In my youth, we had to try out to play on a Little League baseball team, and if you were not chosen you played in the minors. At my tryout I played well enough to make a major league team, quite a feat for a small, 8 year old kid!
I was a good player, but when they selected the all-star team I was not chosen — I was crushed. I felt that I had failed as a ball player! What a hard lesson to learn as a child; my self-worth had to come from something other than success as all-star. I have had to learn this same lesson about self-worth repeatedly over the years. Feelings of inferiority and inadequacy are all too common. Fortunately, the Lord’s perspective has helped me see my true worth (His words are in blue).
