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This week, the Inspired to Action team is going to reflect on the 40 day fast, and what inspired or moved us personally. We want to encourage you to join in the discussion, and let us know how these 40 days have changed you.
For me, personally, this year I read every single post. (I can not say that I did that last year.)
After spending 40 days of reading posts about people in need, and the organizations and people that are doing things, it has made me become literally more ”inspired to action.” I’ve begun to feel like I’m talking about these issues, and listening and reading about these issues, and now I’m ready for “the action” to become a part of my every day life.
I want to pray daily for people aside from myself. I want to remember to actually drop that food off at the food bank, and the clothes off at good will. I want to remember to write my sponsored children back, when I get their letters instead of allowing them to sit there for a few weeks.
Spending this time, thinking about these posts, has made me complain less about the home, food and things that I have, and I’ve been a more grateful person in general. I am grateful when I am able to give my kids a cup of clean water at bed time. I am grateful to be able to think about what I want to feed my family, and that I have all kinds of choices. I am grateful to live in a safe area of the world where I can give my kids good nutrition, a good education, and have religious freedom.
My heart has become more broken for the women that are not able to provide these things to their children. My heart has been broken for the people that are treated so unfairly- abused and used. My heart has genuinely been stirred to want to do whatever I can to help. I don’t know exactly what that is just yet, but I’m educating myself, and I’m praying, and I’m ready to take action.
The topic that hit me the hardest was the topic of human trafficking and the child sex trade industry. The numbers literally made my stomach hurt. I really didn’t know that all of that is going on all over the world. It’s a heavy and hard topic to digest, but it’s sinking in, and I want to get involved in an organization that is working to stop these horrific things from happening, and helping these poor people recover from the things they’ve been through.
*Your Turn*
~Which topic, affected you the most?
Like you, Kristin, I also read every single post. (I think I did last year, too!) Some of these topics are painful to read about, but simply being aware changes our hearts. This is the start of taking action. Appreciating our blessings, giving as much as we can, spreading the word…
I think the issue that has planted most deeply in my heart from the Fast is the rape victims in the Congo. It’s horrible to me, incomprehensible, that such violent crimes occur regularly. I am so glad to know there is help for them and pray that this atrocity can one day be stopped.
I was also blessed by the many posts that opened my eyes to ways I can help change the world at a local level. Every day habits and backyard programs that truly make a difference. Practical and powerful!
God bless.