I wish I could do something great with my life

So many people say to Trevor Romain “I wish I could do something great with my life.” Or, “I wish I could collect enough money to build twenty orphanages in Pakistan.” Someone actually said to me today, “I want to make a BIG difference. I don’t want to waste my time on small piddly stuff.”

We often forget that sometimes the smallest difference can have the biggest impact.

We don’t need a mammoth mission in life to do something incredible with our time here on earth.

Being a good friend, a great parent, a compassionate bystander, a good listener and even simply just being there for someone who is scared and lonely, can have a huge impact.

Not everyone is destined to be Mother Theresa or Nelson Mandela but so many people feel that their life will be of little value unless they do something on a large scale. This is not true. Often it comes down to one act of kindness, one word of encouragement, one expression of gratitude.

It reminds Trevor of a story his mum once shared with him about a beautiful new church that was built somewhere in Europe. People came from far and wide to marvel at its magnificence.

On the roof, a little nail heard the people praising everything about the lovely edifice except the nail. No one even knew he was there. He became so disillusioned that he decided to quit. So he let go of his hold, slid down the roof and fell into the mud. That night it rained heavily and the shingle that had no nail blew away, and the roof began to leak. The water streaked the walls. The plaster began to fall, the carpet was ruined and the prayer books got so soaked they were unusable. All because a little nail didn't realize the big difference it made.

This text comes from Trevor Romain but it made a big impact on us.
We want to pursue this topic, to improve ourselves