Have you ever been told that you're just not good enough? You're not handsome or pretty enough? You're not smart enough? You're not rich enough? You're not popular, funny, thin, beautiful, educated.......and the list goes on? Do you feel like an outcast of society?

Do you ever feel like you're not lovable, or worth much at all because the world tells you that?

Let's look at some famous biblical characters and see if they were perfect.

Noah was drunk
Abraham was too old
Isaac was a daydreamer
Jacob was a liar
Leah was ugly
Joseph was abused
Moses had a stuttering problem
Gideon was afraid
Samson had long hair and was a womanizer
Rahab was a prostitute
Jeremiah and Timothy were too young
David had an affair and was a murderer
Elijah was suicidal
Isaiah preached naked
Jonah ran from God
Naomi was a widow
Job went bankrupt
Peter denied Christ
The Disciples fell asleep while praying
Martha worried about everything
The Samaritan woman was divorced, more than once
Zaccheus was too small
Paul was a murderer
Timothy had an ulcer..AND
Lazarus was dead!

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Let's look at Jesus and some the people that He hung out with, the people that He choose as His friends.

Jesus- carpenter
Andrew - fisherman
Paul - tent maker
Peter- fisherman
John - fisherman
James - fisherman
Matthew - tax collector
Mary Magdelene - demon possessed woman

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Let's look at how the world would view Him. He was homeless, penniless, not so good looking, radical, called insane and demon possessed, uneducated, hated, spit on and called names, and He probably would be called a conspiracy theorist to top it all off. He was viewed as such a threat to the ones in power back then, that they actually killed Him.

By today's standards, He would be considered the bottom of the barrel. Yea, God in the flesh would have been considered a looser too by the people in the world that think they really got it going on.

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Now let's look at what Jesus taught.

“Blessed are the poor in spirit, for theirs is the kingdom of heaven.

Blessed are those who mourn, for they will be comforted.

Blessed are the meek, for they will inherit the earth.

Blessed are those who hunger and thirst for righteousness, for they will be filled.

Blessed are the merciful, for they will be shown mercy.

Blessed are the pure in heart, for they will see God.

Blessed are the peacemakers, for they will be called children of God.

Blessed are those who are persecuted because of righteousness, for theirs is the kingdom of heaven."

Notice that Jesus didn't say "Blessed are you that workout at the gym 7 days a week. Blessed are you that drive a BMW. Blessed are you that have a 5 bedroom 3 bath house, blessed are you that graduated from Harvard. Blessed are you that wear size 2 dress and blessed are you that have 28141 friends on facebook."

No, His message was quite different then that. It was a message of what's in your heart & how you treat others.

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Now here's the best news of all: Jesus loves you, even though the world tells you that you're not lovable. Jesus tells you that you're worth it, even though the world doesn't think so. Jesus tells you that you are wonderfully made, even tho the world tells you that you're not quite good enough. He wants you to be part of His Kingdom, yea He thinks you're worth it, warts and all!