Two weeks ago, I wrote You Are Worth It, a blog based on Jesus seeking us.
This blog covers how we measure our worth and also how Jesus measures it.
How do you measure your worth?
There were many times in my life when I struggled with this.
What am I here for, what is my purpose on this planet…
You know, all of that light stuff.
The other day I was checking out a Van, a newer model, that had all the “Bells and Whistles” as they say. This is a van I’ve had my eye on when it comes time to update ours.
The person said: Why bother looking, it’s not like you could afford it. (ouch)
So, maybe not the 2020+ versions, but we could afford a 2015!
Still, who is that person, to tell me what I can and can’t afford?
I had to stop and remind myself that this person and I view worth differently.
Worldly Worth
How do you measure your worth?
The Worldly Worth looks a lot like:
The size of your paycheck or house.
What type of car one drives or what clothes one wears.
Things like who you know, or what you’ve accomplished can be ways worth is measured.
The list goes on…
Worthy Worth
My worth hasn’t always been something I found easy to see.
I never thought I was good enough. I didn’t measure up to those around me.
Basically, I thought I was broken because I didn’t want the path everyone else wanted.
I sought adventure versus knowledge. Experiences versus security.
In my 20s for a moment I sought the world to try and figure out my worth.
The Lord sought after me, patiently, repeating: “You won’t find what you’re looking for in the world Emily.”
Once I started to attend church again I still tended to measure my worth with a little bit of the world and a little bit of Christ.
The way I measured it changed drastically years ago now.
When my husband and I became our Church’s Stewardship Board co-leads.
We didn’t know much about Stewardship, outside of tithing. So we took it upon ourselves to dig deeper
Stewardship Resources – We didn’t know then how much these resources would impact our lives.
This was the first time we truly felt the weight of what the Lord was calling us to do.
This was the first time I started to look at my worth, the way the Lord has always seen it.
Scripturally Worthy
And whoever does not take his cross and follow me is not worthy of me.
Matthew 10:38 ESV
Only let your manner of life be worthy of the gospel of Christ, so that whether I come and see you or am absent, I may hear of you that you are standing firm in one spirit, with one mind striving side by side for the faith of the gospel
Philippians 1:27 ESV
So as to walk in a manner worthy of the Lord, fully pleasing to him: bearing fruit in every good work and increasing in the knowledge of God.
Colossians 1:10 ESV
Self Worth
This world is hard enough as it is. That worldly worth weighs heavy on a LOT of people.
Measuring things differently than ought to be measured.
I had to cool myself off and not get irritated by the comment about not being able to afford a van.
All of my net worth, all of our family’s, is tied up in Christ Jesus.
You can’t take any of it with you when you go. All we have is on loan from Him.
He is our one and only provider and gives us exactly everything we need.
Time and time again this journey through seminary has shown me just how impeccable His timing is.
My purpose here on Earth is to show and share the light of Christ with others.
Put your worth in the things above.
I highlighted in orange (above) what sticks out to me – a way in which I’d like my worth to be measured. Thus, not in material things, but in my thoughts, words, and actions. Rooted in Christ. I found that worldly worth came with a certain type of weight. Meanwhile, biblical worth set me free.
Again I ask you, how do you measure your worth?