Before anything else: God loves you the same amount whether you are up front or in the back, and that never changes.
Have you ever been to a birthday party and noticed that there is one chair everybody wants? It is the chair right next to the birthday kid.
Imagine you run and sit there before anyone else. What a win, right?
Except then the birthday kid's mom comes over and says quietly: that chair is for the cousin who came from far away. And you have to stand up and go sit in the back, with everybody watching. You just want to disappear.
Now imagine the opposite. You sit anywhere, quietly, and start talking to someone. Then an aunt comes over and says out loud: come here, come sit up front with us! And everybody hears it.
Notice that in both stories you ended up changing seats. The difference is who told you to move.
Jesus told exactly this story to some grown-ups at a party. He had noticed the guests rushing to grab the best places.
And you know the best part? You don't have to push your way to be seen. God knows you by name and knows exactly where you are sitting.