The truth, not just for me but for you, is that our value is based not on what we do but on who made us (Ps. 139:13–16). That’s why paintings that may look goofy to me are worth millions of dollars. Because if they were painted by Pablo Picasso, the value is in the hundreds of thousands or millions. So if God made me, I have tremendous value even if I do not have the approval of other people.

