Greater Impact

"Come here, Mom! I want to show you something." My nine-year-old son excitedly led me through the store to it’s electronics department.

"I’m a really good driver," he insisted. "Watch this game."

I smiled as he swerved, dodged and passed. And for a moment, I was transported into the future. Gee, I thought, it won’t be long and he’ll be 16!

We parents like to dream for our children: a solid relationship with Jesus, a good paying job one day, beautiful family, supernatural health, strength of character, and the list could go on. We even try to orchestrate their childhood in such a way that they will have the proper education, nutrition, relationship skills and whatever else it takes to cause them to have a hope and a future. We do our best to help them to develop a vision. In a similar way, God has developed a vision for us.

Sometimes God puts His desires for us in our hearts but doesn’t let us have them right away. Perhaps we dream of owning a business, or of doing some short-term mission work, or impacting our world in some other way. Just as your typical parent wouldn’t let their 9-year-old drive the family car, the Lord waits until we grow into the spiritual maturity to handle responsibilities that will bring a greater impact of blessings to more people – fulfilling that vision that He originally placed in our heart.