I often ponder how I can honour God in my day to day life.
Often I make the mistake of thinking big. I was raised in the “you can do anything” generation. The message we were taught is that we could grow up to be, and do something significant. If we put our minds to it we could be the people who change the world.
How does the world describe significance? Fame, fortune, notoriety, social value, the list could go on. We value the people who are in the public eye, the people who make a splash in the world.
Our own small and insignificance lives can be jarring in comparison. It is easy to feel like a failure because I didn’t grow up to be Hemingway, or the next great female politician, or the head of a major corporation. I can feel like a failure if I use the eyes of the world, if I see my life mirrored in the expectations of society.
But… what did Jesus say? Jesus has a different way of seeing the world. Jesus’ view stands in opposition to the values of the world. Perhaps it is easy to see our own worth when we see ourselves as Jesus sees us.
Matthew 5: 3-6 Blessed are the poor in spirit, for theirs is the kingdom of heaven.
Blessed are those who mourn, for they will be comforted.
Blessed are the meek, for they will inherit the earth.
Blessed are those who hunger and thirst for righteousness, for they will be filled.
Roberta Writes 