Significant in Jesus
(Part Four in the Identifying with Jesus’ Love Series)
Angela Steele
Who Christ is in me is the most significant thing
about me. Jesus has already made me significant,
based on what He has already finished on the
Cross. As a Christian, who do I identify with on
a daily basis? Do I identify with people’s words or
do I identify with my Savior’s words? If I weigh
people’s opinions, more than God’s opinion, then
I have chosen to place people above God, which is
idolatry. Worshipping people rather than Jesus leads
to a wasteland. With Jesus as my core and center
of my life, my significance comes from Him, not a
fickle friend. With Jesus as my core, my significance
comes from Him, not how my children respond to
me. With Jesus as my core, my significance comes
from Him, not my title, ranking, or status.
Once I started awakening to the truth that
I am significant in Jesus, I not only began to see
myself differently, but I began to see other people
differently as well. My mind still needs renewing,
but because I know God loves me all the time, I
find my identity in Him, and my need to have
people validate me has lessened. If people aren’t
viewing me the way I know God views me, then
their opinion doesn’t matter. Jesus validates me, not
people.
As I began understanding my significance in
Jesus, the amount of disagreements and arguments
in my life has lessened. Why? Not because
circumstances or people have changed, but because
I’m not looking to them for validation. Their
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thoughts and actions do not define who I am. Jesus
defines who I am. I follow my Creator’s voice.
I am significant and qualified in Him because
of my right standing with Him, because of Him.
It’s all Him! Jesus trumpets us as significant! Let’s
identify with God’s Word! We are valued, accepted,
respected, and loved daughters of the King!
“How precious also are Thy