What Is My Value?Sýnishorn

“What is my value? Where do I find worth?” These are questions that we all have. I believe the struggle to answer these pressing questions of life exists because we are asking the wrong questions. We are not really asking, “What is my value?” Rather, we are asking, “Where does my value come from?”

This is a question that requires an answer. If we get the answer wrong, we are not going to live a life of joy and fulfillment. We will not be able to fulfill God’s desires for our lives because we will be seeking our worth and value in all of the wrong places.

There is an old story told of an auction where the last item to be auctioned off was an old, dusty violin. The auctioneer started the bidding at just a few dollars, yet there were no bids for it. Finally, an older gentleman stepped forward, gently picked up the violin and dusted it off. He tightened the strings, tuning it just right. Then, he picked up the bow and played the most beautiful, heartwarming melody. When the last note faded, the auctioneer immediately raised the starting bid from three dollars to three thousand dollars. What made the difference? The violin was in the hands of a master violinist.

How does that connect to our value? Each of us has an incredible value — the price of God Himself. We have been created by God for a purpose. If we do not understand where our value comes from, our focus in life will be confused. We will not have the proper understanding required for the purpose and beauty that God created us to fulfill.

Here is the key: Our value is inextricably linked to the Master, the One Who created us. That is the truth that we need to keep in mind throughout life. Our value is so connected to the Creator that when we disconnect, we basically begin to die. I know that seems like a bold statement, but stick with me.

In Genesis chapter one we find the story of Creation. God first created an orb of water, and then parted the sea and dry land. It tells us that God saw that the dry land was good; why would He call dirt good?

In this dirt, God created all the living plants, trees, and grass to not only be anchored in the dirt, but also to be nourished by the ground with water and nutrients. Have you ever seen a plant disconnected from the soil? In a day or less, it does not look so good. Without that connection, it begins to wither and die. When you remove a plant from the soil, you disconnect the relationship that God has designed for the plant and the ground.

A few verses later in Genesis chapter one, we find that after creating all of the amazing and incredible creatures on earth, God created man. Not from a monkey, not from a blob, but created in God’s own image. Just like the trees are connected to the soil, we are created with a connection to God. As long as we are connected to Him, we have our value and our worth.

It has been said that mankind, being created in God’s image, is like God mentally, morally, and socially. Mentally we are like God because we have intellect and the ability to choose. We are like God morally because we know right from wrong. We understand innocence and guilt. Finally, we are like God socially because we were created for fellowship, with the ability to love.

We have been created by God in a unique way and for a unique purpose. As long as we are connected to Him, we can fulfill that purpose and be a blessing in this world.