I totally snagged that off the radio, but a woman said to remember when you’re feeling insignificant, you are actually sheltered in wings of the Almighty, so you are literally cloaked in Significance. Amen!
I really enjoy a good play on words, and that simple word “in,” is something I write about often, so the hidden truth lurking within the word “in-significance” caught my fancy. Yes, we are in-Significance.
It’s a bit funny, I’m fairly smart, so I go ask the Lord for a word expecting something huge like, “antiestablishmentarianism” and he just hands me the word “in.” Wut? That’s like, a tiny little preposition! Little did I realize at the time that the meaning of that tiny little word in Hebrew is really in-credible. I’ve written about such things here, “In the beginning” and “The Most Important word in the bible”
I shall now add “resting in significance beneath the wings of the Almighty” to my collection of powerful, transformational uses of the word “in.”
The lady on the radio said something else I really appreciated however, she spoke of the skill, the tactic of surrender. She got her revalation about feeling insignificant, about comparing herself to others, by surrendering, by dropping the rope and saying okay, so I’m insignificant. And we are, we all are insignificant and very small, feeling invisible sometimes. But her revalation came when she surrendered rather than resisting, and eventually found herself triumphant, resting In-Significance.
The apple of her Father’s eye, so to speak. A Father who saw her, who cared so deeply, He gave His very life to know her. That’s significance.
I mention it becasue surrender is a favorite spiritual warfare tactic of mine, too. It sounds a bit crazy becasue it’s counterintutive, to “surrender to win.” We tend to think resistence is the key to victory, but often in a spiritual context it is the precise opposite. Lay down you sword, humble yourself, and let the Father fight your battles for you.
Why is it funny that you’re very smart?
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I suppose because when you are truly smart you learn that all intelligence really is is the ability to think up new and inventive ways to get yourself into a great deal of trouble. Intelligence is not really where it’s at, kindness is. For some reason we seem to live in a culture that prides itself on intelligence, but knows the value of nothing.
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I was making a funny dear.. a play on your words.
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LOL! Well, sorry Doug. Crack a joke, I write a thesis. What can I say. 🙂
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So much Yaaaaasssss 👏👏👏
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Perfect illustration of “when I am weak, then I am strong.” To put it another way, when I am insignificant, I am in-significance. Love it!
Becky
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Just came across your site. I will be checking it out more in days to come. And yes, I write a lot too (crack a joke, write a thesis) – sometimes I write what could be an entire blog post in a comment section. Oh, dear. (sorry ’bout that.)
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