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Over the last several days, I've watched with amazement, the outstanding stamina and determination of the Olympic athletes. I've also noticed a common thread in their interviews: they credited their parents for guiding them along their paths...which ultimately led to their Olympic success.
I've also been thinking about our last Bible study. A highly eclectic group of women get together once a week to study the book of Esther, using material from Beth Moore. Last week, one young mom spoke candidly about finding God's destiny for her life.
I could totally relate to what she said -- it would be so much easier if God gave us 'big' jobs and told us very clearly what to do, like 'go save the Jewish race'. I would understand this, and take on the mission with fervor. However, when my goal this day is to catch up on the laundry and figure out what to make for supper, it just doesn't seem that God is using me for any purpose at all. And I really want serve Him!
Can you relate?
But what if God really is using you right now, where you are?
What if, by your day-to-day actions (like laundry and supper-making), you are touching lives and building into those lives, a faith that will take them ‘all the way’?
What if, in your desire to complete 'loftier' work, you missed this crucial calling?
Would it keep your children and others you touch, from 'running with perseverance the race marked out for (them)' that we read about in Hebrews 12:1?
If you wonder if you’ve missed God’s plan for your life, think about those Olympic athletes who credit their parents' guidance and support. Know that your role in your home and neighbourhood is crucial to others. You may not see the evidence from day to day when you are drowning in laundry and dirty dishes, but it may impact not only those you know today, but the lives of those in generations to come. Keep on encouraging everyone in your life in their relationship with God. You are laying a foundation that will stand forever --one worth far more than bronze or silver or gold.
And, who knows, if God hasn't put you in this very place 'for such a time as this?'
4 comments:
...or who knows, maybe a simple post in your blog about serving God in what seems the ordinary and mundane was just what a reader needed to hear in a very difficult time of her life...
Thanks for your words,
Debora
Maybe it was what TWO readers needed to hear. :)
Thank you!
I really appreciated this post.
Thank you!
I saw that Beth Moore Study advertised only yesterday! It looks to be very interesting. Thank you for this encouraging post.
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