Let your relationships help you grow. Know that the more you interact with others, the more you can develop a significant life. Prioritize your community commitments. Communicate with compassion and learn how to deal with conflict wisely and extend healthy accountability. Pursue forgiveness and grace. Persevere through the tough times, remaining committed to your relationships. Bear each other’s burdens during struggles and celebrate good times together. Be assured that your life will take on great significance during the daily process of interacting with other people.

Adapted from A Significant Life: Fulfilling Your Eternal Potential Every Day, copyright 2006 by Jim Graff.  Published by WaterBrook Press (a division of Random House, Inc.), Colorado Springs, Co., www.randomhouse.com/waterbrook/.
Jim Graff is the pastor of Faith Family Church in Victoria, Texas. Under Graff’s leadership, Faith Family Church has grown from 300 to 4,000 active members in a city of only 60,000. Jim’s passion for small communities in America has led him to launch the Significant Church Network, designed to establish significant, thriving church communities throughout the smallest and most overlooked counties in the nation. Jim is married to Tamara, who is also a pastor at Faith Family Church. Together they have four children - Michael, Andrea, Emily, and Geoffrey.