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The Question

November 8, 2011 By jeff Leave a Comment

On Value and Worth, Part 3 of 4

He who speaks on his own does so to gain honor for himself, but he who works for the honor of the one who sent him is a man of truth; there is nothing false about him. John 7:18

Why am I tempted to seek recognition, acknowledgement, appreciation and respect from others?  It is an attempt to answer the question, “Do I have value and worth?”  I am asking other people to affirm my worth.

There is a profound and fundamental problem with relying on other people to affirm my worth.  Most people are so desperately focused on trying to answer their own questions about their own self-worth that they don’t have the capacity and ability to affirm the worth of others.  It is almost always a futile effort to rely on other people to answer this question.

God is the only one who really cares.  He is the only one who has a genuine interest in us.

Maybe it sounds like I am discounting the contribution of other people.  Hopefully we have at least a few people who care about us.  But are they able to give us what we really need?  Let’s face it: the answer is no.

Therefore, we might as well get used to going to God to meet our needs for value and worth.

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Hi, I'm Jeff Newburn.  My wife Sharon and I run Plan2Thrive Financial Services in Davenport, Iowa.  My lifelong passion is to help others reach their God-given potential.  If you want to find out more about me, click here.

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