The Illusion of Irrelevance

When a person, pet, or job that once filled your day with purpose and meaning is suddenly gone, there is a major void. It changes things around—and within— us.  

For the past 25 years, I’ve been in full-throttle dad mode with our three kids. Our youngest recently drove off for his first year of college. At the same time, we had to say goodbye to our fifteen-year-old dog. The rhythm of our home hasn’t been the same since. I haven’t either.

Part of what I’m describing is simply the disorientation that every new season brings. But the enemy also will use external loss as an internal weapon against us. Less “dad and dog” responsibilities led to feelings of being irrelevant. I knew that wasn’t right…but the struggle was real. If interested in how it played out, listen to this new Wild at Heart podcast conversation.  

The enemy tries to sway us to base our validation on circumstances. Because doing so causes us to doubt ourselves first…and then God. The losses cause our story to appear less relevant. So we feel irrelevant.  

But that’s an illusion. Our relevancy is never lost. But it is vulnerable when we place our validation in anything other than God—even really good things like our kids and creativity.  

No matter the season, our relevancy to God always remains constant.

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