Fascinating Stories of Forgotten Lives - Ch. 1

I have been reading this book and almost forgot my promise to update you as I went through it.

This is a quote

"Nobodies. That's who this book is about. Most are nobodies whose name you probably have never heard. A few are nobodies you have heard about, such as Cain, Abraham, Esau and Samuel. I don't mean to twist the normal meaning of the term, but at some level, we are all nobodies."

He then followed this with a story about Richard Matheson's story about 'The incredible shrinking man' and then continues saying:

"Staring into the vastness of space, the microscopic man realized something important. Our universe is measured by eons and lightyears, so to the God who created it all, a person standing six feet tall may as well stand six millimeters. From the vantage point of heaven, we are all mere specks. But each one is a speck that our great Savior valued enough to die for.

In His universe, we are all little people - nobodies. And yet, because of Christ's sacrifice, there are no nobodies living on planet earth. A person isn't significant because fame or stature or publicity makes him or her so. Each is significant because
God has said so.

And that includes you.

In God's estimation, you are significant. The questions, then, is this: are you going to be what you are?"

I liked that quote. Showed that God is most important. Showed that what we do does matter.

Chuck closes this chapter asking two questions for us to think about.

1. Would you rather be a person of significance or a person of renown? Think carefully. The answer to that question will shape your entire future, including the decisions that you make, the manner in which you relate to others, even how you go about fulfilling the roles God has assigned you. Making a positive difference is your responsibility. God will look to issues of credit or fame.
2. Which is more important to you: the quality of your impact on the world or the size of it? Don't be too quick! That's a probing question that demands some attention. Let's face it: most of us are conditioned by the world to think we can have both when, in reality, you have only one of them. You already know which one it is.