Buried deep down inside of mankind I believe there is a desire to change the world--for better or for worse. People want to be recognized. No one wants to die and leave only their name and some dates on their gravestone for people to remember. No, we want people to walk by and say "there's _______ grave; he cured cancer."
But let's be real; that probably isn't going to happen. Most of us will simply work, have families, live in communities, and die with just our names and the dates on our stones. Our loved ones will remember us for a few years but they'll move on and then all we will be to this world is dust.
In day to day life it might seem like you're not doing anything that's all that important. You go to work, make supper, clean your car, read your Bible, and visit your friends, but what difference does it make? I moved a little over a year ago (probably expecting too much) but nothing big has happened and I wonder why God wanted me to move at all if He's not going to use me. I mean, in the past year I did not save someone, I did not speak to people all over the world about Jesus, I didn't write a best selling book, and I didn't become rich. I just lived.
But here's what I think He's teaching me; the way you obey with the small stuff IS making a difference even if you don't see how right now. Don't be discouraged, dear Christian, because you don't get acknowledgement when it comes to all the meals you made, the tires you've changed, the time you've spent in prayer wrestling with God, the letter's you've written, the babysitting you've done, the encouragement you've given, the hospitality you showed, the kindness you offered, your faithfulness at work, your faithfulness to your spouse (even when it wasn't easy) or the many other little sacrifices you've made along the way simply because you love Christ and His church. Even when people don't see them; God does. And God is happy that His children are doing His work. He doesn't command you to change the world, but to obey where you are.
God will use you as He sees fit...even if you never understand why He made you the way He did or put you where you are. God knows. Life is like a tapestry. We see the bottom of it with all the knots and threads mixed together, but God sees the beautiful picture on the other side.
"The secret things belong to the LORD our God, but the things revealed belong to us and to our children forever, that we may follow all the words of this law." Deut. 29:29
"Let us rejoice and be glad and give Him glory! For the wedding of the Lamb has come and His bride has made herself read. Fine linen, bright and clean, was given her to wear. (Fine linen stands for the righteous acts of the saints.)" Rev. 19:7-8
Even if you should die and only your name and some dates adorn your gravestone and you become nothing more than dust to the sons of men, you are much more than that to the Son of God who died for you. God honors all obedience. So plug along dear Christian in 2014 and in the years to follow, come what may. If you spend your days preaching to thousands from the pulpit or making casseroles for the lonely and hurting God is please when you do it for Him. And pleasing God is what we're here for.
Blessings
~RD~
But let's be real; that probably isn't going to happen. Most of us will simply work, have families, live in communities, and die with just our names and the dates on our stones. Our loved ones will remember us for a few years but they'll move on and then all we will be to this world is dust.
In day to day life it might seem like you're not doing anything that's all that important. You go to work, make supper, clean your car, read your Bible, and visit your friends, but what difference does it make? I moved a little over a year ago (probably expecting too much) but nothing big has happened and I wonder why God wanted me to move at all if He's not going to use me. I mean, in the past year I did not save someone, I did not speak to people all over the world about Jesus, I didn't write a best selling book, and I didn't become rich. I just lived.
But here's what I think He's teaching me; the way you obey with the small stuff IS making a difference even if you don't see how right now. Don't be discouraged, dear Christian, because you don't get acknowledgement when it comes to all the meals you made, the tires you've changed, the time you've spent in prayer wrestling with God, the letter's you've written, the babysitting you've done, the encouragement you've given, the hospitality you showed, the kindness you offered, your faithfulness at work, your faithfulness to your spouse (even when it wasn't easy) or the many other little sacrifices you've made along the way simply because you love Christ and His church. Even when people don't see them; God does. And God is happy that His children are doing His work. He doesn't command you to change the world, but to obey where you are.
God will use you as He sees fit...even if you never understand why He made you the way He did or put you where you are. God knows. Life is like a tapestry. We see the bottom of it with all the knots and threads mixed together, but God sees the beautiful picture on the other side.
"The secret things belong to the LORD our God, but the things revealed belong to us and to our children forever, that we may follow all the words of this law." Deut. 29:29
"Let us rejoice and be glad and give Him glory! For the wedding of the Lamb has come and His bride has made herself read. Fine linen, bright and clean, was given her to wear. (Fine linen stands for the righteous acts of the saints.)" Rev. 19:7-8
Even if you should die and only your name and some dates adorn your gravestone and you become nothing more than dust to the sons of men, you are much more than that to the Son of God who died for you. God honors all obedience. So plug along dear Christian in 2014 and in the years to follow, come what may. If you spend your days preaching to thousands from the pulpit or making casseroles for the lonely and hurting God is please when you do it for Him. And pleasing God is what we're here for.
Blessings
~RD~
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