I remember this gnawing question as a child, a teen, and young adult…the searching for significance. This “searching” took me down many roads…roads that usually led to failure, disappointment & painful consequences.

We have witnessed many changes & advancements through history but when you think about it the Dominant Operating Culture (DOC) of the world remains the same…it’s all about me. Ouch!

For most of my life I thought of “Significance” as a noun. I knew for me to achieve significance I needed to acquire money, power & connections with the right people. Significance was my goal. The means justified the end goal. Sound familiar?

God is so cool. Most of the time I do not recognize His subtle moves. For 41 years God used a combination of in-depth Bible study (BSF), being with men & women with developmental disabilities for 30 years, the incredible men & women of Christ He placed in my life, a solid Bible church (FirstNLR), growing up on the farm, cancer and the humbling of lost jobs to teach me that it’s not all about me, but Him.

I seem to always find myself back in God’s laboratory for life, The Farm. The Farm is where God simplifies life into this profound truth found in The Message translation, “Don’t be misled: No one makes a fool of God. What a person plants, he will harvest. The person who plants selfishness, ignoring the needs of others— ignoring God! —harvests a crop of weeds. All he’ll have to show for his life is weeds! But the one who plants in response to God, letting God’s Spirit do the growth work in him, harvests a crop of real life, eternal life.” Galatians 6:7-8.

Jesus transformed, changed, my DOC from me to Him. When this happens (Born Again) our verbs change (“A verb expresses an action or state of being.”) My verbs did not change me, He (my Noun) changed me. He changed what I harvest.

So, if you are confused, anxious, hopeless and have no Joy…answer the door! Jesus said, “Look at me. I stand at the door. I knock. If you hear me call and open the door, I’ll come right in and sit down to supper with you.” Revelation 3:20-21

The reason today’s TGN is late…God changed what I had written over the last two days. He had someone on His heart. Is it you?