Have you ever just sat down and thought, "I don't even know why anyone would want me. People shouldn't even acknowledge me." Or on the flip side have thought, "I really do deserve to be famous and rich. I just deserve it."

Okay, maybe not to those extremes, but honestly, what do you think you're worth? Do you ever beat yourself up for not being good enough, or build yourself up with arrogant pride? What is your attitude towards yourself?

I think we all do at some point or another. Our image of ourselves is constantly changing from side to other. One minute we're lording ourselves over others, the next we hate even ourselves.

The reason why our attitude towards ourselves is constantly changing is because we base our criteria that we judges ourselves with off of worldly images. We see models that have been photo shopped and think, "That is the pinnacle of beauty. I need to measure myself up against this, and if I fall short, no one will like me."

Or you will see a news article on Bill Gates and think, "If I had that much money I could be rich and famous and have whatever I wanted. Then I would actually get some respect and be worth something."

Now, when you spell it out, it feels rather ridiculous, but this is what we all do. Why?

Well, just habitually, we judge what is of value and what is not, based on what the world is saying at this time. And this includes ourselves. That is why we are always left wanting and feel like we fall short. We base our worth off of an imperfect system and ergo get an imperfect result.

This shouldn't be the case. In fact, we shouldn't be looking to the world for our worth at all. The only way that we can find satisfaction in ourselves is by looking at ourselves through God's eyes. His view of humanity is unwavering and unchanging. It is not an impossible standard because God sees us each individually as we really are: made in His image.

Now, we grow and have potential to do great and things and should definitely push ourselves towards them, I'm not saying we just stay as we are. But I am saying that, if you try and look at your worth through God's eyes, you realize that you shouldn't look at the things you could be and let it discourage you, but rather either you and push you.

In the The Chronicles of Narnia, C.S. Lewis wrote a scene where Aslan is speaking to the children and he says, "You come of the Lord Adam and the Lady Eve. And that is both honor enough to erect the head of the poorest beggar, and shame enough to bow the shoulders of the greatest emperor on earth."

In this passage, C.S. Lewis is talking about what we should feel about ourselves as humans. Because we are made in the image of God, that should gives us pride and make us confident in who we are. Yet at the same time we have all sinned and therefore fallen short of perfection; this should humble us and keep us from being arrogant in our own worth because our worth comes from God, not ourselves.

Do not let the world tell what is of worth in you and what is not. In God's eyes you are beautiful, not by the shallow judgement of outward appearance, but by the far more truthful image of your heart. You are not lacking in life, simply because you do not have money, a manmade currency used to buy material things which are ultimately of no value.

There is so much more to you than just the material things that you are seen with. You have been uniquely designed by God. And God doesn't make mistakes. Ever.

Don't base what treasures you have in life merely off of what worldly treasures you have. Invest in things that don't corrupt or rust, like a strong character and strong faith. These are things that can never be taken from you. It is easier to buy a car or buy the latest phone, but it takes really work to invest in the things others can't easily see and that you can't show off, such as integrity.

God doesn't see a person's worth based on how the world sees it. And neither should you.