impact

talking to a friend about mercy last week. she said maybe she wasn't feeling very merciful this particular day.

i met a woman at the pool yesterday who sang praises about my friend. telling me how awesome she is, about how she is so compassionate. this woman is struggling in life right now and when her father passed away recently my friend was always there to offer her comfort and support.

compare it to a woman (or man) who goes to work to support her family or stays home to raise her children. we are not all meant for the same thing. we are not all gifted with the same things. but whatever or wherever we are we can make an impact in someone's life.

another woman at church on sunday said she wished she could do something more besides 'make teddies' wow! we have no idea how valuable we are. i couldn't make a teddy if my life depended on it. but when children are traumatized the police give them teddies. they cling to them like they are life supports. i can imagine the faces of the children around the world receiving her teddies. they have probably never received such a glorious gift in their lives. nor will again. and she wishes she could do more. it's too bad she can't see the joy she brings to these children. what joy it would give her.

it doesn't matter where God has placed us. it matters what we do with what God has given us.

i see very ordinary people all around me that are doing such amazing things for God and they aren't even aware of it. awesome!

i'm in awe of God's majesty. i'm in awe of His love for me.