Validation

At some point in time, I suppose that everyone wants to know that their life has meaning. We all crave validation. Sometimes I wonder if we (my husband and I) are making a difference in this world. Ministering to people who lead busy lives can sometimes leave you feeling disconnected from those you are called to serve.

But once in a while, God sends a wounded soul in need of care...needing to hear that he is loved unconditionally by the God of the universe. And I am humbled that someone would trust us enough to be so vulnerable. I realize that if this were a daily occurrence, I might not be as humbled by it. Perhaps I would begin to think that I had something to do with it, instead of being in awe of what God is doing.

I look at the circumstances leading up to this moment and see where God placed certain  people in particular places in order to draw this one man to Himself. And I am even more humbled at the thought of God putting that much thought into each of His relationships...caring that much about every tiny detail of our lives. ("The very hairs on your head are all numbered." Luke 12:7) If the Creator of all things loves us in such a way, how can we do anything but trust His plan for our lives?

We are called to "walk by faith" (II Corinthians 5:7) because He has everything under control. That is Good News! We find fulfillment when God is glorified...He validated our existence when "He made Him who knew no sin to be sin on our behalf so that we might become the righteousness of God in Him (Christ)." II Corinthians 5:21. We are the "righteousness of God in Him"...who needs more validation than that?