Making the most of every opportunity, because the days are evil. Ephesians 5:16
“Today we may consider what we can contribute in our everyday circumstances… Do we foment an active interest in bringing our family and friends closer to Christ? Do we take advantage of every occasion, without missing opportunities, to speak courageously about the faith we carry in our heart? Do we take our own Christian formation seriously? Could we offer our time to teach or to engage in works of mercy? Do we lend financial assistance to sustain projects that contribute toward the human and spiritual development of people in need?”
Francis Fernandez in In Conversation with God: Meditations for Each Day of the Year, volume 7 (London: Scepter, 1993) 355.
As I continue reading to the end of this book by Fernandez, this phrase struck me in how we can contribute in our everyday circumstances, namely aiding the “development of people in need.”
Or as we say at GTP, don’t give handouts that create dependency, but give a hand up to build disciples.
When we do this, when we contribute to the development of people in need, we write a new future for those people. We shape the future of church and ministry administration in nations.
I praise God that only about a month ago GTP had 30 monthly givers and today we have 70.
We find ourselves 30 away from our goal to reach 100 monthly givers. Why pursue this goal? Here are two big reasons. Firstly, a major foundation considering making a large grant to GTP wants to see this metric by year-end.
And secondly, monthly giving contributes to development of people in need.
Please help us reach the mark of 100 monthly givers. Make your monthly gift here. And to encourage you to do this, we have a giver willing to contribute $100 for each new monthly giver.
Don’t focus on what you can’t do. Focus on what you can do with what you have where you are!