples in the Bible – Job, Solomon, and David to name a few. I am simply saying that I am not less than because I make less money than my husband.

Equal significance in marriage …

Moms and dads have equal worth in a marriage. Dad should not get more respect and mom should not be treated with more snuggles and love. The man and woman should be treated equally by the children. Both should be loved, both should be respected, and no one should be the favorite. It goes back to treat people how you want to be treated. Do you want to be a favorite? Remember, when you are a favorite that means someone else is treated less than. How would you feel if you were the less favorite? I bet you would quickly change your mind on picking a favorite if you truly stopped and put yourself in the ‘less than’ shoes. No one wants to be picked last, forgotten about, or be the afterthought.

And remember that the heavenly Father to whom you pray has no favorites. He will judge or reward you according to what you do. So you must live in reverent fear of him during your time here as “temporary residents. 1 Peter 1:17

God has no favorites. Do you?

I have value. Money does not equal success. Moms and dads have equal worth in marriage. These are the 3 reasons why I will not be less than. God has blessed me with a passion to teach His Word to others through my life experiences and my truth which comes from Jesus. I look to Him for guidance and my next steps, not from the world. I am not better than but equal to others. Do you feel ‘less than’? I can assure you that you are not. Take time to pray and ask God to reveal places where you feel ‘less than’ and allow Him to heal you.