1) Call back to mind the last time you felt treated below your value. Maybe it was a few months ago, or even just a few minutes, but sitting with those feelings likely stirs something in you. Think through those stirrings as you slow down and process them. What brought you frustration in that scenario and why? Was the situation a trigger for something else living in your past, or a wound that hasn’t healed well? Where do you most often feel the need to defend your own value? Pray your thoughts and struggles to the Lord, asking Him to bring you healing and wholeness in your identity!

2) Can you relate to Amy’s statement from Wednesday’s Journey? “Either apply the beauty and win the comparison pageant, or be tossed aside as trash.” Where in your life do you feel this is more true than in other areas? Identify those circumstances or relationships where you feel most valued for who you are. Why do you think that is? What role does your own desire for control in those situations play in how you are feeling valued?

3) When you think of the vastness of God, His power, His sovereignty, and His all-knowing ability in comparison to the tiniest details about you, what is your heart response? Do you push back? Are you quick to discount your worth, even in the smallest of things? Do you find yourself filling in the blanks of what God surely must think of your freckles, your extra pounds, or your annoyance at finding that empty box of cereal in the pantry? Challenge yourself to keep in mind how God wastes absolutely nothing and He loves to both redeem and use the smallest details to amplify His glory. Consider placing a small pen dot somewhere on your hand today as a visual reminder of God’s loving attention to all things!