My life has been a journey of mundane moments, mountaintops, valleys, and soaring times, all shaped by my hope in the Lord. I recall my youth, weary and stumbling, but also how God continually renewed my strength. His loving guidance, like a constant presence over me, has been my anchor (Psalm 32:8). Even in the mundane, I’ve witnessed His hand, especially during my high school years.
In the 1980s, my days were filled with music, Bible quizzing, art, and babysitting—seemingly ordinary, but deeply significant. I was passionate about studying Scripture for Bible quizzing, memorizing verses from the New Testament, and reciting them perfectly.
During lunch, I would visit my band director’s office to recite Scripture, oblivious to the fact that he wasn’t a believer at the time. I remember his room stinking with his infamous onion sandwiches, but I continued showing up every day, faithfully quoting God’s Word.
By the time I graduated, I had earned several music scholarships and declared that I would be a band director in ten years. Remarkably, that vision came true.
Fast forward to my adult life as a band director, I found myself at a music festival where my old band director was still teaching. After the event, he asked if we could have lunch the next day.
At lunch, he revealed something I had never imagined: he thanked me for quoting Scripture to him all those years ago. He told me my unwavering faith had inspired him to learn more about God. He had become a Christian, married a believer, and raised a family in the faith.
My heart swelled with gratitude and amazement. God had used me, unknowingly, to plant seeds of faith in someone nearly twice my age.
That moment, a mountaintop experience, reminded me that we may never see the full impact of our actions, but God uses our faithfulness in ways we can’t always see.
I will never forget that day, and it reaffirmed my belief that God is always at work, even in the smallest moments. Keep planting seeds; God will make them grow.
“Let no one despise you for your youth, but set the believers an example in speech, in conduct, in love, in faith, in purity. Until I come, devote yourself to the public reading of Scripture, to exhortation, to teaching.” (1 Timothy 4:12-13).
And no onions, please!
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