You Are More Than What You Do

Have you ever felt like you had to prove your worth? Maybe you’ve measured yourself by your accomplishments, job, relationships, mistakes, or even what other people think about you.

While we live in a world constantly asking about accomplishments, God asks a much deeper question:  “Do you know who you are?” The Bible gives us an incredible answer in 1 John 3:1.

“See what great love the Father has lavished on us, that we should be called children of God!”

Think about that for a moment. We are children of God.

John doesn’t say we might become God’s children if we work hard enough. He doesn’t say we earn the title by being good enough, successful enough, or religious enough. Rather, he points us to God’s love.

We are called God’s children because he has chosen to love us and bring us into his family. This truth changes everything.

• Your worth isn’t determined by your reputation.
• It isn’t determined by your résumé.
• It isn’t determined by the number of people who like you.
• The mistakes you’ve made.
• The things you wish you could change about your past.

Your identity is rooted in your relationship with God. You are not a stranger trying to grab God’s attention. You are his child, and children don’t have to earn their place in a family. They belong simply because they are family.

There will be days when you don’t feel valuable. There will be moments when you compare yourself to someone else and wonder if you measure up. On those days, remember what God calls you. He calls you his child.

• Before you accomplished anything, God loved you.
• Before you got everything right, God loved you.
• And when you fail, His love doesn’t suddenly disappear.

When we understand our value comes from belonging to God, we don’t have to spend our lives trying to prove our worth. Perhaps that’s one of the greatest gifts God can give us. We don’t just have a place in God’s family, but we have the assurance that we are priceless because we belong to him.