Go into the streets and alleys of the town …
Go out to the roads and country lanes …
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Linsanity is sweeping the nation.
Ice cream maker Ben & Jerry’s has released a new ice cream flavor in honor of Jeremy Lin, the out-of-the-blue star point guard for the New York Knicks.
My advice for Jeremy Lin is to remain humble and ordinary. He will be of greater use to God once his 15 minutes of fame has expired.
One of my dreams in to publish a book. The fear accompanying my dream is that 3 months after the book is published no one will buy it, even after Barnes and Noble puts it on the Sidewalk Sale Table, listed at 99% off.
Do you dream about being famous, but know you never will be?
Perhaps you are very dissatisfied with yourself. You are not a genius, have no distinctive gifts, and are inconspicuous when it comes to having any special abilities. Mediocrity seems to be the measure of your existence. None of your days are noteworthy, except for their sameness and lack of zest. (1)
Do not let your lack of fame bother you.
God likes ordinary people. No one in the Bible was every famous before God used them for His purposes.
Ordinary people are the ones who do great things for God. Even if the world does not notice you, God does.
George Matheson had the right attitude:
“For my part, I will be satisfied not to have some great tombstone over my grave but just to know that common people will gather there once I am gone and say, ‘He was a good man, he told me about Jesus.’” (1)
It is better to stand in the shadow of Jesus, than for Jesus to stand in your shadow.
Jesus is the light of the world, let Him cast your shadow.
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Reimann, Jim; Cowman, Mrs. Charles E. (2008-09-02). Streams in the Desert: 366 Daily Devotional Readings (p. 87). Zondervan. Kindle Edition.
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