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What is Your Worth?


I was listening to a podcast the other day by Marie Forleo and she was talking with someone about determining your worth in business. They were talking about how when you are looking at your worth, whether business or personal, you can't allow other people to determine your worth. Their thought was that you determine your worth in life.

Yes, other people don't determine my worth in life and not hearing from someone doesn't determine my value. My worth is not based on what other people think of me but, honestly, I don't believe that it's just about me determining my own worth. See, I don't trust myself. I'm my worst critic and don't always believe my true worth. Oftentimes, I dwell on thinking I should have done more or that I'm a crappy mom, etc. Clearly, I'm not good at determining my own worth. So, even though I don't want others to determine my worth, determining my own worth feels like a big weight as well.

Here's what I have found: My worth is founded in what God thinks of me. God, my Creator, loves me as I am. I am a Child of God. He made me and I am worth SO MUCH because of Him. And. So. Are. YOU. Whether people believe in God or not, He created them and He loves them. He loves each and every one of us. And all of our worth is vast beyond what we can even imagine.

So, what does this mean for your own life? I have two takeaways. 

1. How do you treat yourself if you truly believe that your worth is based on what God thinks of you?

Guess what? You are worth taking time to feed yourself well. You are worth spending the time to feed yourself well/exercising/taking the mental break, etc.

2. Since our worth is based on God and we are ALL loved by Him...how does that change how I treat other people? 

Not only do I have worth and am invaluable, but those people walking down the street, even the person who honked at me or cut me off while driving, all of them have worth as well. And they are loved by a Creator who loves them more than they can imagine. I think if more of us thought about other people's worth when we respond to the environment around us and what we see on social media, it would change how we would respond to them.

So, what is your worth? Where do you find your worth? Are you showing that in your own life and the way you treat yourself? Are you showing that in the way you treat other people?

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