God uses my circumstances for His plans and His plan to form my circumstances. I am created for God’s hands, in His hands I create. I was created to, all of His children are.
Someone is decorating the docks and boardwalks back in the park woods. It always makes me smile to come upon the notes and bold artwork. I understand the need to gush in joy while walking in nature. What better way to do it than painting flowers and words of hope, echoing God’s creation back to Him and to all who wander by?
That’s what “making one’s mark” is, ultimately. To be so inspired that others may behold it and worship and revere the One who bestowed the gift! To make a mark for God’s Kingdom one must be rooted in Him, sustained in Him, and flourish in Him. One needs to walk with Him, talk with Him and hear His call, then move. Create. Serve. Work. To His glory.
The rest is in God’s hands. When I work in His name, He gathers my blooms and finely arranges them to be seen and distinguished from the rest. God makes a glorious mark upon the world with the good things I create.
His master said to him, “Well done, good and faithful servant. You have been faithful over little; I will set you over much. Enter into the joy of your master. Matthew 25:21
Meeting God at the Park 