I have felt a stirring in my soul. A tornado of “there is so much bad in the world, I want to help, but I don’t know how or what I can do.” I think that for now God wants me to help in little ways, whatever ways I can, right where I am. Saving spare change to buy pillows that will lay under the head of children who previously did not have a bed. Doing my part to educate myself politically and make wise, confident choices in the voting process. Writing this blog that may provide hope for even one person. Giving time to weekly acts of service. In Ecclesiastes, life and time on Earth is painted as gray and meaningless, our pursuits utterly pointless, until God is brought into the picture. Then there is honor, glorious honor in our sufferings. When we witness injustice, poverty, violence, we have been equipped to fight for the righting of these things through the Lord. The honor comes from seeing the bad and knowing that we are in a position to create change. Real, visible change that can be felt by people to come. Take a pause today to look inward and ask if you are taking advantage of any and every opportunity God places in front of you to produce change. Are you being obedient to His call, even if the situation seems small and meaningless? Obeying His instruction may turn into finding honor in your direction.
-TC
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