As an employer, I admit I don’t always take the time I should to let each team member know how much I value and appreciate them. It’s not that I don’t value them—it’s that I’m pulled in a dozen directions every day. But here’s a hard truth: If my team relied on me to recognize their worth, they might feel pretty worthless. And if I depended on them the same way—I might too.
We are born with a need to know that we matter.
But if we try to anchor our value in anything earthly—accomplishments, money, image, or relationships—we’ll never feel truly secure. These things shift, break, and disappear in a moment. What then?
Our greatest value MUST BE rooted in something far deeper. We are created in the image of God and absolutely loved by Him. Most people determine their worth by measuring:
- how much money they have,
- who they know or who likes them,
- what they’ve accomplished,
- how they look,
- or what job or title they hold.
But all of that can vanish in an instant. I’ll be honest—if I lost my law license tomorrow, I’d feel the sting of identity loss. But would I lose my true value? No. According to God, my value isn’t based on a career or a title. It’s anchored in how I was created.
“Then God said, ‘Let Us make man in Our image, according to Our likeness…’” Genesis 1:26a (NKJV)
Still, the enemy whispers lies. He tells us we’re only as valuable as our last performance, paycheck, or compliment. But God disagrees.
“For when we were still without strength, in due time Christ died for the ungodly. For scarcely for a righteous man will one die; yet perhaps for a good man someone would even dare to die.
But God demonstrates His own love toward us, in that while we were still sinners, Christ died for us.” Romans 5:6–8
Jesus didn’t go to the cross for us because we were impressive. He died for us while we were at our worst. Isaiah tells us that even our best attempts at righteousness are like filthy rags (Isaiah 64:6). And yet—He still came.
God’s love gives us inestimable value.
The deeper we press into God’s presence, the more our worth becomes evident. If we poured even a fraction of the energy we spend people-pleasing or chasing worldly success into pursuing Him, we’d see clearly: our value is unshakable in Christ.
When we let God define our worth, we become less offendable. Why? Because no one—not a boss, friend, or critic—can take from us what they didn’t give. God alone assigns value, and what He creates, He esteems. Psalm 19 reminds us of the infinite value of God’s Word and how it directly affects our wisdom, joy, enlightenment, and value:
“The law of the Lord is perfect, converting the soul;
The testimony of the Lord is sure, making wise the simple;
The statutes of the Lord are right, rejoicing the heart;
The commandment of the Lord is pure, enlightening the eyes;
The fear of the Lord is clean, enduring forever;
The judgments of the Lord are true and righteous altogether.
More to be desired are they than gold,
Yea, than much fine gold;
Sweeter also than honey and the honeycomb.”
—Psalm 19:7–10
When God’s truth fills our hearts, and we draw close to Him, we begin to see the diamond He created us to be—glittering with worth, cut with precision by His truth, and strong as steel. Our lives become acts of praise, not self-promotion.
The more we know God, the more we know our value.
Prayer:
Father, Please forgive me for the times I’ve looked to people, performance, or possessions to define my worth. Thank You for creating me in Your image and redeeming me through Christ. Help me to anchor my identity in You alone. Open my eyes to see the value You have placed on my life, not because of what I do, but because of who You are. Teach me to desire Your truth more than gold, and to walk in the confidence that can only come from being Your child. In Jesus’ name, Amen.
