The people Francis Chan highlighted in this part of our chapter are such an inspiration to me!
The Robynson Family: Giving their Christmas morning to the homeless with a cup of hot coffee and pancakes, teaching their children while they are young to offer themselves the way Christ did for us.
Susan Diego: Telling God she would do anything He asked her to, then putting into practice that promise. Helping students, teaching young mothers, starting a school, and opening her home to people of all walks of life. Even doing the one thing she hoped He wouldn’t ask her to do: speaking in public.
Lucy: Leaving a life of prostitution and drugs when she met Christ and gave her life to Him. Now she is opening her home (on the same streets she was on) to other young women caught in drugs and prostitution. She shares Christ with anyone in need.
Cornerstone Community Church: Giving away 50% of their budget, “loving their neighbors as themselves.” Also building an outdoor amphitheater to hold services and reach people for Christ.
These examples encourage me, and I hope they do you as well. They are average people like us, who use the talents God has given them to spread the Gospel. I want to do that! Even in my own little world I hope I do that. I pray I can be half the woman of Christ that these examples are! It’s something to strive for, and I can achieve, with the help of my Father.
In Christ,
Donna
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Let’s Pray:
Father, thank You for the inspiration that these examples of Your love give us. I pray You will give each woman who reads this blog opportunities to be like the examples here and spread Your truth to the world around us. Helps us to also recognize those opportunities when they come and give us Your words to speak. In Jesus’ name we pray, Amen.
Your Assignment:
Can you think of some opportunities in your life that you could share the love of Christ in your part of the world and encourage someone else? Let’s name them and pray that we take advantage of those times.
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these examples remind me of the verses in the book of Hebrews after we are given examples of people GREAT in their faith; it says, “therefore, since we are surrounded by so great a cloud of witnesses, let us also lay aside every weight, and sin which clings so closely, and let us run with endurance the race that is set before us, looking to Jesus, the founder and perfecter of our faith, who for the joy that was set before him endured the cross, despising the shame, and is seated at the right hand of the throne of God.”
donna, i love, too where you wrote, “They are average people like us, who use the talents God has given them to spread the Gospel.” surely it doesn’t take much more—crazy love and using our gifts, talents, enablements—right? xo
You got that right Coleen!! ready, set, Go!!!!! xo
These examples seem like pretty big undertakings, and yet as you said “they’re just average people like us.” In my neighborhood, in my community, in Royal Family KIDS Camp, there are opportunities to share the love of Jesus. This study has awakened me to again have my eyes and heart open for those moments and then to step with faith into those opportunities.