Value
By Eric Abney
value |ˈvalyoō|
noun
1 the regard that something is held to deserve; the importance or preciousness of something
Value is from the french word: valoir which means: ‘be worth’
“I like strawberry ice cream better than chocolate.” “No I like chocolate better than strawberry.”
We value things, many things, right down to ice cream flavors. What is precious to you? Things that are not of the food nature, but of the nature of life. What is it that fulfills you? Chances are that thing or list of things hold great value to you.
I worked a job one time that I had to leave because we valued different things. I kept wondering why I couldn’t do what it was they wanted me to do. I also wondered why they didn’t seem to bother as much with the things that bothered me. We would continually bump heads, until finally one day I realized, we have two different value systems. In this particular case it wasn’t that one was right and one was wrong. They were only different. This difference made all the difference. I couldn’t continue the job I was performing because it was not as precious to me as it was to my employers.
This job helped me to understand the importance of values. You live your life based on certain values. I encourage you to write them down. When making decisions it is easier when you see your values, see your situation, and you can know if they line up.
How you find out your values is a whole other blog itself. Let’s just start with the prayer, “Father, show me what is important to you and what is important to me.”
Be Encouraged and Live Adventurously,
-Eric
Wow! Good one Eric! I know the things that I value. I like the idea of putting it on paper when you have a hard decision to face. Thats a good formula when you cant discern what to do. Good stuff….as usual.
Hey Jeremy,
I can remember the time when my focus was so heavily on finding my “purpose”… why was I here? What was the “one thing” that I was made to do… Unfortunately it took me way into ME. I got so caught up in it all. And then I realized something. Jesus told us simply what life was all about. “Love the Lord your God with all your heart…..and love your neighbor as yourself.” If I embrace that love He so freely offers and receive myself as He knows me to be I will love those around me…everything will fall into place. I WILL fulfill my purpose.
I appreciated your words today! Have a blessed day!
Julie
Thank you for sharing Julie. I love your comment about trying to find your purpose, saying- “it took me way into ME”. I have not thought of it like that, but when we are trying to find our own pupose, we our absorbed with ourselves, instead of God.
Thank you!