When labels, looks, and opinions try to define you, remember the One who truly sees your heart.
There are days I wake up feeling like I can take on the world—confident, focused, even powerful in my purpose. But then there are days when I wake up feeling invisible. Undesirable. Unworthy. Small.
One morning last week, I found myself battling those thoughts after a conversation with some colleagues. In what was meant to be light-hearted banter, they remarked that I should work on my looks because I have a “super handsome husband” and, well, I might want to try harder to “keep him.” Their words sank deeper than I expected. I laughed it off then—but when I woke up the next morning, their voices echoed in my mind louder than my own.
I felt ugly.
I felt insecure.
I felt like I wasn’t enough.
And then the Lord gently reminded me of two very different people in Scripture—one a child with a small lunch, the other a king with a history so dark it would make most of us turn away.
The Boy with the Lunch (John 6:1–14)
This boy wasn’t a prophet, a priest, or a disciple. We don’t even know his name. But what he had in his hands—five loaves and two fish—was placed in the hands of Jesus.
What stands out to me is not just the boy, but the mother who likely packed that lunch. Did she know that the simple meal she prepared would become part of a miracle known across the world? That the Son of God Himself would touch the bread and fish she wrapped?
She didn’t stand on a platform or speak to a crowd. But her care, her faithfulness, and her unseen act of love became part of one of the most iconic miracles in Scripture: the feeding of the 5,000.
They seemed insignificant. But in God’s plan, they were part of something eternal.
King Manasseh (2 Chronicles 33:1–20)
King Manasseh doesn’t make it into many children’s Bible stories. His legacy was stained by evil—he led Judah astray, practiced witchcraft, and even sacrificed his own children. His sins were deep, and his rebellion against God was deliberate.
Eventually, he was captured, humiliated, and imprisoned. It was there—in the pit of despair—that he cried out to God in repentance.
And God, in His mercy, listened.
“And when he prayed to Him, the Lord was moved by his entreaty and listened to his plea.”
— 2 Chronicles 33:13 (NIV)
Manasseh was forgiven. Restored. Not because he earned it, but because God saw his heart and received his repentance.
If grace could reach a man like Manasseh, it can reach you and me—even on the days when we feel like we’re too far gone, too broken, or too unworthy.
Sometimes I feel like a tiny pebble tossed into a massive ocean. Small. Overlooked. Lost in the vastness of it all.
But even a pebble creates ripples.
What seems insignificant in our hands can create movement in the Kingdom of God. Every quiet act of love, every prayer, every word of encouragement, every time we choose to show up even when we don’t feel seen—it creates a ripple.
And God sees every single one.
So if you feel insignificant today, take heart.
A nameless boy’s lunch fed thousands.
A wicked king’s repentance touched heaven.
And your life—your journey, your presence, your quiet acts of faith—are part of something far greater than what the world can see.
“The Lord does not look at the things people look at. People look at the outward appearance, but the Lord looks at the heart.”
— 1 Samuel 16:7 (NIV)
| Consider This Here are Three Takeaways for the week Your small, unseen acts of love may become someone else’s miracle. God specializes in using the little we offer to do great things. No past is too messy for redemption. God’s grace reached Manasseh—it can reach you too. You don’t have to be famous to be faithful. God looks for hearts willing to serve, not platforms or applause. On the days you feel like you’re not enough, remember the lunch, the king, and the ripple. You’re more than enough—because He is. |
