Yesterday evening I was blessed to sit with four other women of faith, some had grey hair, some waiting for that phone call from their daughter to hear that they are officially a grandmother, the youthful who cannot wait to serve God wherever there is no believers, and the mother who trusts the Lord to let their daughter serve the Lord in another country; a diverse group, but we were all united in Christ, and not only that, but we all share the same heart to reach out to unbelievers, because that is why we are here. The Lord brought a homeless woman into our lives at Starbucks and we get to spend time with her there every Tuesday evening. Yesterday we read through Philippians 1 with her and told her about apostle Paul’s life and how God changed him, and how God changed us too. It was neat to see women older than me taking the time to meet with those younger applying Titus 2 and also reaching out to a woman who does not have a pillow to lay her head, more importantly this woman does not know the Lord. As I am sitting here with this group of women, I think to myself, “This is what I want to do for the rest of my life, I want to share Jesus with people, and not just here, but to the ends of the earth!” I struggle with a hesitance when I say that, but I ask that the Lord would change my heart, and increase my faith. I want to radically live by faith and go on an adventure, I do not desire the American Dream, that is a big distraction to my personal relationship with the Lord, which I treasure more than anything else in this world. I want to be where there is much need. Back to my friend Kim, she doesn’t have a home right now, but she does have a bright smile, kind eyes, and a soft heart to listen. The Lord has been answering prayer quickly! As I have prayed that He give me a deeper love for Christ and that nothing other than Christ and the Gospel would motivate me in all aspects of life. He has not only brought me opportunities to love Christ and be motivated by Him, but He has brought me women who do love Christ with all of their hearts and are motivated by Him. Love in action brings God glory, but when that action is not motivated by the gospel it is vain. [Side note: Also, sad to see vanity deceive believer’s from sending people or going themselves to the places where there are no believers.] The truth that the Father loves me and has given me salvation through Jesus Christ motivates me. The fact that I can spend eternity with Him because of His sacrificial love motivates me. Jesus dying for me having taken the punishment that I deserve motivates me. It is not like there was anything lovely about me that made great reason for Him to die for me, I broke God’s Law, He kept God’s law, I deserve the punishment, but He took the punishment, how can I not live for Jesus? He saved me for His glory!
Less of me, and more of you, oh Lord! May the truth Kim heard yesterday be on her mind this week and may you send more light her way this week to meet with her.
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