I like to be known. I remember as a kid feeling as if I was a fly on the wall. That's a hopeless feeling unless you think someone has a fly swatted and is out to get you. I liked having someone notice me. It felt very loving to have someone sit down by me and listen to me. There is something about being noticed and attention makes us feel like we matter. And yet, God asks me to "be content to live unknown for awhile". It's not a Bible verse, it's a concept. God asks me to not matter. God asks me to take a back seat willingly. Be the second fiddle in the band. Play the instrument that gets no solos. Nobody really likes to play the bass drum because it's boring. Thump, thump, boom, boom and then a rest of all things...and yet when the bass drum is missing we are all tapping our feet. God asks me to just take a back seat in my daily walk and be content with being His child known to him and not worry about anyone else. We like to know people know we exist, we like to feel like we matter and those are good things. We do matter and we are very important. But when we become more important that he, our priorities change. God is simply asking us to be content in being in his heart and not in everyone else's hair.
Proverbs 11:2 " When pride comes then comes dishonor, but with the humble is wisdom." When I am content to live unknown, put others before me, see and feel Jesus in my life rather than how important I feel, God will give me wisdom. When I need to be noticed, feel important by how others treat me and get the pats on the back, often it's my pride stepping to the front. God simply wants me to go unnoticed so He can be noticed. It's hard for me to get out of the way sometimes so people see Jesus..it's hard for me to go unnoticed for awhile...and I don't think I am the only one...
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