Significance

I've been thinking about what I had heard Max Lucado say related to his new book "Fearless". He said that one of the most common fears was the fear of insignificance. I myself have often struggled with the fear of insignificance. But, when I stop to think about the truth and what Scripture says, I would have to say that feelings of insignificance are not based on the truth. What the Bible shows us that we are in fact more significant than any other of God's Creation. In Psalm 8:3-6, it says: When I consider Your heavens, the work of Your fingers, The moon and the stars, which You have ordained; What is man that You take thought of him, And the son of man that You care for him? Yet You have made him a little lower than God, And You crown him with glory and majesty! You make him to rule over the works of Your hands; You have put all things under his feet Out of all creation, only man had the privilege of being created in the image of God. He loved us so much, that He sent His Son to die for our sins and to offer us salvation. That, is not insignificance. A person might rationalize that while God has placed significance on mankind, individually, I am not personally significant. But, I think that's a choice that we each can make. We can choose to make a difference, by looking for opportunities to touch the lives of others. There are always people around us who are in need, and many times, the little things in life can be very special.