I read some stories recently of people who lived amazing lives for God. They started orphanages, sacrificed wealth, gave up personal comfort and celebrity for the advancement of the Gospel.
We read those stories and think, God was honored.
I sat in a meeting last week with three ladies planning an event. They are bright, gifted, funny and extremely capable women. There they were wading into the minutia of what food will keep 30 kids and adults happy on a weekend retreat. For a guy with no attention to detail and who's happy with cereal three meals a day, it was mind numbing.
And God was honored.
We read stories of people with profound faith, courage and love. We marvel at them then quickly pull out our measuring stick to see how far we come up short. What we miss is God is also honored in mundane faithfulness.
He's honored by the woman preparing another Sunday school lesson, the dad coaching t-ball, the student wrestling with test prep, the single mom trying to find her son's shoes, a board of elders debating new carpet or new toilets, an exhausted pastor at a loss for his next sermon.
And he is honored by three women planing a retreat for weary missionary families, longing for rest... and good food.
We are asked to be faithful with today, nothing more. Will anyone ever write a book about it? Probably not. But God is no less honored.
We read those stories and think, God was honored.
I sat in a meeting last week with three ladies planning an event. They are bright, gifted, funny and extremely capable women. There they were wading into the minutia of what food will keep 30 kids and adults happy on a weekend retreat. For a guy with no attention to detail and who's happy with cereal three meals a day, it was mind numbing.
And God was honored.
We read stories of people with profound faith, courage and love. We marvel at them then quickly pull out our measuring stick to see how far we come up short. What we miss is God is also honored in mundane faithfulness.
He's honored by the woman preparing another Sunday school lesson, the dad coaching t-ball, the student wrestling with test prep, the single mom trying to find her son's shoes, a board of elders debating new carpet or new toilets, an exhausted pastor at a loss for his next sermon.
And he is honored by three women planing a retreat for weary missionary families, longing for rest... and good food.
We are asked to be faithful with today, nothing more. Will anyone ever write a book about it? Probably not. But God is no less honored.
No comments:
Post a Comment