Feel Like a Nobody?

There are a lot of us!

“Therefore be imitators of God, as beloved children. And walk in love, as Christ loved us and gave himself up for us, a fragrant offering and sacrifice to God.” Ephesians 5:1-2 ESV

Blessed are they who see beautiful things in humble places where other people see nothing.” – Camille Pissarro

Today and every day, I check into a blog with good news. It champions the little guy, children who do good things and more. One elderly gentleman fed a screaming homeless person who had no money, a boy mowed an elderly person’s lawn, and a police officer delivered a baby. Millions of nobodies do kindness because they love and belong to the Father.  It’s funny, or not, that when tragedy strikes, it’s the unknown person, the Nobody, through charities or on their own is the first to help. They show up. They do this before any government group or bureaucracy shows up.

Kindness and generosity don’t sell. This is why newspapers, internet sources, and media don’t focus much on the everyday person. But we’d no longer be here if it weren’t for our Nobodies. I bet you’re one and you know many at your job, church, or community who answer the needs of many.

Every day Christians will be rewarded. “Whatever you do, work at it with all your heart, as working for the Lord, not for human masters, since you know that you will receive an inheritance from the Lord as a reward. It is the Lord Christ you are serving.” Colossians 3:23-24. And Nobodies do it with love, the reward is immediate—Love for and from the Father.

Overnight success. This is very rare. It’s the Nobody who shows up and tackles a little each day—the athlete practicing before dawn, the writer who writes in between diaper changes. It may look like an overnight success, but I’ve heard and read too many interviews and biographies that show how long and arduous the process to success is. Some have turned away from the fame.

Nobodies are humble. We’re in good company. Jesus was born to a teenager in a backwater town. The Book of Ruth follows two widows who love and care for each other. David was barely an adolescent tending sheep before he slew Goliath. The Bible is full of “Nobodies” and the Father’s pleasure is to use them for His purpose. In His World, we’re Somebody.

Musings

When feeling like a Nobody, search the Bible, or biographies or ask someone you respect how they became successful. Most will be humble and give their credit to others along the way and their God. It is the Father’s pleasure to take the ordinary, the Nobody, and the humble and transform them and their purposes into something grand.

I’m a Nobody… Nice to meet you.

Prayer

Dear Father,

It’s so hard to take in and embrace the reality that we are Somebody in Your Kingdom—the Creator of all things. We know, with thanks, it’s true. Jesus proved it and He proves it every day.

Help us to embrace another Nobody and introduce them to You and Your Loving-kindness.

Amen.