The older I have become the more I am aware of moments in my life and the power that moments have. Moments, whether they are good or difficult, can give us clarity and can change a mind. A moment can take us in a totally different direction. It can even save a life. The moment a child is born we become a mother. When our child dies, in that instant our life is changed forever. We, from that moment, determine what and how we will spend the time we have left here on this earth. It is in the flash of tiny moments we have options that can either lead us to a life with abundance or turn the rest of our moments into destruction. God lets us make that decision.
Chuck Swindoll wrote about our each individual makeup and moments. He wrote, “Because God gave you your makeup and superintended every moment of your past, including all the hardship, pain, and struggles, He wants to use your words in a unique manner. No one else can speak through your vocal cords, and, equally important, no one else has your story.”
Your story needs to be heard. Your moment in time must be told. Your story might be the one story someone needs to hear. It is the cadence and the words only you use that can bring clarity to that one mom who is blinded by grief. Your words might be the very words that will make a mom decide to live instead of die. We need to hear your story told in your words about your child. Come and spend a moment in time with us at any of our future Umbrella Ministries Conferences. I know I can speak for many moms that it was in the tiny moments of a personal story, in a weekend, that their lives were changed. I know mine was.
Lord, I thank you for tiny moments, a sincere heart, and a personal story, all of which have the power to change a life.
