make a difference

Last year I shared this in a devotion:

Honestly, the biggest piece that hurts my heart are the people who fall through the cracks and cannot get help. Yes and most of the time their story has many more parts to it.

That is why I take a minute today to remember what I am called to do and what our church was planted for.

The mission of our church is to demonstrate the love of God to our community through random acts of kindness so we win the right to tell people about Jesus.

My calling from God can be summed up in these verses:

Proverbs 31:8-9 NLT

Speak up for those who cannot speak for themselves; ensure justice for those being crushed. 9 Yes, speak up for the poor and helpless, and see that they get justice.

That is why what I shared last year makes a huge difference to me. It is the people who fall through the cracks, the people that are often missed, those who God loves but most other miss mean so much to me.

Don’t miss the people God brings your way and those He places on your heart. Do something about it. Speak up. Share often. Watch God work in the ways that He equipped you to work.

Make a difference because you were created to be loved by God, to love God and to love others!

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