I Was Hungry and You Fed Me

My Life Group meets at my home every Thursday night. These women are amazing, faith-filled, fully devoted followers of Christ, and I’m inspired by them every week. It seems that God hand-picked our group — each one has unique talents and abilities, and has unique circumstances going on their life, but watching how God answers our prayers in ways beyond our understanding has been such a testament to combining our “natural” to His SUPER and we’re seeing supernatural results right before our eyes.

A couple of weeks ago, one of our members, Karla Worthington, asked for prayer for a family that desperately needed food. I mentioned that Catholic Charities is a good place for them to go to, and another member said, “I know that LifeChurch.tv – Jenks sends people to a food pantry.” Hesitantly, she said, “Well, I’m the church’s food pantry, and we’re out of food to give out.” We were all touched so much, she had such a heart for the hungry, that immediately we were ready to react. I went to my pantry and pulled out several cans of food to send home with her. Others contributed monetarily. Another one of the members posted on FB about the food pantry, and she received $100 from someone who wanted to be a part. It’s the ripple effect — throw a tiny rock in the river…..and watch how the ripple gets bigger and bigger.

Karla’s birthday was this week so our group’s gift to her was lots of food to help restock her food pantry. Our Life Group has been asking God for THAT charity or place to plant in — one that resonated in our hearts, and lo and behold, right in our midst, God answered our prayer. Karla’s spirit of reaching out to the hungry is her God-given assignment. Being able to support her assignment with not just prayers…..but tangibly helping to make a difference, is OUR assignment. Are you watching and listening for your assignment? After all, you, too, just might be the answer to someone’s prayer today!