A well-known speaker started off his seminarby holding up a $20.00 bill.

In the room of 200,heasked,"Who would like this $20 bill?"

Hands started going up.He said, "I am going to give this $20 to one ofyoubut first, let me do this.

He proceeded to crumple up the $20 dollarbill.

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 groundand started to grind it into the floor with hisshoe.He picked it up, now crumpled and dirty.

"Now, who still wants it?"Still the hands went into the air.My friends, we have all learned a very valuablelesson.

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 thedirtby the decisions we make andthe circumstances that come our way.

We feel as though we are worthless.But no matter what has happened orwhat will happen, you will never lose yourvalue.Dirty or clean, crumpled or finely creased,you are still priceless to those who DO LOVEyou.

The worth of our lives comes not in what we doorwho weknow,but by WHO WE ARE.You are special- Don't EVER forget it."If you do not pass this on, you may never knowthelives it touches, the hurting hearts it speaks to,or the hope that it can bring.

Count your blessings, not your problems.And remember: amateurs built the ark ...professionals built the Titanic.If God brings you to it - He will bring youthroughit.