Question:

Several years ago, I knew a little old lady who lived in a trailer park. She was sweet as could be. She read her Bible all day long. She endured a very rude and manipulative daughter. She never went anywhere. She didn’t really interact with anyone. Back then there was no internet, so she couldn’t reach out or connect. Then one day, she passed on.

That image stayed with me. I remember thinking, I never want to live unseen, unheard, and unable to make a difference.

One of my goals has been to interact with people and reach them somehow. But last night, as I was talking to the Lord, I caught myself saying this:

“Lord, if I can’t be a preacher with a congregation, at least let me pray for people. Let me make a difference that way. I’d be willing to be unseen and unappreciated if I could still affect lives.”

Is that a right prayer? Does God accept that kind of offering?

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Answer:

Hi, Thanks for asking.
Let’s settle something right away: God never called you to insignificance.
He called you to fruitfulness.

You weren’t wrong to desire usefulness—but you must be careful not to lower your expectation below what God has already promised.

Faith doesn’t negotiate downward.
Faith agrees with what Heaven has already spoken.

Kenneth Hagin used to say, “Don’t pray trying to convince God to do something He already said He would do.”
And Kenneth Copeland has taught us plainly: humility is not thinking less of yourself—it’s agreeing with God.

You told the Lord you’d accept being unseen.
But God never said you would be.

Jesus said,
> “You are the light of the world. A city set on a hill cannot be hidden.” (Matthew 5:14)

Notice—cannot be hidden.
Not should not.
Cannot.

Prayer is not a consolation prize.
Intercession is not second-tier ministry.
But neither is it meant to be a burial place for a calling.

The woman you remember was faithful—but faithfulness alone does not define calling. God sees hearts, but He also assigns reach. Some are called to hidden seasons, but no one is called to permanent obscurity unless God Himself says so—and He hasn’t said that to you.

The Word tells us:
> “Your labor in the Lord is not in vain.” (1 Corinthians 15:58)

And also:
> “The eyes of the LORD run to and fro throughout the whole earth, to show Himself strong on behalf of those whose heart is loyal to Him.” (2 Chronicles 16:9)

God doesn’t reward invisibility—He rewards obedience.
And obedience often leads to visibility, whether that’s one soul, ten souls, or thousands.

Here’s the adjustment the Holy Spirit would make to your prayer:

Don’t say, “I’ll accept being unseen.”
Say, “Lord, I accept whatever platform You assign, whether one or many, public or private—but I expect fruit.”

Paul said,
> “I planted, Apollos watered, but God gave the increase.” (1 Corinthians 3:6)

Increase is God’s department—but expectation is yours.

You are not overlooked.
You are not shelved.
You are not downgraded.

If God has put a voice in you, He intends it to be heard—first in prayer, then in action, and always by faith.

So lift your eyes just a little higher.
Don’t offer God a smaller vision than He placed in you.

He is faithful to complete what He began.

— In His service

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