Yesterday I had a strange experience.
My daughter and family took a short vacation in a town where we once lived. She met a person there who used to live overseas while we lived there. This person mentioned to our daughter that she respected a public stand I took in defence of an important social issue (First Nation treaty rights), a stand which lost me my livelihood. This person followed the event through the media, and added that had they lived here then they would have supported the work I was doing at the time. The thing is, this all happened twenty-four years ago!
While I do what is right simply because God wants it, this did seem like an affirmation that sometimes we can encourage others in very unexpected ways, and that good somehow does outlive the event. And people can encourage us.
God humbled me in this, proving once again Who controls time and history.
Ever feel unappreciated? Guess what, God appreciates loyalty and faithfulness, so never give up.
July 7, 2014
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4 responses to “24 Years Later”
nopew
July 8th, 2014 at 11:03
Yes, the New Living Translation makes this important practice glaringly clear. And as Christ’s servant we live in a different time line.
Peace
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nopew
July 8th, 2014 at 10:59
Gracious indeed. And what a reminder to all of us – God’s time is not our time. There’s no statute of limitations on Paraclete at work!
Peace
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StephenWhoElse
July 8th, 2014 at 02:22
Fearing man is a dangerous trap, but fearing God means safety.
Obviously, I’m not trying to win the approval of people, but of God. If pleasing people were my goal, I would not be Christ’s servant. – Galatians 1:10
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Wendy Macdonald
July 7th, 2014 at 23:42
God is gracious, and I’m so glad for you that He provided another reminder of it in such a personal way.
Blessings ~ Wendy ❀
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