I heard this song You’re Worth It by Cimorelli for the first time yesterday, May 24, 2022. (Thank you, Spotify playlist Happy Mix!) It brought both tears to my eyes and joy in my heart. The songs states so many areas where we have allowed our value and worth to be defined and degraded by lies from the enemy. Here is a sample of the lyrics:
“You are not your makeup, not your clothes,
an anonymous face that no one knows.
You’re not a skin color, a pretty face,
The number of inches around your waist.
There’s so much that you’ve been through that nobody knows.
So many things you never show.
You are more than labels,
More than pain.
Baby, you’re more than your mistakes
And you’ve got something to say…”
I struggled for years with feeling “not enough”, regretting my mistakes and comparing myself to others. I remember in elementary school comparing my hair and body type to other girls as we gradually and unevenly reached puberty. I remember in junior high comparing myself to other girls regarding body weight, athleticism and whether or not we had had our first kiss. I remember in high school and college comparing myself to others regarding boyfriend status, academics, sports, body weight, personality, number of friends, and more. For too many years I wasted time and tears on these comparisons. It seemed the older I got the more qualities I found to compare.
So why do we feel we are not worthy?
- Body image issues
- “Not enough” syndrome
- Defined by past mistakes or regrets
- Unforgiveness towards ourselves and others
- Low self esteem and self doubt
- Past trauma or abuse
- Defined by our stuff
- We feel unknown, invisible
- Defined by our physical appearance or performance – skin color, hair, height, weight, abilities, ranking, score contributor, grades, etc.
- Feel free to add to this list!
The self doubt and low self-esteem lead me to doubt the value of myself and my worth in all the areas above. I would say to myself, “Why am I here?”; “What do I have to offer?”; “She is so much better.”; “I cannot compare.”; “No one will like me like they like her.”; etc. And the crazy thing is that it likely other girls and women were saying the same thing about me. It was a dialogue that the enemy loves for us to have on repeat. The enemy wants us to live in this area of “not enough”. For if we feel we are “not enough” then we will never see ourselves as capable of anything profound and we especially will not see ourselves as warriors for God’s Kingdom. Do I hear an AMEN? Does anyone resonate with this thinking?
My, Sweet Friends. The next lyrics in this song are so powerful and so true. This is what made me feel joy!! Our Savior Jesus is shouting these words to us too and celebrating us in them. Read and HEAR them now:
“When will you realize?
Baby, you’re worth it.
You don’t have to do anything to earn it.
Baby, you’re perfect.
You deserve it.
When will you see what I see
And realize you’re worth it?”
We ARE enough. We ARE worthy. We DO have value. We ARE known. WE ARE LOVED beyond anything we can imagine. When you feel doubt of your own value, when you hear the lies of the enemy whispering in your ear, I urge you to rebuke him with the Truth of God’s Word. To shout out loud, if it helps, to silence the lies and rest in the light of the Truth.
| LIE OF THE ENEMY | TRUTH OF GOD’S WORD |
| My body is wrong. | Psalm 139:13-14, Genesis 1:27 |
| I am not enough. | Ephesians 2:10, 2 Corinthians 12:9-10 |
| I am defined by my past. | Jeremiah 29:11, 2 Corinthians 5:17 |
| I am not forgive-able. | 1 John 1:9, Hebrews 8:12, Proverbs 17:9 |
| I have nothing to contribute. | Psalm 37:23-24, John 15:16 |
| It’s my fault. I am ashamed. | Isaiah 50:7, Psalm 34:4-5, Romans 8:1 |
| I am only as good as what I have. | Luke 12:15, 1John 2:16-17, Ecclesiastes 2:11, Hebrews 13:5 |
| I am not known. | Psalm 139:1-12, 16 |
| My looks define me. | 1 Samuel 16:7, Proverbs 31:30, 1 Peter 3:3-4 |
You do not have to stay in the pit, my Friends. Let’s crawl out together! Arm in arm! Let’s help ourselves, our sisters, our friends, our daughters, our tweens and teens, and anyone struggling with their value and worth. This is not just a girl-thing. This is a humanity-thing. Our boys and men struggle too and we need the Truth of Jesus to set us free!! We are stronger together. The enemy has already been defeated by the blood of Christ so let’s not give him any ground to slow us down.
Amen, Sweet Circle of Friends!! And, “YES!!! WE ARE WORTH IT!” Thank you, Jesus.
Hugs & blessings,
Stacy
(Here is the link to the full lyrics…https://genius.com/Cimorelli-youre-worth-it-lyrics. You can also see the video on YouTube here.)
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