Last week, we talked about sharing what you have been given. Well, this week I was asked to talk about who shared the message of Jesus with me! Since it is the Easter season, what a great time for all of us to reflect on who shared with us and who we can be sharing with.

For whatever reason, God has put many strong people of faith in my life. One of those was my Grandma Durbin showed me what it looked like to live out my faith in every aspect of life. I haven’t known a more faithful and prayerful person. I will never forget one day telling her that I got to speak at church and I showed her my “speech”. I ended my talk quoting Joshua 24:15 “But as for me and my house, I will serve the Lord”. Always wanting her approval, I waited with bated breath to see what she would say. She looked me right in the eyes and said, “This is nice and these are mighty big words, but if you are going to say this, then you better live it out.” WOW! It was if God was speaking straight to me from my Grandma. Then, several years later in the hospital in what turned out to be my last conversation with her, she looked at me with tired eyes and asked me if I thought she would hear God tell her the words, “Well done my good and faithful servant” when she died. Now it was my turn to be the voice of God to her when I said–with tear-filled eyes–“Yes, you will hear God say that to you!” It turned out to be that night.

Who shared with you? Who told you lovingly what God needed you to hear instead of what you wanted to hear? How have those experiences shaped you into the person you are today? Who have you invested in? Who do you pray daily for? Take time this week to talk to God about these questions.

More to come…
Jeremy