You’re Worth More Than You Think

Our sense of worth is often based on our skills, our status in life, our financial circumstances, or our physical appearance. How we see ourselves is too frequently predicated on the idea of another person’s belief and confidence in our abilities, whether we’re valuable enough, whether we’re worthy to enough to be part of someone’s else’s sphere, whether they hold us in high regard, whether they respect us enough.

This skewed view of ourselves can lead to a sense of self-sufficiency, pride or an excess of self-confidence, all of which dulls our desire and need for God’s presence in our lives.

This does not mean we should walk around disparaging and degrading ourselves. It does mean however, that we must put God’s view of us into proper perspective. We need to see that we can have a strong sense of who we are by having a right relationship with God. We can know we are valuable in God’s eyes because of the high price Jesus paid for us through his death, simply because of his great love for us.

We need to acknowledge that we’re not defined by:

• Our successes, wins, and accomplishments;

• Our past or current mistakes, flaws or failures;

• The traumas that have been a part of our lives;

• The myriads of roles and responsibilities expected of us;

• The amount of likes or followers we have on our picture-perfect social media posts;

• The amount of admiration and affirmation we receive from others;

• Our physical appearance

Even though these experiences shape us and inform our perspectives, too often our worth tends to rise and fall with what goes on around us, what happens to us, and what others think of us. But devotion to God and his Word is the opposite of self-centredness and self-importance, and the phrases “self-worth”, or “self-confidence” or “self-esteem” do not appear in the bible.

Jesus did not grasp after fame, self-worth, self-glorification, or self-esteem, nor did his disciples. Instead, Jesus made himself lower than the angels for a little while, he did not grasp at equality with the Father, and he became a servant of all. God’s Word tells us that we must die to self and put on Christ; that we must strive to have the mind of Christ, and we must love as Jesus loves.

We must endeavour to live as Jesus lived, displaying love, joy, peace, patience, kindness, goodness, faithfulness, gentleness and self-control in our lives.

We should keep the interests of others foremost in our minds and hearts, instead of grasping for recognition and adulation from others towards us.

We should not think more highly of ourselves than we ought to, but rather think about ourselves with sober judgment, recognizing our flaws and our strengths, and celebrating the strengths of those around us, especially those we have a relationship with.

We must realize that whatever gifts and abilities God has given us are for the benefit and blessing of others, not something we should boast about, or feel superior to someone else who doesn’t have the same gift or ability as us.

Our God loves us beyond measure. He loves us more than we can imagine and understand, so we must hold on to this, and instead of finding our value and worth in material possessions, or vocational successes, or physical appearances, or what others think about us, or the mistakes and missteps we make as we travel along life’s journey, let’s remember that we’re made in the perfect image of God. We are his handiwork, his masterpiece, his work of art, his magnum opus, and God saw that all he created was good, and beautiful, and that includes you and me.

As Lucy Maud Montgomery said in her novel Anne of Green Gables, “Laugh at your mistakes but learn from them, joke over your troubles but gather strength from them, make a jest of your difficulties but overcome them”.

And don’t undermine God’s pleasure in creating and loving you, by undermining your immense value and worth in his eyes.

Let’s praise God because we are all awesomely and wonderfully created, and we know full well that God’s creation is a marvellous thing.

This image is AI-generated, but every word on this blog is written by me, from my own heart, faith, & lived experience, with NO AI generation, writing, editing, or polishing.

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