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The $20.00 Bill......

> >

> > > TWENTY DOLLAR BILL

> > > > >

> > > > > A well known speaker started off his seminar by holding up a $20

> > bill.

> > > > >

> > > > > In the room of 200, he asked, " Who would like this $20 bill? "

> > > > >

> > > > > Hands started going up.

> > > > >

> > > > > He said, " I am going to give this $20 to one of you but first, let

> > me

> > do

> > > > > this. "

> > > > >

> > > > > He proceeded to crumple the dollar bill up.

> > > > >

> > > > > He then asked, " Who still wants it? "

> > > > >

> > > > > Still the hands were up in the air.

> > > > >

> > > > > " Well, " he replied, " What if I do this? "

> > > > >

> > > > > And he dropped it on the ground and started to grind it into the

> > floor

> > > > > with his shoe crumpled

> > > > > and dirty.

> > > > >

> > > > > " Now who still wants it? "

> > > > >

> > > > > Still the hands went into the air.

> > > > >

> > > > > " My friends, you have all learned a very valuable lesson. No

matter

> > what

> > > I

> > > > > did to the money, you still wanted it because it did not decrease

in

> > > > > value. It was still worth $20.

> > > > >

> > > > > Many times in our lives, we are dropped, crumpled, and ground into

> > the

> > > > > dirt by the decisions we make and the circumstances that come our

> > way.

> > > We

> > > > > feel as though we are worthless.

> > > > >

> > > > > But no matter what has happened or what will happen, you will

never

> > lose

> > > > > your value in God's eyes.

> > > > >

> > > > > To Him, dirty or clean, crumpled or finely creased, you are still

> > > > > priceless to Him.

> > > > >

> > > > > Psalm 17:8 states that God will keep us, " as the apple of His

eye. "

> > > > >

> > > > > THOUGHT: The worth of our lives comes not in what we do or who we

> > are

> > > but

> > > > > by WHOSE WE ARE!

> > > > >

> > > > > You are special - Don't ever forget it!

> > > > >

> > > > > Pass this along. You will never know the lives it touches, the

> > hurting

> > > > > hearts it speaks to, or the hope that it can bring!

> >

> >