IT'S OKAY TO FEEL SMALL

IT'S OKAY TO FEEL SMALL

When you begin to feel self-important,

remember how mighty and vast God is.

                                               The opposite of feeling insignificant is feeling self-important,

                    and we've got of that going around. Everybody wants to be king of the world.

                    There's only one problem with putting yourself  at the center of the universe:

                    You tend to push God out.

                                               We're all for feeling confident. There's nothing wrong with 

                     knowing who you are, as long as you know Whose you are. You aren't some

                     autonomous being in full control of your destiny. You belong to God,Who

                    designed and built you as surely as He set the moon and the stars in place.

                                               Knowing that, it seems a little silly to tell God, ''Thanks for 

                     getting the ball rolling, but I can handle it from here." Instead, we should be

                     thankful that our big God has taken our small lives and turned them into

                     something significant.

                                                            _______________________

                              When i look at the night sky and see the work of your fingers

                                            the moon and the stars you have set in place

                                            what are mortals that you should think of us,

                                             mere humans that you should care for us?

                                                                 PSALM 8:3-4

THE INSIGNIFICANCE OF INSIGNIFICANCE

THE INSIGNIFICANCE OF INSIGNIFICANCE

Whenever you feel insignificant,

remember how important you are in God.

                                                       It doesn't take much effort to feel insignificant.

             Another person--probably someone you know pretty well--

         makes a negative comment about you, or you fail to meet your

                                       own expectations, and soon you're feeling low.

                         Or you start comparing your mundane achievements

          to the people who make headlines for their great accomplish-

            ments--especially in your field--and it doesn't take long for you to

                believe that your work or your position doesn't count for much. You

                                       wonder if anybody really cares.

                      Okay, we've gone low enough! That's no place for 

        someone whom God loves and cares about more than can be 

         imagined. Your life has value and what you do has significance

                                        because you are important to God.

______________________

"Not even a sparrow, worth only half a penny,

can fall to the ground withoutbyour Father knowing it.

And the very hairs on your head are all numbered.

So don't be afraid, you are more valuable to him

than a whole flock of sparrows"

MATTHEW 10:29-31