I’ve always wanted to be really good at something. If only I could weave the most intricate fabric, bake the best sticky buns, or produce the best quilt. But, above all, I wanted to be the best mother ever – the one whose children would all “rise up and call her blessed.”
I’ve enjoyed weaving and quilting, baking and mothering, but have fallen short of being great in any of those areas. And I don’t see anything in my near future that suggests greatness in any other accomplishment.
But today I read these words by A. W. Tozer: “The great in the kingdom have always been those who loved God more than others did.” Notice he didn’t say the great in the church, or in Christianity – that greatness is measured by man. But Tozer declares the potential for a greatness that is measured by God alone, and is attainable for each of us. Amy Carmichael encourages us also with the reminder that even the least of us can be a lover of God. It doesn’t require years of training or education, professional credits, or an impressive resume. It simply requires a heart that longs to return to God some measure of the love He offers to us.
Would you like to experience greatness? Would you like to excel at something that leads to a greatness that is seen by God alone? Then look for every opportunity to express your love to God. Take time in His presence – get to know Him more and you will find it impossible not to love Him more. And the best part is that soon you will find yourself lost in the only greatness that matters – the greatness of God!
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