What is He Worth?

I had an odd dream last night, which for me is nothing unusual. Most of my dreams are convoluted, to say the least, and better left on the pillow than remembering for any prophetic value. 

This time, the question was posed about a well-known person in the entertainment industry: What is he worth? 

My immediate thought was: To whom? 

What we are worth is first of all going to be answered by how we define the word WORTH. And it then depends on who is answering the question: His CPA or financial advisor? His studio? His ex-wife? His mother? 

What any one of us is worth depends on pretty much the same criteria. But the opinion many don’t consider asking about is not of a person or an entity, it is of the One who created us - who knew us before we were formed. 

For you formed my inward parts;
you knitted me together in my mother’s womb. 

I praise you, for I am fearfully and wonderfully made.
Wonderful are your works; my soul knows it very well. 

My frame was not hidden from you,
when I was being made in secret,
intricately woven in the depths of the earth. 

Your eyes saw my unformed substance;
in your book were written, every one of them,
the days that were formed for me,
when as yet there was none of them. 

Psalm 139:13-16 

This was the verse given to me as a young, newly-married person - someone who did not see herself through a proper lens. The older we get, the longer it takes to filter out the noise of everything that life has dished out to us, but understanding who we really are and how we are valued by the One who designed and created us is the starting place and the best platform on which to build our true sense of self-worth.

When we can see our value from the eyes of one who loves us - our innermost being - that puts all of the rest into proper perspective. It frames how we live, what we in turn value, and how we treat others.