I lied to you.
I lied to myself.
And I’m sorry about that.

When I first started The Worthy Blog in 2021, it was born out of a moment in my life when I felt anything but worthy. I was questioning everything – my career, my identity, my purpose. I remember looking in the mirror, eyes puffy from tears, and whispering to myself: You are worthy.

And that message? It helped. For a little while.

I built this platform around the idea that women needed to be reminded of their self-worth. That if we could just affirm ourselves enough, love ourselves enough, speak kindly to ourselves enough… we’d get there. We’d believe it.

But here’s what I need to share with you now:
I don’t believe in self-worth anymore.

You read that right.

I think it’s all a bunch of malarkey.

Because the truth is, on my own, I’m not worthy. I’m flawed. I’m prideful. I mess up more than I’d like to admit. And all the affirmations and sticky notes on the mirror can’t clean my soul or redeem my heart.

Without a shadow of a doubt, I know:
My worth doesn’t come from me.
It comes from Him.

From a perfect Savior who chose a brutal cross over leaving me lost in my sin.
From a God who calls me His daughter – not because I’ve earned anything, but because He is a loving God. That in spite of me, He loves me. He chose death on a cross for me.

This shift has changed my entire life.

I now know that chasing worth through the words of Tony Robbins, or through my husband, or my kids, or friendships, or likes on social media, – even through this blog – will not fulfill me in the long run. I don’t need to manifest it. I don’t need to earn it. I don’t need to prove it.

I just need to abide in Him and His word.
Rest in Him.
Trust in Him.

And let me tell you – this understanding hasn’t made life easier. In fact, there are times when it’s been really hard.

Because when your identity is in Christ, obedience can look like letting go of control. It can look like staying home with your babies when all you want to do is hustle. It can look like leaving a role you worked hard for to prioritize your family. Speaking truth when you’d rather be liked. Being still when the world says, “Do more. Be more. More. More More.”

Sometimes obedience looks like sacrifice.
Sometimes following God leads to isolation.
But every single time, it leads to freedom.

I’ve spent more hours than I can count rocking my daughter to sleep in the stillness of the night – praying, crying, listening. Sometimes I think that’s why God wakes our babies. So we’re required to sit with Him in the quiet.

Some of my deepest conversations with God have happened there. And today, He’s telling me that you need to hear this.

Jesus promises us that He knows the plans He has for us – plans to prosper us and not to harm us, plans to give us a hope and a future. I promise you, I had no idea what He was doing a year ago. But now? I look at my life. I look at my kids. I look ay my husband. I look at myself – at the woman He is molding.

And I see SO MUCH HOPE, SUCH A GREAT FUTURE – this platform has a purpose so much bigger than self and self-worth.

And I’m sorry if you’ve ever read a post from me that said, “You are worthy just because you are.”

I am here today to lovingly correct myself:

You are worthy because He is.

You are worthy because you have a God who loves you more than you could ever imagine.

And that truth? It’s stronger than any affirmation I could have offered you five years ago.

Thank you God for change. Thank you God for growth. Thank you God for clarity. It’s such a beautiful thing, if you allow Him to move through you.

So here I am, re-centering The Worthy Blog – not around me, but around Christ.

He’s the reason I am here.
He’s the reason I am breathing.
He’s the reason this entire blog exists.

Because we are not worthy apart from Jesus.
But through Him, we are:
Loved.
Redeemed.
Chosen.

Because He is worthy.
And so are we in Him.

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