My Dad lived a significant life. He was a master craftsman with wood and up until just a few months before he died, he was working with wood every day except Sunday.

He was very dedicated to his craft and sometimes other things fell by the wayside because he was so focused on doing what he loved. As a young adult, I remember many conversations about money and not enough. Debt and mis-management of funds was a daily situation.

I have learned a lot from my Dad of how not to be and also how to be. I am grateful for his life and his example.

When he died, I had the honor of speaking at his funeral. As I interviewed my siblings and listened to comments as people shared their feelings about him at the open casket reception the night before the funeral, I realized that regardless of how he may have been judged by people looking on from the outside, my dad was an honorable man.

We may think that our significance comes from what we do. Some judge significance as how we serve or the contribution we make on a grand scale. If this were true, there would be very few truly significant people in the world.

Some don’t seek significance but rather choose to help others see their significance. The fact is that if we serve one person, we will be significant in one person’s life. So if you don’t want the spotlight of significance, don’t serve.

The greater truth is that worth is infinite. Significance is inherent in the fact that we are all God’s children and worthy of His love. That is significant!

We can increase our significance to others by choosing to inspire and help others. In order to be an instrument in God’s hands, we must see ourselves as significant. A tool that is worthless is of no worth. A tool that is in top condition is useful.

I believe that Christ knew He was significant, even when he was a youth confounding the teachers in the temple.

Significance is not found outside of ourselves. If we are constantly looking for others to tell us we are significant, we will never feel it. The same goes for doing something to feel significant. It will never be enough because it cannot be found ‘out there’. Significance, worth, pure godly love is found within as an innate part of the human soul. If I can’t feel that within, it will never resonate with what I am hearing outside of myself, and the words will be rejected.

Seeking significance is part of the process. So keep searching for that feeling of significance. But know that you have no further to search than your own heart and knowing the truly divine nature of your being.

New Ideas to Consider:

• I am significant in God’s eyes
• I am significant and the service I do for others is significant
• I see the significance of others
• I resonate with the truth that I have innate worth and significance

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