There’s something God has invested in every last one of us. Every last one of us. I like to call it our God Given Dignity (GGD). It relates to everybody’s innate worth. To trespass against it is nothing less than to trespass against God. I believe this is deeply related to the concept of man being made in God’s image. It relates to who you are.

And sometimes, it seems like this world is engineered to drag us down, to make us forget who we really are, to trod upon our GGD. It falls on us then to keep our heads up and defend our GGD.

How do we defend it? We can start by respecting it and taking some pride in it. You have value in God’s eyes. Act like it! Don’t do things that devalue yourself. Don’t take money doing something you know is wrong, or that makes you feel guilty. And maybe most importantly, respect other people’s GGD.

That’s right! Perhaps the most awful state to fall into is when you become so damaged that you refuse to respect other people’s GGD. Remember! You have value in God’s eyes. And so does everyone else. Everyone. Even your worst enemy. It can be very hard to accept, but you mustn’t lose sight of it.