Today’s Faith will help you deal with your needs not being prioritized. Today we travel to 1 John 4:18. We have all felt it at some point. You sit quietly, hoping someone notices what you need.
At work, at home, even in church, it can seem like everyone else’s voice is louder while yours gets pushed aside. When your needs are not prioritized, that ache runs deep. It does more than disappoint. It makes you afraid. Afraid that you will always be unseen. Afraid that you will always be overlooked. But here is the good news. God’s love cuts right through those fears. His Word says His perfect love drives out fear, which means you are never forgotten in His eyes.
When others miss you, God does not. When you feel invisible, His love makes you known. That is not wishful thinking. It is a promise. As Got Questions points out, 1 John 4:18 reminds us that God’s love is stronger than our insecurities. His perfect love takes fear and replaces it with peace.
How God’s Love Helps With Our Needs Not Being Prioritized
When people pass over your needs, it is tempting to sit in fear. But faith gives you another option. Faith reminds you that God sees every detail of your life. Nothing slips through His care. His love tells you that you do not have to fight to be noticed. You already are. And the more you rest in that truth, the more fear loses its grip. Instead of asking, “Will anyone see me?” your heart can rest in, “God already does.”
Bible Verse
1 John 4:18 – “There is no fear in love. But perfect love drives out fear, because fear has to do with punishment. The one who fears is not made perfect in love.”
Call and Response Liturgy
- Call: When I feel unseen, who reminds me I matter?
- Response: The love of God reminds me I am His.
- Call: When fear rises in my heart, who gives me peace?
- Response: The perfect love of God drives out my fear.
- Call: When I am overlooked, where is my confidence?
- Response: My confidence is in God’s unfailing love.
Needs Not Being Prioritized: Tips On How To Deal
Needs not being prioritized can cause a lot of emotional and spiritual issues. You start to wonder if anyone even notices what you’re carrying. If you feel that way, you are not alone. Here are a few simple things that can help.
Start with God’s Word. Grab one verse, like 1 John 4:18, and keep it close. Put it on your phone screen, stick it on your fridge, or write it on a note card. Seeing that promise over and over reminds you that God’s love speaks louder than your fear.
Talk to Him honestly. You do not have to dress up your prayers. Just tell Him, “Lord, I feel invisible today.” He already knows, and He loves when you bring it to Him.Do not isolate yourself. Call a friend who encourages you or someone who will pray with you. Sometimes God uses their words to remind you that you matter.
Prayer
Lord, You know the moments when I feel pushed aside and forgotten. My needs not being prioritized is just annoying and angering. You see the quiet fears that whisper I do not matter. But Your Word tells me the opposite. You love me with a perfect love that drives out fear. Father, help me lean into that love today. When I feel invisible, remind me that You see me.
When I feel small, remind me that I am known and loved by You. Replace my fear with faith, my insecurity with peace, and my silence with trust. Thank You for never overlooking me, even when others do. Thank You for always being faithful, always being present, and always calling me Yours. In Jesus’ name, Amen.What has today’s faith required from you? Reply in the comments and I might reply!
