Sorry for the long delay in my postings. God has been moving in powerful ways in my life. I have started in a new ministry since my last posting. I pray that God will continue to work through me to effectively reach these students with the redemptive power of the Lord.
This morning, I was heading to Vancouver for class and cruising down I-5. Just as I pass the Foster Rd. exit, I was forced to slam on my brakes just as the car in front of me had done a second earlier. Immediately after slamming on our brakes, the car in front of me and myself speed back up to sixty miles per hour. There was no present reason for the braking, but we were forced to brake. Why? At some time, possibly an hour or more ago, somebody felt the need to brake at that exact point. An hour later, we are still feeling the effects of that person's decision.
As I think about this, it makes me think about the lasting effect that occurs in our lives by the decisions of others. If we look big picture, the lives of others decades, centuries, or even millenniums earlier effect the lives of people today. The work of President Reagan three decades ago still effects our country today. The work of Christ over two thousand years ago still dramatically effects our lives today. The impact of our decisions can be felt long after the decision has run its course and by people who we have never come into contact with. It is like a ripple moving across a lake, spreading far from the actual point of contact. As I think about this, I am challenged. As I impact the life of those around me, the impact becomes felt far beyond the reaches that I could possibly imagine. As One life is impacted, every life that they come into contact with is impacted by the change that has occurred from the original impact. Now, there are several more people impacted by the original impact. Next thing you know, hours later, I am braking on the freeway for no apparent reason.
I pray that we live our lives with this in mind. May we seek to begin ripples for the Lord that will reach to the ends of the earth. It all begins with a single impact. I can not change the entire world, but I can impact my neighbor's life and he may reach the rest of the world.
