Ministries are not created overnight. They start with an available spirit, an idea, a vision, a plan, and a step of action.
“Carl found himself standing outside of a rundown liquor store that he was now unexpectedly the sole owner of. He called his good friend Jim and asked him to come on down.
“Jim: ‘God’s using you. He knows you’re available. It’s not about ability or inability. It’s about availability.’
“It didn’t matter if Carl and Jim had the ability or inability to run a shelter. God only asks that people make themselves available to be used as tools to accomplish His will. Carl and Jim were available.
“That day, Carl and Jim stood on the street corner and prayed. They prayed thanking God for the journey they were about to take. They prayed for guidance in the days to come. They prayed to be used by God in a way that would help others.”*
*Adapted, the history of Lighthouse Ministries, Lakeland, FL. In 1977 a former liquor store became a rescue shelter reaching the least, the last and the lost for Jesus Christ. The ministry continues today to combat homelessness providing food, clothing, shelter and other services.
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