Do you feel like life has somehow forgotten you? Do you ever look at the filtered highlight reels of everyone else on social media and wonder what you did to deserve such a mediocre life in comparison? In a world that rewards the extraordinary, does your life seem painfully ordinary? In a world that applauds only the best, does your world seem average at best?

If you could honestly characterize your life as mediocre, take hope. If you have trouble carrying the baggage from your past and wonder how God could ever love you, take heart. If your hopes and dreams are dashed and you feel left behind and forgotten by this world, rejoice! Why? Because God favors the forgotten. Be reminded of these incredible truths from Scripture:

Has not God chosen those who are poor in the eyes of the world to be rich in faith and to inherit the kingdom he promised those who love him? James 2:5

Brothers and sisters, think of what you were when you were called. Not many of you were wise by human standards; not many were influential; not many were of noble birth. But God chose the foolish things of the world to shame the wise; God chose the weak things of the world to shame the strong. 1 Corinthians 1:26-27

Blessed are the poor in spirit, for theirs is the kingdom of heaven. Matthew 5:3

So, if you feel forgotten, despised or simply ignored, be reminded of these eternal truths from your Heavenly Father:
Your I.Q. doesn’t determine your influence.
Your wealth doesn’t determine your worth.
Your popularity doesn’t validate your purpose.
Your status doesn’t equal your success.
Designer clothes do not give you your dignity. Your outward beauty does not determine your inward blessing. How you look isn’t how God looks at you, because God doesn’t value what this world values. God favors the forgotten.

God isn’t interested in your currency so much as your character, your fame so much as your faithfulness. God doesn’t want your ability so much as your availability, your strength so much as your submission. God isn’t interested in making your name famous as much as making his name famous. God doesn’t care how many cars you own, how many degrees hang on your walls, how many vacations you take or how many Instagram followers you have. God doesn’t love you because you’re good or smart, pretty or famous, wealthy or successful. God loves you because you’re his, and when this truth settles on you, it will transform your destiny: God favors the forgotten.

So what does this mean for you? How does this change the way you approach your average, everyday life?
God wants to replace your daily mediocrity with a divine mission.
God wants to remove your baggage and give you a boldness because God is bigger.
God wants to fill the persecuted with his power.
God wants to give the despised a new destiny.

Why? Because God favors the forgotten, and that changes everything. Take heart and rejoice, you who feel neglected and forgotten, for God’s favor rests on you!