Righteousness guards one who walks in integrity,
but wickedness overthrows the sinner. Proverbs 13:6, TLV

Does it Make a Difference?  It’s the cause and effect scenario. God’s physics. What we sow is what we reap. Right?

These days the reaping doesn’t appear to be very righteous, does it. What has been sown in the past is now harvesting some challenges — even though we didn’t do the sowing. It can feel like our integrity is lost in a sea of confusion and wickedness.

The good that we do doesn’t seem to make a difference. It doesn’t guard us from evil, it alerts evil to our existence.

But, we see with mortal eyes. We don’t see how our piece — our walk — fits together in the larger picture.

Does our obedience and integrity make a difference? You bet. If what we do affects our life and those around us, and most importantly, our relationship with our Heavenly Father, then it is worth it.

Besides, we don’t live this life of obedience and integrity to get something. We already got “something” — the best something — redemption and adoption by the Creator of the Universe.

We live out our lives in gratitude for what we have already received. Let our Heavenly Father take care of the rest.