It’s the little things that really matter in life. Our lives are made up of years, months, days, hours, minutes – all the way down to seemingly unimportant seconds. But, ask any swimmer or runner and they’ll tell you that it’s the seconds that matter; even one hundredth of a second can win (or lose) a race. Even in everyday life if a second was missing the minute would never be complete.
So often we are looking for the next big thing in our lives that will stand out and give us purpose, but it is the little moments in-between that connect who we are and make our lives complete. I already find myself wondering what is next for me when I return to the States in November, but I don’t know what the future holds (James 4:13-15, Proverbs 27:1).
As I sit here thinking about life I realize that my life is made up of millions and millions of seconds. It doesn’t really matter right now what I’m going to do in four months or even tomorrow, but what am I going to do in this second… and this one? Will I smile at the stranger I just passed on the street? Will I wash the dishes left in the sink even if no one notices? Will I take the moment to talk to someone even if I would rather be somewhere else? In this next second will I choose to glorify God with my life or will I choose myself? This seems like a lot of pressure to live under, but hopefully it starts to come more naturally as our relationship with God grows. God desires that intimate relationship with us and for the seconds of our lives to be lived out of love and reverence of Him.
These past two and a half weeks Sarah, James and I (half of team Zeo) have been traveling and struggling through what it looks like to “be” ministry, but more simply, to live in the moment God put before us each day. Our travels have taken us from Gordon’s Bay, South Africa to Windhoek, Namibia to Livingstone/Victoria Falls, Zambia and finally back to Johannesburg, South Africa. Along the way we met people from all over the world (tourist and locals) who we were able to share our lives with, saw the incredible Victoria Falls, rafted the Zambezi River, and also spent a couple days at an orphanage called the Lubasi Children’s Home in Livingstone.
Some days were exciting and busy, others were stressful, while some were down right dull, but I believe God was in it all. People always say that God is in the details and if we allow Him to infiltrate every aspect of our lives He will even be in the miniscule seconds. I am still learning to live my moments in a way that glorifies God, but I know that He is working all the seconds of my life together to fulfill His great plan and purpose.
We leave on the first of August to finish out the last 3 ½ months of the World Race in Thailand, the Philippines and China. Please pray for a refreshed spirit that is eager and open to all God still has in store these last few months.
However, I consider my life worth nothing to me, if only I may finish the race and complete the task the Lord Jesus has given me—the task of testifying to the gospel of God’s grace.
Acts 20:24
