Ephesians 5:12 - "Be imitators of God, therefore, as dearly loved children and live a life of love, just as Christ loved us and gave himself up for us as a fragrant offering and sacrifice to God."
Jesus sacrificed his most precious life to save us from sins and that action became a fragrant offering and sacrifice to God, just like Mary who sacrificed her most precious ointment by breaking the flask of ointment to anoint Jesus because she knew it is worthy to sacrifice it for what Jesus did for her family especially to Lazarus who died and lived because of Jesus. For many years I may have lived far from God, it is just now that I realized that breaking myself apart and leaving the life I knew behind was really worth it and I surrender my life to God, I know many will say that my life is such a waste because I could make good in the world, because I have some natural talent or other asset in the world's eyes, I don't mind if they count it a shame for me to be serving the Lord. "What waste of a useful life!" they say just like Judas, he felt it was a waste. "We could manage better with the money by using it in some other way. There were plenty of poor people. Why not rather give it for charity, do some social service for their uplift, help the poor in some practical way? Why pour it out at the feet of Jesus? That is always the way the world reasons. "Can you not find a better employment for your life? Can you not do something better with yourself than this? It is going a bit too far to give yourself altogether to the Lord!"
But if the Lord is worthy, then how can it be a waste? He is worthy to be so served. He is worthy for me to be his prisoner. He is worthy for me just to live for him. He is WORTHY! What the world says about this does not matter. The Lord says: "Do not trouble her." So let us not be troubled. Men may say what they like, but we can stand on this ground, that the Lord said, "It is a good work. Every true work is not done on the poor; every true work is done to me." When once our eyes have been opened to the real worth of our Lord Jesus, NOTHING is too good for him. "Wheresoever the gospel shall be preached that also which this woman hath done shall be spoken of" (Mark 14.9).