“I’m just a yellow light, no one listens to me.” We read this and smile because we've all been
the yellow light that gets ignored.
Most, if not all of us, long to be the red light or the green light
because they seem significant. We all,
at some point in our life, are searching for significance. Yet, somehow, it eludes us. I know some of
you right now are going to give me the “Sunday School” answer that we find our
significance in God, and you are correct.
So, why do we struggle with this?
I’m not a psychologist, so I might be wrong, but I think we struggle
with this because what we really desire is affirmation and love. We want to know that others see us and what
we do as having value. I know that there are probably a myriad of reasons for
why we need that confirmation from others, but, in my opinion, the biggest
reason is that we were created by God for love.
There is a longing in each of us to love and be loved that can only be
filled by God first and then by others.
The problem is that we live in a broken world where people often put
conditions on love. I love you if…., or
I love you because…; so we struggle to find significance. Friend if you are struggling, be assured that
you are not alone in your struggle. I
want you to hang in there. You may not
know the full impact of your life till the final chapter is written, and you
get to heaven. So until the final
chapter is written hang on you may be shocked at the importance of the
unimportant. If you aren't struggling
right now, awesome! Look for someone who is and be the one to affirm them. Your affirmation may be just that they need
to keep hanging on.
To the one we are an aroma that brings death; to the other, an aroma that brings life. 2Corinthians 2:16 Last break! The shift was almost over. Then the unthinkable happened, this man appeared out of nowhere wanting to know where the flashlights were kept. As we were on our way to the flashlights, I noticed that this man had a very strong odor. I thought perhaps I could get in front of him so that the smell would not be as strong. That, however, was not to be either since; he insisted on keeping pace and walking right beside me. By the time we got to where the flashlights were; I was practically running just to keep ahead of him. I showed him the flashlights and made a hasty exit. If you’re like me, you shower and even put on perfume or cologne so that you will not stink. We are concerned that the smell coming from our body is not offensive to others. As I write this, I wonder if we are as concerned with our spiritual aroma as ...
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