[Discoveries] 06-17-08 We matter to Him -- Ecclesiastes 12:7

[Inspiration in Your Inbox]

/*... the spirit returns to God who gave it. -- Ecclesiastes 12:7*/

Here we have the single most important fact of our existence.

When I scan back through my own life, I see snapshots -- walking down 
Chicago Avenue at night and seeing a million lights reflected in the 
rain, sitting on the bathroom floor next to my wife in agony during her 
first miscarriage, driving past the palm trees at Fort Fisher and seeing 
the result of my dad's trimming efforts -- one leaf sticking straight 
up. I see myself holding my newborn babies, and watch them close the 
coffin on my dad.

Does it matter that my dad nearly murdered the palm trees? Does it 
matter that our little girl is in heaven? Does it matter that I married 
the most beautiful woman in the world?

If it matters to God, it matters. That is why He calls us back to 
Himself. Because we matter to Him. All of this stuff of our lives 
matters to Him. What you are doing right now matters to Him.

Be encouraged!
Dwight

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