Sunday morning before we left for church, I spent a few minutes looking over a my notes for a Sunday School lesson I would be teaching.
My three year old little girl—the little girl who is bouncing, running, twirling, bounding, wiggling from the moment she leaps out of bed till the moment she climbs back into it—my “Tigger-ish” little girl was sitting quite still next to me in her pink corduroy dress, white tights, and bright pink shoes. Her little legs were crossed, and she had her pink New Testament opened in her lap. She’d turn to a page and study it for a minute or two before turning to another page.
Her brother came into the living room and wanted to see if their Bibles were the same size. “Just a minute,” she said and carefully placed her ribbon bookmark in the pages of her Bible before closing it. She took his blue New Testament and matched it to hers. “Yep, they’re the same size,” and she handed his Bible back to him and re-opened her Bible to the spot she had marked. For several more minutes, she quietly sat next to me studying the pages of her pink Bible laid across her pink corduroy jumper.
It was one of those moments you want to capture and treasure forever. But it was also a moment replete with motivation. My heart swelled with the intensity of the moment, and suddenly I wanted to accomplish nothing more with my life than to shepherd that little soul safely to her Savior, to nurture her love for Him and to see her love abound, to see the words on the pages of that Bible find a place in her heart.
Every now and then, the Lord provides a focal point, a moment that centers our life and our focus for us. Look around you today and find your focal point. If you could accomplish only one thing for the Lord with your life, what would that one thing be?
Sometimes, it takes just a moment to help us remember what all the other moments are about.
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October 17, 2011 at 11:19 am
Marla
Beautiful post. And what a fantastic moment. Thanks for sharing!
October 17, 2011 at 12:29 pm
Gayla Beimer
Thank you so much for sharing. We too are endeavoring to our best ability and obviously only with the Lord’s strength and guiding hand to teach our children of the Lord and the Power of His Word.
Thanks for reminder to keep our focal point. In the end, it’s all that will matter.
Gayla
October 18, 2011 at 1:13 pm
dj
Although this certainly brought a smile to our Father’s face, I think these are moments that the Lord gives us to let us know that we’re making a difference. I have a 7 yr old with Down syndrome who occasionally shows me this side of her. And while I know it brings Him pleasure, I always find myself Giving Thanks…Encouragement makes the burden lighter! Thanks for the awe-some post! ~dj
October 18, 2011 at 5:02 pm
Tracy
You’re right, dj. These moments are straight from God, encouraging us and helping us to remember that our efforts are worth it. Stay encouraged in your special ministry. And thanks for encouraging me!
October 26, 2011 at 9:51 pm
Barbara
I love the part about sheparding that little soul to her Savior. thank you for this.