The devil is such a liar. He loves to make us believe that we are insignificant and that we are not making any difference in the lives of the people around us. He will also tell us that other people are not that important and it's better to just focus on ourselves. He talks out of both sides of his mouth and seeks to take away life and purpose. I experienced a great deal of spiritual warfare the days leading up to the trip. The enemy had a hold on my mind to discourage me and try to thwart God's plans but the One that is mightier prevailed!! I didn't give in to the lies and pressed on with the trip.
It was so beautiful what the Lord showed me while we were there. He gave me eyes to see the difference that members of the team were making in the lives of people in KY and the love that was given back to them in even greater measure than they gave! Sometimes we can think we are not making a big impact on the world if we aren't reaching whole groups of people but the power of the love of Christ life on life is deeply meaningful and transforms hearts.
Ministry doesn't always look like sharing the gospel or doing something elaborate. We can share Jesus with a person by a warm smile, a cup of hot coffee, serving a scoop of hot food or sewing a tear in a sweater. We can share His love by sitting and listening to a person's story, sharing a word of encouragement or delivering a pizza. Each act of kindness is a pinprick of light that can make all the difference to the heart of the one on the receiving end of our generosity.
We should never underestimate the power of our presence in another person's life.
Matthew 25:31-40 says,
"When the Son of Man comes in His glory, and all the holy angels with Him, then He will sit on the throne of His glory. All the nations will be gathered before Him, and He will separate them one from another, as a shepherd divides his sheep from the goats. And He will set the sheep on His right hand, but the goats on the left. Then the King will say to those on His right hand, 'Come, you blessed of my Father, inherit the kingdom prepared for you from the foundation of the world; for I was hungry and you gave me food; I was thirsty and you gave Me drink; I was a stranger and you took Me in; I was naked and you clothed Me; I was sick and you visited Me; I was in prison and you came to Me.'
"Then the righteous will answer Him, saying, 'Lord, when did we see You hungry and feed You, or thirsty and give You drink? When did we see You a stranger and take You in, or naked and clothe You? Or when did we see You sick, or in prison, and come to You? And the King will answer and say to them, 'Assuredly, I say to you, inasmuch as you did it to one of the least of these My brethren, you did it to Me.'
Let's make our lives count for the King!
Angela
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