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| My grandson, Nathan, when he was in the hospital last spring. |
During my devotional time yesterday, I read John 13:35.
"By this shall all men know that you are my disciples, if you have love one to another."
I felt God was reminding me of Christ's command to love. By loving others, I demonstrate the love of Christ to the world. As a believer in the Lord Jesus Christ, I am empowered to do that by the Holy Spirit who lives in me. My realm of influence is my little world--those people I come into contact with as I go about my life every day. Through reading the Scriptures, I felt God was giving me more understanding regarding my questions.
Then last night I received the monthly newsletter from "Living Hope Pregnancy Support Services" in Whiteville, N.C. This ministry opens its doors to its community, providing counseling as well as practical and material assistance to those who come in.
Janet McPherson, the Director of the center, writes,
"There are many hurting people and extremely limited resources in our community. Sometimes there is little that we can do aside from giving a Bible, providing a listening ear, and praying. As Mother Teresa once said, 'We can do no great things, only small things with great love.'"
Again, God spoke to my heart through her words.
As those kind volunteers listen to each person's story, they touch the indifference. As they wipe each tear and hold each hand, they touch the hurt. As they give out baby clothing, car seats, and so much more, they touch the unbelief. They are manifesting the love of God.
And this is how the world comes to know Him. By the love that Christians demonstrate to others. That's how we promote the gospel of Christ in the world. Providing hope to one heart at a time.
All praise to you Lord Jesus Christ. My prayers and best wishes to all of you who visit this blog.
AND, congratulations to Beverly and Anne Marie who will be receiving one of Elizabeth Musser's beautiful books from the Secrets of the Cross trilogy.
If you can make a difference in ONE perso's life, then you have made a difference...Strive to do that every day...And 365 lives have been influenced in a year. I love Mother Teresa's quote, how true that is. Fortunetly, some times, small things are all that is needed to make a great impact. :-) Thank you for pointing this out. Many people get discourged by the reality that we are just ONE person..."What can I really do to make any difference at all?"...But, you answered that question for us, Rose. Kudos to you for your weekly work on this wonderful blog and may God continue to bless you and others through it.
ReplyDeleteRose, thank you for the reminder. In the busyness of life, it's often easy to 'overlook' those less fortunate.
Delete"Anonymous," thank you as well. If ALL of us did this 365 days, can't you just imagine what a beautiful place this world would be? How many lives would be changed? Wow!
Renee-Ann
I am honored to have been included in your post, Rose. Serving Christ is all about letting His love flow through us to others. We may not be able to change the world, but we can impact lives in our own little spheres of influence.
ReplyDeleteThank you Rose,
ReplyDeleteIt seems like each time I read your posts I receive a gift of insight...thank you again today for making our path forward so clear - and especially for showing us how easy it is to please God.
Hi Rose,
ReplyDeleteJust wanted to let you know I stopped by to say HI! Check out my website at deborah-malone.com and learn more about my book "Death in Dahlonega." Thanks for stopping by.
Deborah Malone
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ReplyDeleteMother Teresa's quote is one of my favorite quotes and we were just talking about this today in our Bible Study--how we are expected to be the arms and feet and voice of Christ. One person can make a difference, one act of kindness can make a difference!
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