If i could just raise this ridiculous amount of money to go to N.Africa and JUST go serve Jesus where He told me to go….i would feel more significant and less useless… It’s the ugly truth.
I am going to have to agree, way overrated. And his last CD was terrible. I will say that Continuum was good good stuff. But that is all. But to each his own.
After going through ‘The Search for Significance’, I finally was able to realize that my significance comes from God alone and nothing else. If I base my significance on my acceptance in Jesus, and dedicate myself to pleasing God, my confidence will be unshakable. My strength will be spiritual.
It is an amazing book. It’s a difficult to remember. There are false beliefs – beliefs that lead us to believe our significance comes from things and people within the world. It doesn’t.
I’m here for a purpose. God’s purpose. That’s all the significance I need.
If only I could get my college degree after a 5 year break I would feel more significant. not having a degree makes me feel so inferior even though I know it’s a lie it would make me more confident to provide for my wife and two daughters. Got money? Haha
leave my hang ups behind and go full steam ahead following God’s plan for my life – the plan that has very little detail but a growing sense of needing to take my faith to the limits and beyond so God can show me who He is and what He has for me… so not easy to do…
Thank you for your prayers for me, and please know that I am praying for you as well. My prayer is that you and I would be brought to the place that we are comfortable in our own skin and freed to step into all that our Mighty God has called us to.
I believe He will John… I just have to believe what He’s said about me… deep down… and surrender to the Spirit and the Word enough for it to penetrate to my marrow… working on that.
Know that your failures don’t disqualify you, just as your successes don’t qualify you. Only God determines who is qualified and HE alone can equip them. Don’t let anyone tell you differently!
if I could erase the accident and free myself from pain & suffering, from feeling completely worthless as a wife and mother to an almost 4 year old little girl who has no idea who her mom really is…
if I could only stop making my injuries and diseases my identity…
if I could only experience Jesus wrapping his arms around me, to feel his love, to melt into his peace…
there are always the “if’s” of this life, but “if” God had not intervened on a grand scale when I was cowardly going to swallow a bunch of pills to escape the pains of this world, I wouldn’t be typing this tonight, experiencing the magnificence of a second chance, living as a child of God. And even though there are still moments in the depths of the valley when I think I’ll never see the sun again, I remember that my Savior Jesus Christ has already suffered for me. He suffered the cross for me, and the least I can do is praise him in the midst of the storms this life brings.
I am furiously longing for a God who was furiously longing for me first! Living my life to bring glory to my King.
I have known the bondage your in and want you to know that there is real and lasting freedom to be had. One of the greatest gifts God gave me besides a real desire to rather die than live that way one more day, was being introduced to the ministry of setting captives free. God used the Way of purity course in a huge way in my life, and I believe He can do the same for anyone. The course can be found at http://www.settingcaptivesfree.com/courses/way-of-purity/
Your also in my prayers.
I’m not worried about feeling significant, but am glad that I know that any success in this life is only because God gave it to me. If I was left to myself, I would self destruct and everyone would see the sinful man I am with out Him.
Two months ago I would have said, If only I could stop envying Lauren McNair then I would feel more significant… but God is good and he has grown me in that area, and I am learning how much my envy destroys me and how much freedom there is in him…
So now, I might say if only I could live without fear, fear of the future, fear of failure, fear of making the wrong decision in who I marry, I might feel significant.
if i could only walk in the Princliple of Position…that I AM who God says I am and I CAN DO what God says i can do….then whether or not i FEEL significant wouldn’t matter. I’d be LIVING significance.
Oh God, Let my life matter in the Kingdom but more importantly, let the Kingdom matter in my life.
if i could only get out of debt, or at least find a better paying job to work towards that, then i could be more on my own…and then i would feel more significent.
if only i could find the right place in life for me to do ministry, then i would feel more significant. problem is, i’m a single female youth ministry intern who loves jr. high kids… and one of my main desires is to be a wife and mother. people’s expectations are that by 25 i would already be further down the road in life than i already am.
RAIN IT DOWN
If only I could be more disciplined and lose all this excess weight….then I would feel more significant.
(Though my brain tells me this is a stupid lie, my heart is not so easily convinced.)
feel completely confident in my own skin…
seize the opportunity and show who I am
…Be a better wife, mother, housekeeper, friend, daughter, sister…Child of God,…
If I could only make my in-laws care about me genuinely..then I would feel more significant.
praying…
If i could just raise this ridiculous amount of money to go to N.Africa and JUST go serve Jesus where He told me to go….i would feel more significant and less useless… It’s the ugly truth.
Go see John Mayer tomorrow night.
he’s overrated
EXTREMELY overrated. And his face scares me.
I am going to have to agree, way overrated. And his last CD was terrible. I will say that Continuum was good good stuff. But that is all. But to each his own.
if i could only meet the whittakers. LOL then i’d be superstar status.
bring it
=] one day it’ll happen. come back to LA. chi-town is too cold for mexicans.
i’d like to meet your wife and say thanks personally for inspiring me to do “family nights & dessert first nights & board game nights”
she’s inspired me to be the best mama i can be.
fly… or be famous for my mad guitar skills. mad I say!
If I could only have a life 100% free of the devil and his tricks, then I would feel more significant.
@loswhit Thanks so much.
“have @loswhit lead worship at my church”
That is possible, he has some openings in May and June…just sayin
After going through ‘The Search for Significance’, I finally was able to realize that my significance comes from God alone and nothing else. If I base my significance on my acceptance in Jesus, and dedicate myself to pleasing God, my confidence will be unshakable. My strength will be spiritual.
It is an amazing book. It’s a difficult to remember. There are false beliefs – beliefs that lead us to believe our significance comes from things and people within the world. It doesn’t.
I’m here for a purpose. God’s purpose. That’s all the significance I need.
Good stuff Jay.
I am working on finding happiness inside of God not opportunities or things. Very tough to do.
That’s sitting on my bookcase…maybe I should pick it up and read it…
Have dreadlocks!
Be who I know God has called me to be in ministry instead of living in the depression of my failure’s
been there bro. Praying for you.
If only I could get my college degree after a 5 year break I would feel more significant. not having a degree makes me feel so inferior even though I know it’s a lie it would make me more confident to provide for my wife and two daughters. Got money? Haha
If I could only speak/read/write Thai fluently, I would feel much more significant in this sea of people around me.
leave my hang ups behind and go full steam ahead following God’s plan for my life – the plan that has very little detail but a growing sense of needing to take my faith to the limits and beyond so God can show me who He is and what He has for me… so not easy to do…
crump.
not be treated as insignificant by others
kill the demons that I can’t seem to get away from and live successfully as ME, and not a clone of someone else…
Thank you for your prayers for me, and please know that I am praying for you as well. My prayer is that you and I would be brought to the place that we are comfortable in our own skin and freed to step into all that our Mighty God has called us to.
I believe He will John… I just have to believe what He’s said about me… deep down… and surrender to the Spirit and the Word enough for it to penetrate to my marrow… working on that.
Know that your failures don’t disqualify you, just as your successes don’t qualify you. Only God determines who is qualified and HE alone can equip them. Don’t let anyone tell you differently!
Selfish answer:
If only I could learn to play my guitar and learn songs i’d feel less insignificant.
Less selfish answer:
If only I could know what I’m really to speak on at SoulQuench youth camp i’d feel less insignificant.
if only i could answer the question….
be an expert in something.
How close are you to having your 10,000 hours?
Feels overwhelming at times.
if I could erase the accident and free myself from pain & suffering, from feeling completely worthless as a wife and mother to an almost 4 year old little girl who has no idea who her mom really is…
if I could only stop making my injuries and diseases my identity…
if I could only experience Jesus wrapping his arms around me, to feel his love, to melt into his peace…
there are always the “if’s” of this life, but “if” God had not intervened on a grand scale when I was cowardly going to swallow a bunch of pills to escape the pains of this world, I wouldn’t be typing this tonight, experiencing the magnificence of a second chance, living as a child of God. And even though there are still moments in the depths of the valley when I think I’ll never see the sun again, I remember that my Savior Jesus Christ has already suffered for me. He suffered the cross for me, and the least I can do is praise him in the midst of the storms this life brings.
I am furiously longing for a God who was furiously longing for me first! Living my life to bring glory to my King.
If I could only get *that* job, then I would feel significant, important. Until then I continue to feel useless.
if only I could stop blaming myself, I would see that God see’s me as significant
If I could only put a recent bout of devastating heartache behind me, then I would fee more significant…
walk in confidence
If I could only (make some money) and not be “just a mom” I would feel more significant. ugh.
If I could only have a job that provides consistently for my family, I would feel more significant.
… escape from the hold that pornography has on me …
Praying for you…
Me too…
I have known the bondage your in and want you to know that there is real and lasting freedom to be had. One of the greatest gifts God gave me besides a real desire to rather die than live that way one more day, was being introduced to the ministry of setting captives free. God used the Way of purity course in a huge way in my life, and I believe He can do the same for anyone. The course can be found at http://www.settingcaptivesfree.com/courses/way-of-purity/
Your also in my prayers.
praying for you
Praying for you…that’s a rough road.
… live up to peoples expectations of me…
I’m not worried about feeling significant, but am glad that I know that any success in this life is only because God gave it to me. If I was left to myself, I would self destruct and everyone would see the sinful man I am with out Him.
…change the lives of 147,000,000 orphans…
You are! I would say one orphan at a time, but you guys are going above and beyond..Have fun fullfilling the calling!
if I could TRULY accept myself inside and out and get over my petty insecurities… then I would feel more significant.
If I could only get someone to publish my songs, then I would feel more significant.
if only i could be good enough for my wife
Two months ago I would have said, If only I could stop envying Lauren McNair then I would feel more significant… but God is good and he has grown me in that area, and I am learning how much my envy destroys me and how much freedom there is in him…
So now, I might say if only I could live without fear, fear of the future, fear of failure, fear of making the wrong decision in who I marry, I might feel significant.
if i could only walk in the Princliple of Position…that I AM who God says I am and I CAN DO what God says i can do….then whether or not i FEEL significant wouldn’t matter. I’d be LIVING significance.
Oh God, Let my life matter in the Kingdom but more importantly, let the Kingdom matter in my life.
truly realise how much i am loved by god
use music to raise awareness for the least of these
if i could only get out of debt, or at least find a better paying job to work towards that, then i could be more on my own…and then i would feel more significent.
Be excellent at design [and everything I do]
♥ people more deeply…. by allowing Jesus to do it through me…….
Some thoughts running through the mind:
…work normal hours, land a design job and save up for my Bride to be
…start a design/motion studio with my best friends to serve the Church & the least of these.
If I could only “be” then I would feel more significant…
If I could only be aware of who I am in Gods eyes then I would feel more significant…
If I could only be who God has called me to be then I would feel more significant…
If I could only allow myself to truly absorb God’s love more often and better, then I would feel more significant.
if only i could find the right place in life for me to do ministry, then i would feel more significant. problem is, i’m a single female youth ministry intern who loves jr. high kids… and one of my main desires is to be a wife and mother. people’s expectations are that by 25 i would already be further down the road in life than i already am.
Obey the Lord.