Hero

Heroes take action . . . they live beyond their own needs.

One hero took action to change her children’s future.

It was tough and necessary.

Her husband, the father of her children, consistently made harmful choices. He created an unsafe environment for their children as he drank himself to death.

She moved from their home, created a new home, worked hard, and provided for the needs of her children. The children were protected as they weathered the storm of their father's mistakes.

Then it happened . . . he became ill from the effects of alcohol toxicity. 

One lonely, stormy night, she struggled with a question: “Should I help him?”  Thoughts of his destructive behavior overwhelmed her with fear. 

She focused on God.  In the midst of the stormy night, she knew God was present . . . love won out. 

Peace came with the decision to help him. 

The hero reached out to the man that had destroyed their hopes and dreams . . . she did not place blame, demands, or expectation on him . . . leaning into God moment to moment.  

He died of alcohol toxicity with the hero by his side ; the fatherless children were left with the legacy of love. 

Another individual, centuries before, became a hero to the people of God.

The book of Joshua describes the story: And the king of Jericho sent word to Rahab, saying, "Bring out the men who have come to you, who have entered your house, for they have come to search out all the land." But the woman had taken the two men and hidden them, and she said, "Yes, the men came to me, but I did not know where they were from.

 "It came about when it was time to shut the gate at dark, that the men went out; I do not know where the men went. Pursue them quickly, for you will overtake them."
 But she had brought them up to the roof and hidden them in the stalks of flax which she had laid in order on the roof. (Joshua 2:3-6)

The thing is . . . Rahab chose to save the spies at the risk of defying the ruler of the land.  The king would have had more than enough reasons to put her to death; however, she understood what people search for a lifetime to understand . . . she had a God-given purpose.  So. Rahab chose to live out her purpose regardless of the risk.  A true hero.

Live beyond yourself.

Become one of God’s heroes.

Surrender your life to the purpose of God..

  Learning with you to KICK START as a hero of God . . . purposefully living.

                                                                  Pastor Kerrie

 (written by Kerrie Palmer © 2010 All Rights Reserved)
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