NOT EVERYONE WILL BE GREAT… AND THAT’S OKAY

 

I was watching a K-drama called Love Next Door, and there’s something they said that’s been sitting with me lately:
“Not everyone can be special. Most people live ordinary lives, so stop being obsessed with becoming someone great. Just find what’s valuable in your life and that’s enough.”

Honestly… it hit home.

We live in a time where we’re constantly told we have to be the best: to build a name, make noise, be seen, be remembered. But what if greatness isn’t loud? What if it isn’t flashy or revolutionary? It’s no wonder that all my life, I’ve grown up thinking I’m destined for greatness… waiting for this big drop in my life to arrive, as if there’s a destiny out there just waiting to be fulfilled.

What if it’s just being faithful where you are, loving people well, doing work that feels meaningful… even if no one claps?
It’s no wonder I mentioned the importance of clapping for yourself in a previous post because, truly, if you don’t, no one else will.

Don’t get me wrong, I still have dreams. But I’ve been learning that ordinary isn’t failure. It’s life. It’s rhythm. It’s where peace lives.

Sometimes, when things are taken away from us, dreams, relationships, jobs, and even health. It’s easy to feel like we’re falling behind. Like God overlooked us. But here’s the truth that continues to anchor me:

Anything God takes away, He always replaces with the same or better.

Maybe not immediately. Maybe not in the same form we hoped for, but always with intention.

I’m reminded of Job’s story. After everything he lost, the Bible says:

“The Lord blessed the latter part of Job’s life more than the former part…” - Job 42:12

And in Joel 2:25, there’s another promise:

“I will restore to you the years that the locust has eaten…”

That speaks to me on a soul level.

I don’t know what you’ve lost or what you’re grieving, but I just wanted to say: maybe it’s okay to stop chasing greatness for the sake of it. Maybe life isn’t about becoming someone the world can’t ignore… but becoming someone who knows their value, even in silence.

Let the world shout. You… just be. And trust that what’s meant for you will find its way, maybe quieter, maybe slower, but always fuller.