"The Christian walks through the world with a hidden smile, knowing that by God's grace each act of love and sacrifice is eternal though the world cannot see it. As we see the world through the eyes of Scripture we know that each day and every moment is lived for eternity and, thus, that no righteous act is fruitless and no sacrifice is vain (1 Cor. 15:58). The life of faith embraces God's promise of enduring righteousness, allowing us to walk in the constant joy of knowing that our efforts and sacrifices do not escape his notice.....
Our Savior says that no act of divine commitment and no person who serves him will ever be forgotten, no matter what their significance from a worldly point of view. Such a biblical perspective will make us 'content to fill a little space if thou be glorified' and will assure us of the value of every duty done for Christ. If we think that the battle is not worth fighting because the odds against us are too great or the failures of the past are too overwhelming, then we must consider again the provisions of our God. He promises us an eternal rescue, and a reckoning to us of his own character, so that we can commit ourselves to the only purposes that are eternal." Bryan Chapell
