what you do matters
July 7, 2010 | Faith: Knowing Christ, Just me
“There are generations yet unborn whose lives depend upon the choices you make, because everything you do matters.”
I attended a reunion two weeks ago, and as I stood in that room never has the quote above made so much sense…
As I looked at the people around me, the gap of thirty years suddenly whooshed into place and this truth emerged: What we do matters.
Like Mrs. Weeks, a tiny woman with an even tinier house who used to open it up to a bunch of silly girls who froze each other’s bras and toilet papered yards.
She’s not wealthy. I don’t know if her picture will splash the front page, now or years later when she is hanging out in Heaven, but what I do know is that what she did mattered.
“Oh, posh, Suzie,” she might say, “That was nothing. Pancakes, snacks, sleeping bags on the floor. No big deal.”
Except that it was a big deal. You showed me a home that was fun, and inviting. You laughed with your girls, and smiled at your husband. You did mom stuff.
I will always be grateful.
Some of my friends lost their way in the last 30 years. Heartbreaking, because that’s not what they wanted, nor is it where a God who marks us with His love, would ever lead them.
And yet what we do matters, even now. Because God’s love is unchanging, and He’s still reaching for us even especially when we’ve lost our way.
I wonder what my choices today will look like 30 years from now when I’m silver haired and a grandma to many. It’s a question I thought about all the way home that day.
Will the fruit be of a ministry all about Suzie and ambition, or will it be a product of a heart focused on that woman/that person/what God sees that I do not?
Will I have treasured the limited time I had with friends and family, or did I always live for tomorrow?
Will I see a life that is built on seeking out precious time with my Heavenly Father, or did I settle for so much less as I pushed it off until another time, or exchanged it for something of far less value?
Maybe these are questions you ask, too. Or maybe this blog post today is just for Suz.
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July 7th, 2010 at 1:38 pmThis is such a great reminder for all of us, if we’re really honest and truly profess belief in God. What is especially poignant is that I’m mentoring a 17 year old who was a classmate of my daughter’s (this young lady had been held back in school system and was 16 in the 8th grade). Long story short, she is at a place that I believe God has her where mentorship will help her in her walk. Recently a friend of hers from elementary committed suicide with her boyfriend and it has ripped the veil off some eyes (not all, and that is what has many really scrambling to show kids the Way, the Truth and the Light).
I wonder if you would be okay with me sharing this post/excerpts from it with her? I think it would be an amazing tool and will help me show her scripture to build upon.
I like the thinking out loud kind of posts. Suzie, I appreciate your perspective. I have thought about this. I’m praying and know God would want this too… that I would simply live for Him and share Him with others so He will be honored and glorified.
July 8th, 2010 at 9:36 amNope! It was meant for many of us! Thank you Suzie!
I have been out of high school for 26 years. I’ve recently reconnected with many old classmates on Facebook. I can see both ends of the spectrum. Some who have chosen well….and many who have not. It’s really sad!
Makes me realize….
There but for the grace of God go I….
I’m deeply privileged to be His daughter! I’m also thankful for the family my husband and I have raised together. God is good. Following Him, matters! The best choice I’ve ever made!
July 8th, 2010 at 11:52 amSo true… when I moved to GA from DC I did it because of a comment in an Experiencing God tape that said… whose lives will not be impacted because you did not go. Who will not see God because you did not respond to His action. it was such a good reminder that yes, our actions and decisions so greatly affect those around us. This is so easy to forget sometimes… thanks for the reminder today as I babysit my nephews
July 25th, 2010 at 9:43 am