EIGHT REASONS WHY YOU HAVE VALUE

I’ve done a lot of counseling over my lifetime and I have talked with many people about many issues.  I’ve heard people talk about relationship issues, money issues, family issues, goal issues, etc. But there is one issue that is perhaps one of the hardest issues to talk about - it is about these questions: “Do you like yourself as a person?” “Do you feel that you are important to God  and do you feel that you have purpose in life?”

Quite honestly, many people don’t feel like they have any in intrinsic value in life.  They have bought into the lies of the enemy that they are not worth much and that they have no real meaning in life.

The scriptures though lay out some amazing things about you and how valuable that you really are.  Here are Eight Reasons You Have Value:

1. You  Are Created In God’s Image

“So God created human beings in his own image. In the image of God he created them; male and female he created them.” Genesis‬ ‭1:27‬ ‭NLT‬‬

Think about that - You and I were created in the image and likeness of God Himself.  There is no other model that is greater than this.  That means that the characteristics of God are the characteristics that has shaped you.

2. You Are Special Creation From My Beginning.  

God Considers You Important.  He Is Always Thinking About You.

“How precious are your thoughts about me, O God. They cannot be numbered! I can’t even count them; they outnumber the grains of sand! And when I wake up, you are still with me!” ‭Psalms‬ ‭139:17-18‬ ‭NLT‬‬

Marinate this phrase over your soul right now - “How precious are your thoughts about me, O God.”

Isn’t this so true?  God thinks you are precious and that you have great value.  He is always thinking about you.  You are important to God.

3. You Are Redeemed By His Blood.

“For you know that God paid a ransom to save you from the empty life you inherited from your ancestors. And it was not paid with mere gold or silver, which lose their value.” 1 Peter‬ ‭1:18‬ ‭NLT‬‬

Redeemed means to pay a ransom for you - “to buy back.”  God did that by allowing Jesus to pay the price for your sins.  That’s the ultimate price that anyone would pay for any person.

4. You Are His Workmanship.

“For we are God’s masterpiece. He has created us anew in Christ Jesus, so we can do the good things he planned for us long ago.” Ephesians‬ ‭2:10‬ ‭NLT‬‬

I’ve seen many masterpieces in my lifetime and I’ve enjoyed some beautiful pieces of art.

You are one of a kind.  You are an original.  You are God’s masterpiece - His work of art.  Do you know how special you are?

And here’s a fact: God is not done with you.  I once saw a person who was wearing a button that said P B P W M G I N F W M.  Being the curious person that I am, I asked what it meant.  He said to me: “Please be patient with me, God is not finished with me.”

So, don’t be down on yourself - God is still painting your picture.

5. God Accepts You Right Where You Are.

Yes, God accepts you just like you are but God also expects us to change to become more like Him.

God expects us to:

• Give up our plans and our ways for His plans and His ways -(Matthew 16:24-27, James 2:14-26). 
• Keep His commands (1 John 2:3; 1 John 5:3).
• Keep growing in Christ (Philippians 2:12-13).

6. You Are A Source Of Pleasure For God.

God enjoys hanging out with you.  He enjoys your company.

“For the LORD your God is living among you. He is a mighty savior. He will take delight in you with gladness. With his love, he will calm all your fears. He will rejoice over you with joyful songs.”” Zephaniah‬ ‭3:17‬ ‭NLT‬‬

“For the LORD delights in his people; he crowns the humble with victory.” Psalms‬ ‭149:4‬ ‭NLT‬‬

7. Jesus Is Working In You.

“And I am certain that God, who began the good work within you, will continue his work until it is finally finished on the day when Christ Jesus returns.” Philippians‬ ‭1:6‬ ‭NLT‬‬

It’s as if I have a 24/7 coach who is working in and for me on every level.  That’s a hard thing to grasp.

8.  You Are A Child Of God.

This is important - Your are God’s son or daughter and He is your Father.

“But to all who believed him and accepted him, he gave the right to become children of God.”
‭‭John‬ ‭1:12‬ ‭NLT‬‬

“Dear friends, we are already God’s children, but he has not yet shown us what we will be like when Christ appears. But we do know that we will be like him, for we will see him as he really is.” 1 John‬ ‭3:2‬ ‭NLT‬‬

“So you have not received a spirit that makes you fearful slaves. Instead, you received God’s Spirit when he adopted you as his own children. Now we call him, “Abba, Father.” For his Spirit joins with our spirit to affirm that we are God’s children. And since we are his children, we are his heirs. In fact, together with Christ we are heirs of God’s glory. But if we are to share his glory, we must also share his suffering.” Romans‬ ‭8:15-17‬ ‭NLT‬‬

If you’ve ever doubted your importance to God in the past, I pray that you would consider these words today and allow God’s Holy Spirit to confirm in your heart - YOU ARE SPECIAL TO GOD AND YOU HAVE GREAT VALUE TO HIM.  I guess that makes all of us really important people.