I used to beleive that I was of no particular value, outside of my family circle.
I'm just a normal person; I struggled with drugs and alcohol and mental illness, I used to smoke cigarettes, I managed to get myself into a sticky situation and ended up homless--more than once--and when I lost my father, I nearly lost my mind as well! I have a couple things I can do well, but I looked at that, and in the mirror, and I used to think, Nothing Special.

I used to think that.
Then God showed me that I can encourage other people to get past drug and alcohol abuse--if I can do it, anyone can.
He showed me that my courage and His Love restoring me to mental health is something others need to know about.
I can tell people that they CAN stop smoking, they CAN get beyond being Homeless, they CAN recover from losses so great they seem to get knocked flat without the will to get up again.

I can, because He lives in me, and He didn't just get me through the struggles of my life just so I could be restored and live loved and happy.
He got me through those things so that I could show others it CAN happen!

So...what have you been through? What has your life taught you, that you can teach others?
What value lies in you, that you can use to show the goodness of God's Love? What gifts, gained through living life, make you special?
I encourage you to find them, and then share them.

The only constant is change, perhaps you've heard that one?
Or the one that my mother told me time and again, This Too Shall Pass. No matter what I was going through or how sad I was, my mom assured me that this too would pass, as everything does.

Nothing remains the same; everything, eventually, changes.

Everything, tat is, except for The Lord.

He is I Am; He is the same today as He was yesterday, and when tomorrow comes, He will be the same still.
And He loves me the same today as He did yesterday; no matter what I do or don't do, even if He is displeased with my actions, He still loves me...I can't change that, and He won't change that.

How awesome is that?
And The Word that He laid out for his centuries ago is still true today; our understanding of it may change as we grow, but the words He gave, through the authors He chose, will always be The Truth.
We can always go there and find Him, in His Word. Because that is part of who He is to us, and that remains the same.
I have changed a lot over the years, and when I married even my name changed; God has many names, and He plays many roles in our lives as Christians...but they all remain the truth, as He is The Truth and The Way...and He always will be all that He is to us.
Daily.
Awesome.