Zac, whose parents followed a different religion, said “I’m determined to follow Jesus even if it means leaving my parents.” Rich spoke next, “Thank you. Starting tonight I want to take more risks for the Lord.” (Two men at a men’s retreat in Mount Herman, CA.)When I met my husband I was impressed by his passion to serve God. One of his commitments was as Chaplain doing ministry with men and women in the outlaw motorcycle world. Our first date was on his Harley. After lunch we stopped to pay respects to a man in that town who he was getting to know through this ministry—we went to a tattoo parlor. As our relationship grew, I got into the habit of attending Saturday motorcycle events where I learned more about the culture and the way women were treated in this culture. God was pressing on my heart a desire to reach out to these women. When Wayne asked me to marry him, I knew it was also God presenting me with a challenge to step outside my comfort zone. I loved Wayne, but was I ready for what this would mean. Would I be any good at reaching these women? My background was in Women’s Ministry, discipling other single women, and hospitality on Sunday mornings. Could I ever hope to be accepted by women in this culture? Then I remembered a quote by Georges Bernanos, “Hope is the risk that must be run.” After ten years of building relationships with the women I’ve met, God is opening doors and I’m actually making a difference in the lives of my new friends. Is God calling you to step outside your comfort zone? Is that step a risk that you’re not sure you can take? What are you willing to give back to God while you still can, in order to further His kingdom? Lord, thank You for the calling to reach these women with Your love. Without the call I might never have taken the risk that has touched others, and blessed me. Amen “I am with you and will watch over you wherever you go, and I will bring you back to this land. I will not leave you until I have done what I have promised you.” Genesis 28:15 What are your thoughts? Libby Note: Georges Bernanos (1888-1948), French author and soldier in World War I, he was critical of bourgeois thought (pacifism) and opposed to ‘defeatism,’ which he thought led to France’s occupation in 1940. Most of his novels have been translated into English in the US and Great Britain, however, Bernanos is one of the least known French novelists by English-speaking readers.
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