How to Make a Difference When You Feel Overlooked.

Some people seem to take up all the space in a room. They are faster, louder, more confident, or naturally good at the things everyone notices. Meanwhile, you may feel like you are standing on the sidelines, wondering whether there is any room left for you to matter.

What if feeling overlooked does not mean you have nothing meaningful to offer?

Before Stephen became one of the most memorable people in the book of Acts, he was simply one name in a list of ordinary people. He wasn’t introduced with an impressive résumé or a visible platform. His story began with a problem most people could have easily missed.

What makes an ordinary life meaningful? Do the people working quietly in the background matter as much as the people everyone sees? And what might be waiting right in front of you that you have been too discouraged to notice? Sometimes the people who feel invisible are the people worth paying attention to.

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