| Do
you remember the hit song by Dean Martin, 'You're Nobody till Somebody
Loves You'? Such lyrics show up our deepest concern. We want our lives
to matter, to mean something. Our deepest fear is of coming and
going and nobody knowing! We strive with our lack of education, our spot
on the financial totem pole, and our looks. That's why it bothers us
when a friend forgets to call, or a teacher forgets our name, or a
colleague takes credit for something we have done. We crave attention,
drop the names of important people in conversations, and put flashy
hubcaps on our cars. Fashion designers tell us, 'You'll be somebody if
you wear our jeans.' So we go out and spend half our wages on a pair of
Italian jeans. But then 'horror of horrors' the style changes from tight
to baggy, faded to black, and we're left wearing yesterday's jeans,
feeling like yesterday's news. Simply stated: you can't gain
significance from the outside. It's an inside job. Your sense of
significance must come from someone you trust, someone you know will
never change, someone who knows the worst about you and always believes
the best. And there's only one such source: God. So read on: 'Thus says
the Lord, who created you, who formed you. Fear not, for I have redeemed
you; I have called you by your name; you are Mine. When you pass through
the waters, I will be with you; and through the rivers, they shall not
overflow you. When you walk through the fire, you shall not be
burned?For I am the Lord your God?you [are] precious in My sight? (vv.
1-4 NKJV). |
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