The Butterfly Effect

They say that it’s possible for the flap of a butterfly’s wings to affect hurricanes halfway around the world.

When I stop and think about my life, I can see times and places where this has been true. The seemingly insignificant has changed the course of where I am today. A last minute room change at a retreat led to meeting a lifelong friend. Being too afraid to volunteer for an international missions trip meant missing an experience of a lifetime – but it did change the lives of the people who DID go. Being willing to accept a challenge from God and move across the country for a year has changed my whole outlook on missions, outreach and loving people even when I don’t feel like it.

What insignificant details in your life have marked the beginnings of great change?