A DROP ON A HOT STONE ?

How God Uses Our Lives

We often think that the impact our lives have on others hardly matters — that it’s nothing more than a drop on a hot stone. “What difference can I really make?”

But if you stop and ask what actually happens to a drop on a hot stone, you notice something surprising: The drop doesn’t simply disappear. It begins to evaporate, rises upward, cools in the heights, joins with other drops, and eventually returns as rain or snow.

That’s exactly how it is with the influence our lives have on the people around us. Even if we can’t see it, God sets something in motion that may only bear fruit much later. Our words, our attitude, our lived-out faith are not wasted — they become part of something much bigger.

We don’t know when or how God will bring these seeds to life. That’s why we shouldn’t get discouraged if we don’t see immediate changes in others. Jesus Himself encouraged us to move on when someone wasn’t open to His message. Faith can’t be forced — but it can be lived: genuinely, honestly, and in love.

Our task is not to count souls or measure results. Our task is to remain faithful: to bear witness to the truth of Jesus and to live out His love — right where we are. The rest is in God’s hands.