All the Difference

Robert Frost’s “The Road Not Taken” is one of my favorite poems…maybe my favorite outside of the Psalms. The end of it says, “two roads diverged in a wood and I/ I took the road less traveled by/ and that has made all the difference.”

But this morning I woke up and lay reflecting for a few minutes, on this auspicious day…namely a birthday getting rather close to the number 40 (yeah, it’s 38). And I was feeling pretty thankful for being so incredibly blessed to have been born to 2 Christian parents. Not perfect parents, but still terrific! And I’ve always been surrounded by lots of wonderful Christian people, to learn from, share with, do life with. And I married a wonderful Christian guy. And I thought: belonging to people who belong to God, that has made all the difference!!

Many of the teens, really anyone, around us have not had that opportunity yet. As we prepare for fall, we’re praying about finding the right adults to lead discipleship groups for teens who want to go deeper—no matter what level they are on right now. People who will “do life” with them. It will make all the difference!

Even if you’re not currently teaching or leading worship or anything “up front”—make no mistake. Your ministry of example—how you conduct yourself, your marriage, your life—is making a difference in the lives of the people you interact with daily and weekly. So, thank God for all those who have made a huge difference in your life, even through the smallest gestures, and go make a difference for someone else!