Recently I was checking my email, and noticed this glaring statement on my home page: "You are invisible". I realized that, in essence, I was being told that my chat status was set to invisible, but it made me stop in my tracks. Why? Because so many times in my life, I have felt invisible. I have felt that sting of rejection that comes with being different, set apart. The world constantly tries to tell me that I have to meet its expectations in order to be noticed, whether that involves dress, style, or material possesions. My peers send me a message that tells me that in order to be happy, I need to get the attention of that cute guy, drive the newest car, quit that job I may not be crazy about, and avoid challenges that seem to be out of my reach. In order to avoid feeling invisible, I need to become someone I am not, just to be "liked" by modern society?
He has called me to so much more: I am a sinner saved by grace. I am loved and accepted by Him. I have been bought with a price and my name is written on the palm of His hand. He has charged his angels to watch over me. And, He has called me out to be His hands and feet to the least of these. To the One who matters, I am not invisible. It doesn't matter that I don't have the attention of that cute guy, it doesn't matter that I drive an old beater of a car, and I am called to stay at that less-than-ideal job because it is my mission field. That challenge that kicks the wind right out of me? Well, it was placed in my life to showcase the power of the Creator, and to teach me that I am utterly dependant on Him. Right here, right now, I am visible to Him, and that is all that matters. All is grace.
