The real shame is not the loss of the illusion, but the vacuum created in its absence. This little lie is whispered again and again. "You will only be significant if..." Question - WHO AM I? Answer - Not a Rock Star.
There is another way this lie comes to us. "You might not win thousands to Christ, but... you might win one who does." This is another attempt to justify our "smallness" through the possibility of unrealized greatness. We squint our eyes and pretend we see the early seeds of Gods plans. And of course, those seeds always become flourishing rock stars.
This thinking suggest that our lives are measured by their wake rather than the gospel.
So your not a rock star and your life is "small." Scripture says that the glory of God is manifested in the small things. Its the breaking of bread. listening well, stewardship etc... Significance is defined by God. He does not need you to score the winning touchdown or even coach the guy who does. He desires your affections while you pay your taxes and wash your windows. If God glorifies himself in the shredding of his son, his glory is certainly not beyond the small things of small me.
There is another way this lie comes to us. "You might not win thousands to Christ, but... you might win one who does." This is another attempt to justify our "smallness" through the possibility of unrealized greatness. We squint our eyes and pretend we see the early seeds of Gods plans. And of course, those seeds always become flourishing rock stars.
This thinking suggest that our lives are measured by their wake rather than the gospel.
So your not a rock star and your life is "small." Scripture says that the glory of God is manifested in the small things. Its the breaking of bread. listening well, stewardship etc... Significance is defined by God. He does not need you to score the winning touchdown or even coach the guy who does. He desires your affections while you pay your taxes and wash your windows. If God glorifies himself in the shredding of his son, his glory is certainly not beyond the small things of small me.