I just returned home from seeing the third installment of Transformers. It was a very intense movie, action packed from start to finish. There was one story line that intrigued me about the movie. One of the main characters longed to do something significant again. He had helped save the world twice before, the problem was no one could know his role in doing so. Nobody knew who he was and now he longed to do something significant again.
In our world, significance is defined by what you do. You live a life of significance if you do something great. That something great could be anything from being a hero on the battlefield or the football field. Significance is defined by scoring a goal or winning an election. We define significance by what we do.
But in God's economy, significance is not defined by what you do but who you are. God is much more concerned about our "being" than our "doing." In fact what we do flows out of who we are. If we live a life of integrity and faithfulness, we may never become famous but we live significant lives. We may never impact the world, but we can make a difference in the the lives of those around us. Therefore, we need to focus on being great instead of doing great things. When we do so, we will live a life of significance, even if no one ever notices. Think about it.
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