Do you ever feel like the majority of your time is spent accomplishing the necessities of life and so little time is spent achieving something significant and meaningful? Whatever your role—as a business woman, a full-time mom, a caregiver, or all three—most of us desire to do something significant in the world and to be used by God.
So often we paint our picture of living out God’s purpose with elements of grand ‘Esther moments.’ Esther was able to rescue God’s helpless people from death and know that God had placed her in her exact circumstances as queen for ‘such a time as this’—to accomplish His purpose.
However, as we seek to be used by God, our lives will probably be filled less with ‘Esther moments,’ and more with ‘Mary moments.’ Mary, the mother of Jesus, was used by God to accomplish His purpose in the midst of the mundane. Her life was influential because she was faithful in the way she went about her ordinary tasks of life.
Unlike Esther, was Mary called to save God’s people? No. But she was asked to daily minister to the One who would provide eternal salvation for all. Was Mary called to evangelize the world? No. She was called to prepare meals for the One who would bring the Good News into the world. Was Mary called to heal the sick? No. She was chosen to compassionately bandage the skinned knee of Him who would heal the body and soul. Mary’s great influence came not in great acts, but in tiny gestures that reverberate throughout eternity.
No matter how insignificant we may sometimes feel, in God’s grand scheme there are no meaningless moments, no meaningless jobs. They are all opportunities to accomplish His purpose of showing love to the world and reconciling all people to Himself.
