Properly understood, self-esteem's important, but it's not the Holy Grail. Search throughout Scripture, and you will not find the modern concept of self-esteem. You will find something much more profound. You will find God-esteem. But that's a distortion.
Vocation comes from vocare , to call.
We all have divine callings. Some believe that the moral deterioration of our society can be reversed if lay people, dedicated people of God, will see their worth as law clerks, regulation writers, business people and so on, as calls from God. The purpose of the church is to prepare us and sustain us when we're not in church. These are all good issues to raise, but they are not the most important matters. As we discern, we will see we have four choices.