I live in the mountains, far away from friends, family and I don’t get out that often. I treasure quiet, peace and nature, but sometimes I look at my little life and I wonder, does it count?
Do I make use of my opportunities, the little ones, the big ones, the ones that seem insignificant or even the ones I would rather ignore? Do my stumbling, halting attempts at bringing cheer and making a brighter, happier day for someone else bring the sunshine I wish they did? In light of eternity, do they count?
Does it make a difference to someone that I lived?
It’s not that it matters, really, not that I lived, but that because I choose Jesus, my life somehow cast a little ray of hope into some dark soul, and that little ray made the difference.
My talents aren’t the kind that would hold a crowd spellbound, or would give me the eloquence to speak to the high class of this world. I couldn’t write books that would move the hearts of the world, or sing songs that would pierce through the enchanted curtain that blinds men’s eyes to God and somehow touch a heart. I only have a little voice, a little song, a little page to write.
Yet, it’s that little that could count.
Thousands of years ago, a widow woman stepped quietly into a building. She wasn’t trying to be noticed, she wasn’t trying to do great things. She was simply a poor widow who took her little, and gave it. That little penny was her all, and it counted. Not just for a penny, but for something greater than any of the rich gifts that were given from a heart that did not give it’s all. It wasn’t the gift that counted so much, it was the fact that she gave her all- everything she had.
My little gifts, and yours may be more like the widow’s mite compared to the rich gifts another may seem to bring. They might seem hardly worth giving. Yet God has not given it to us to compare our gifts, but to give Him all we have, all we are, all we hope and dream. It may be that someone has given a bigger portion, but what if we give all that we have?
That’s what counts in God’s eyes.
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Amen.
Wow Chantel how beautiful this post was, how wonderful
I thank you for reposting it second time, i saw that you tried to post it about a week ago and it didn't go through!
i'm so glad to have seen it today, YES we gotta give God our all..always everything we have, and even if all we can give is $10 or $15 or even $2 is better in God's eyes, if a millionare gave a 100..ya see what i mean?
i totally agree with your post
it came at the perfect time!
thank you again Chantel!
I love your posts, they always make me think
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Love & blessings & hugs to everyone!
In Christ, Jane.
Thank you for the beautifully written post. It was a wonderful challenge and much needed. Thank you for allowing the Lord to use you to help others. The Lord Bless as you serve Him.
~Anna~
Thank you for the beautifully written post. It was a wonderful challenge and much needed. Thank you for allowing the Lord to use you to help others. The Lord Bless as you serve Him.
~Anna~
Thank you for the beautifully written post. It was a wonderful challenge and much needed. Thank you for allowing the Lord to use you to help others. The Lord Bless as you serve Him.
~Anna~
Thank you so much for a post that was both encouraging and challenging, Chantel!
Chantel – I check YLCF as often as I can – and every now and then, there is something that really makes me think. Your post today was one of those times. I think you can apply it to your life, too – not just to money. Lately, the Parable of the Faithful Servant from the Gospel of Luke has really been on my mind. I’ve been thinking that as I approach 40 – half of my life (and probably more!) is already over…and taking stock at this point is sometimes depressing. What have I done so far in my life that will have made a difference to anyone?
Your post made me realize – we have to be content that the little things mean a lot, and they all add up according to His plan if we are obedient and strive to serve Him always.
Anyway, thanks – this post was a blessing.
Chantel always does great posts and this was one of her best.