Time Will Tell

Week 6: Patience


Time will tell.
Proverbs 27: 2

Don’t think too much or too little of yourself at any given time. Mr. Jackson, my social studies teacher gave us an assignment to make a timeline of significant events in Virginia history. I would have gotten an A but was dropped a letter grade because I included my birthday along with the Chesapeake Bay Bridge Tunnel’s construction in 1959. Mr. Jackson’s red-letter response: “This has not yet proven historically significant.”

Would I still include my name in a timeline of significant events in Virginia history? I probably would. But, I would also agree with Mr. Jackson that time will tell in a more definitive way than I can. Don’t think too highly of yourself. Give God the praise. But, don’t lessen the work of God by listening to those who say our lives and their impact are insignificant. List the people who have made a significant difference in your life and know you are doing the same. Time will tell you I’m right.