If They Could See Us Now

As I sat in church last Sunday, I stood behind quite a few students who come to Navs. I stood and worshiped as I looked at them and smiled. I am so thankful for them. And then the tears welled up in my eyes. I began thinking of the stories that each one has...some that I know and some that I don't. The thought of the change in the lives of these students was overwhelming.
And then I started thinking about the people who have poured into the lives of those students. They would probably look at them and smile too! But the thought got bigger. I usually think about generations to come..the people who will come to know Jesus from the people I now know. This time, I thought of the generations PAST. What if the people who went before us, the people who gave their lives away, who shared Jesus with people, could see those students praising God? The people who obeyed God in years past had no idea the lives that would be forever changed because they were faithful.
Makes me so thankful that people shared Jesus. Makes me so grateful and honored to have the opportunity to do the same thing now. Makes me want to persevere even when I feel like nothing is happening. Makes me praise God for what He has done.

"Therefore, my dear brothers, stand firm. Let nothing move you. Always give yourselves fully to the work of the Lord, because you know that your labor in the Lord is not in vain."
1 Corinthians 15:58