It Starts With You
A man and his granddaughter were walking along a beach when, stretched out in front of them, she saw thousands of starfish stranded on the beach by a tide. She knelt down and threw one into the ocean. Her grandfather said, “There are so many starfish on the beach, in fact, too many for you to make a difference.” The little girl bent down once more and threw another starfish in the the ocean and said, “Yes grandpa,I know. But, it makes a difference to that one.” (Adapted from a story by Loren Eisley)
You Can Make A Difference!
Turn on your television and you won’t have to wait long before some non-profit organization is showing you heart-tugging videos of people and animals in dire straights. Have you ever felt that all that need is just overwhelming. Like the parable of the thousands of starfish on the beach, it seems impossible to help everyone and all the pets in the world.
The good news is embodied in the famous quote from Anne Frank as she was hiding for her life, “How wonderful it is that nobody need wait a single moment before starting to improve the world.”
When we practice our Faith as believers in the word of God through the Bible, we become mature of character and understand that we are placed on this earth for a short while to serve, not to be served. To use the gifts that God has given us for the benefit of the children of God is a sign of spiritual maturity similar to the story of the good Samaritan.
“YOU CAN’T TAKE IT WITH YOU”
There are many cautions in the Old and New Testaments of the Bible warning of the temporal nature of riches. Riches fade, but God is eternal and the ultimate provider and sustainer of all. Thus, both rich and poor believers must rely on wisdom as to what is temporal and will fade away one day and what is eternal in the eyes of the Lord by serving others. The service opportunities available through RTC Missions touch lives in such powerful ways, physically, economically, emotionally and spiritually, that what you give will not fade away in the Glory of God.
When we serve our human family we are serving God in the richest and truest sense. RTC Missions is here to help you with that service. It starts with YOU.