You may not have A dollar in hand You may not have A residence to call home You may not have Transport to call your own Yet deep within your heart Your inner makeup Is a magnificent work of art Your person A kaleidoscope of many colors Your disposition faithful and true The spirit within glorious too What you possess Is far better and greater Than any earthly commodity It takes a quickened heart An awakened eye To even see What you possess within Enabling you To repeatedly overcome and win Is the essential foundation The ebb and flow Of the new creation Better than net worth A financial portfolio Or a strong balance sheet Better than a bikini clad body On the cover of a magazine More desirous and needful Than the accolades of men Increasingly more satisfying Than your very best friend More dear than Your most loved family member This personal quality is cohesive Never to dismember Never to succumb To manipulation Never to yield With hesitation Never to surrender For monetary gratification Standing tall and sure In the dark of midnight Inwardly illuminating When all is not right Holding to truths anchor Deep within Knowing thyself Your worth within Dignified and honorable Cherished and prized Your self worth You know Never have compromised Of you I am proud Proud to know Regardless of which way Your life will go What your soul contains Kings and magistrates dont disdain Yet some see it self-righteous And will defame But care not for that Remain true to thyself For your self-worth is more valuable Than all else Through your inner security All insecurity disappears The rock of self-worth Will ground you for years Come what may In life youll win Overcome, arise and realize Your dreams within Divine destiny dont despise Youll find it not with your eyes By the Spirit of grace and truth Guiding you Youll discover That for which He created you Your soul will feast On a new and living way Christs seal of approval His peace deep within The esteem and adoration of heaven You have surely got Though others buy other things Self-worth you have bought You counted the cost You paid the price You have given freely Your very own life Angels are watching Even heavenly hosts For in integrity Your soul makes its boast And as you retire At the end of the day Your head on your pillow Cares and distractions away Beneath the blankets Wrapped up so secure Know that you Have found the worlds cure For this law is written On the tablet of thy heart Your self worth you know And from it never depart Your self worth you have got Nobody can take it With humility and generosity God can surely make it Into a mighty serum To heal the nations An antibiotic For alleviation Many suffer it seems Not knowing their personal value Wanting to be somebody Looking at their net worth Forgetting their self worth Focusing on their DO Rather than their WHO Love is the answer You know it indeed Love for thyself Your greatest need. by Paul Davis |