Sheila Walsh - Youre Worth It for Girls: God Thinks You Rock!

HARVEST HOUSE PUBLISHERS

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YOURE WORTH IT FOR GIRLS

Copyright 2016 by Sheila Walsh

Published by Harvest House Publishers

Eugene, Oregon 97402

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ISBN 978-0-7369-6387-9 (pbk.)

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Contents

Are not two sparrows sold for a penny? Yet not one of them will fall to the ground outside your Fathers care. And even the very hairs of your head are numbered.

So dont be afraid; you are worth more than many sparrows.

M ATTHEW 10:29-31

T hat was so worth it! If youve ever talked yourself into going on a crazy-fast roller coaster or planned a big sleepover with your friends or helped train your brand-new puppy, you know that certain things in life are totally worth it. Theyre worth the time and the energy you spend to do them. Going on the roller coaster probably took a lot of pumping yourself up. Planning the big sleepover probably took a lot of figuring things out with your parents and friends. And helping train the new puppy? Well, that probably took a lot of time and patience.

Youll always remember these things, though. The things that take the most effort often end up being the best things in life. They allow us to learn. They help us grow. And they become our favorite memoriesand our favorite things to talk about! When something is worth it, its fun to let everyone know all about it, isnt it?

Did you know youre one of those things thats worth it? Yes, you are! Youre something super special to God. Youre one of His favorite things, and you make Him smile. If you didnt know how amazing you are, youre about to find out. Youre totally worth it to God, and thats what this book is all about.

God has taken His time and His creativity and His effort to make you and love you and care for you. Hes so incredible, Hes done this for every single personever! Its hard to believe, but its true.

Together, were going to discover Gods unbelievable love. Im going to share with you all the ways God has shown me that Im worth it to Him. And Im going to show you that you are also worth it!

Totally Loved

You know youre loved, but have you ever felt as if nobody has time for you? Maybe your parents are super busy with work. Or your siblings have too much homework to play with you. Or your best friends are all at summer camp or on vacation, and theres nobody to hang out with. You know your parents and your siblings and your BFFs love you, but sometimes you can feel a little bit lonely. Thats perfectly normal. Nobody around you can be there for you 24/7. Nobody can give you 100 percent of their attention all the time.

But wait a secondactually, there is Someone who is there for you 24/7. There is someone you can talk to any hour of the dayor night. That Someone is God. And heres whats so cool about this: Other people can tell you that youre worth it, but ultimately God is the only One who can make you truly realize that youre worth something.

Your parents can give you hugs and encouragement. Your BFFs can make you cool cards and hand-beaded friendship bracelets. Your piano teacher can fill your practice notebook with Good job! stickers and tell you how awesome youre doing in your lessons. But when it comes down to it, those thingsas terrific as they arearent going to be enough. Thats because theres only one source for the kind of love and acceptance all of us craveand thats in God, the One who made us, and the One who gives us all good things.

Every single girland every single person on this planethas the same exact desire to feel important and worthy and loved. We all want to know that we matter.

If you look at your life, you can see all the ways you matter and all the ways you make a difference. Maybe youre the best helper your teacher hasyou love to run classroom errands and help decorate the bulletin board, and you always offer to show new kids around the school. Maybe youre a super big sister who lets your younger siblings play with your stuff and wear your clothes and spend time with you. Maybe youre a terrific teammate who is the first one to give high fives and always listens to your coach. Youre really great at these things, and your words and actions do make a difference at school, at home, and on the field.

So definitely keep doing these things. Keep helping your teacher. Continue showing kindness to your siblings. Go right on giving high fives to your teammates. But in the middle of doing all these awesome things, its really important that you keep focusing on God. Thats because your relationship with Him should be the main thing in your life. Its hard to understand that, but just take my word for it. And take His Wordthe Biblefor it too!

All the Time

Have you ever felt confused about the choices you have to make? Should you have your best friend over to spend the night, or should you try to get to know some new friends? Should you do art club after school, or should you play a sport? Even little choiceslike having peanut butter and apples or chocolate chip cookies for a snackcan be kind of a problem. You know the peanut butter and apples are better for you, but you really want chocolate chip cookies!

Because youre so worth it to God, He wants you to talk to Him about everything thats going on in your life. Even your afternoon snack. Hes with you all the time24/7and you have His full attention every moment100 percent guaranteed! In this book were going to talk about all the ways God is with you all the time . Hes with you when

youre worried about school or your friendships

you doubt you can ever do something

you feel like nobody cares about you

you feel sad about the things youve said or done

youre totally confused about absolutely everything

God has always known you. Always!

He has always accepted you. Always!

He has always loved you. Always!

Whether youre feeling confused by your math homework or mad at your brother or sad that your BFF is eating lunch with someone else, you can depend on God to remind you that youre so worth it.

God loves you! No matter what kind of day youre having, remember that you are worth itand you are worthy to God .

Gods Word Says Youre Worth It

You created my inmost being; you knit me together in my mothers womb (Psalm 139:13).

If you have any doubt that God created you to be His amazing, unique, totally worth-it daughter, this is an awesome verse to read and memorize. It proves He was making you you even before you were born!