All of us are making silent, lasting impressions upon the many people we interact with from day to day. When people reflect back upon us will they do it with a sense of gratitude for knowing us or a sense of relief that we are not in their lives?

If the members in our classes had a discussion about us 5 or 10 years from now, what would they say? Would they have fond memories from being in our class? Will they rehearse positive, helpful lessons they heard from us. Will they recall a godly example and a character worth emulating? Only we can determine that.

A lot of what makes such a lasting impact upon a person’s life is the sum of small exchanges. Many times in our pursuit of “bigger” things and more “important” matters we overlook opportunities to make a meaningful difference in someone’s life.

Jesus disciples had this tendency. When the mothers wanted Jesus to bless their children, the disciples felt that Jesus had greater priorities. Jesus’ response has been studied and repeated throughout the ages “Suffer the little children to come unto Me, and forbid them not: for of such is the kingdom of God.” Luke 18:15-17

“In the children who were brought in contact with Him, Jesus saw the men and women who should be heirs of His grace and subjects of His kingdom, and some of whom would become martyrs for His sake.” EGW Desire of Ages Page 515
Jesus saw the bigger picture.

I’m convinced that some of our most painful regrets in life will not be about great things we didn’t accomplish but rather about small moments of meaningful interaction with others that we let pass us by.

The saying goes “stop and smell the roses”. That’s so true but how about we also add to it “stop and SHARE the roses”?

There’s someone in your home, on your job, in your church and yes, in your class, that will be forever grateful that you took the time to stop and share some roses with them. That’s a memory you’ll never regret.