"Precious in His Sight"

"Precious In His Sight" by Greg Olsen
Normally when I am picking a picture for my blog post it is based off of what I see in this picture. This week, however, what stuck out to me was the title of the painting. Precious in His sight. We are all precious in His sight and I know I am included in that. I'd like to start off by talking about the painting. I love that in the painting Christ is playing with a child. Children are so precious and adorable; what could be a better symbol of the word "precious"? I also love that Christ is holding a butterfly on His finger. It says to me that Christ can find beauty in all things, even in a simple butterfly. I am that butterfly; Christ sees the beauty and preciousness in me.
I'm almost certain that everyone who has walked this earth, besides Christ, has had some sort of problem of self-esteem. I know I've had struggles with believing that I'm beautiful or smart or funny or likable. It's hard in this world because there are so many things and people to compare to. Because of those hard days, I am grateful for those times where I can remember just how precious I am. I may not be the most beautiful girl or the smartest person or the funny one in the crowd. But I am beautiful, smart, funny, and important to Christ. I am a Daughter of God and that alone makes me precious.
I feel that is very important that we all find our individual worth inside ourselves. I know I have days where I struggle with my self-worth but I am sincerely trying to remember how precious I really am. I am beautiful. I am smart. I am funny. I am important. I think that after we've come to this realization and have a grasp on our personal self-worth, we need to spread this and remind others of their self-worth. Matthew 5:14-16 says, "Ye are the light of the world. A city that is set on an hill cannot be hid. Neither do men light a candle and put it under a bushel, but on a candlestick; and it giveth light unto all that are in the house. Let your light so shine before men, that they may see your good works, and glorify your Father which is in heaven." We need to be that light and show others that they too are precious in the sight of God.
None of us are perfect; we all have our struggles and mistakes. But we are still precious to Heavenly Father and Jesus Christ. They love us unconditionally. This doesn't mean that we should go out and do bad things because They'll still love us, but that if we do happen to make those mistakes we can remember that They do love us. I am so grateful for Their unconditional love because I know that I am not perfect. Far from it. But They still love me and that helps me to keep moving forward. It also helps to know that someone out there knows how precious I am. It's Their opinion that matters most anyways. "Those who matter don't mind and those who mind don't matter." If someone doesn't like me because I'm not beautiful enough, then they don't matter. Christ and Heavenly Father are those who matter and they don't mind the little things. I am so grateful for the love that they give to me. Some days it's Their love that gets me through the tough times. The knowledge of my worth to Them is immensely important and helpful. It helps to strengthen my self-worth and to know that I am "Precious in His Sight."