What Will They Think?Sample

What Will They Think If I’m Ordinary?

In 2020, I was frustrated and overwhelmed. I didn’t live with anyone for the first two months of COVID, and as a single woman, that season was hard. I felt alone and forgotten. I kept wondering, How am I supposed to do big things when I can’t even leave my house?

Then I met Tabitha in the pages of Acts. There are only six verses about her in the Bible. Yet, during 2020, Tabitha changed my outlook on life.

Acts 9:36 says, “In Joppa there was a disciple named Tabitha . . . she was always doing good and helping the poor.” Tabitha was a widow who had a gift for sewing. When she died, the widows wept and showed Peter the garments Tabitha had made them. These garments were more than just clothes; they were signs of Tabitha’s love and service to her Savior.

We don’t know what Tabitha looked like, how much money she had, or if she was married. She didn’t get a book of the Bible named after her. But we know she was faithful and loved others well. She used her gift to serve her neighbors.

The truth is that one day we will die. How sad would it be if thousands of people came to your funeral, but no one had a story about a time when you were kind? At your funeral, no one is going to be talking about how hot you were. No one will care about how many promotions you got. But they will care about how you treated them. Leave that kind of legacy.

In a world where everyone wants to be known, I hope we live to make Jesus’ name known. I hope we find purpose in the gifts God has given us and steward them to those who need them most. What gift do you have? Be like Tabitha, and use your gift to serve others.

If you want your life to have true purpose and meaning, you have to stop living for yourself. You have to stop trying to be big and love others big instead. Your life was never meant to be about being liked; it was about being love.

And if you ever wonder if your life matters, I pray you look up. God is giving you each breath, reminding you He’s not finished with you yet. Trust Him.

Lord, I want to be like Tabitha and leave a legacy of faithfulness and serving others. Give me opportunities to use my gift and show Your love to others today. Amen.