by Angela Ruckman
Have you ever desired to be a woman who makes a difference?
I have. Many times, as we think of making a difference, we remember those who accomplished some great deed for which they are forever remembered or those who made a positive impact on their world. Of course, as Christians, we think of accomplishing something for Christ that will make an eternal difference. We aren’t interested in the fame but rather in the impact that a life lived for Christ will make. My point: we tend to think in terms of a one-time act or giant decision that makes a huge difference.
As I have been studying the life of Eve, I have been reminded that it is often the little – seemingly insignificant – daily choices that have potential to make the biggest difference. We all know the story: Eve’s decision to take a small bite of fruit was a huge disobedience with eternal consequences. Her choice had an immediate effect in her own life, but the ramifications continued to her children and grandchildren. If only she could have gone back and made a different choice, she longed for the close fellowship she once had with the Lord. Life now held so much pain; Adam had to work so hard. Waves of anguish must have crushed her soul as she looked at Abel’s dead body and considered that his death and Cain’s becoming a murderer might have not happened. If only…
You see, daily decisions have huge difference – making potential.
So, I want to challenge us as wives and mothers, your daily life choices are making a difference. Your choice to have a daily walk with the Lord will impact your life, but it may also enable you to be a lighthouse to someone about to be shipwrecked, to have the discernment to speak “a word fitly spoken”. Few children grow to be mature, Godly adults without loving, consistent discipline from a mother who chooses training over pleasure. Your decision to be a virtuous woman will reap the benefits of a healthy home and a happy husband. If at first you don’t succeed, repent, and try again. The rewards are worth the trouble!