Jesus once told His disciples
that with faith the size of a mustard seed that they could move mountains (Matt
17:20). And Kristen Welch in her book Made
to Move Mountains: How God Uses Our Disasters to Accomplish the Impossible ( Baker
Books, 2020) shows us what this looks like in her world. Welch is the Founder of Mercy House Global, a
non-profit that has 3 maternity centers for pregnant girls in Kenya. This book is the story of some of the
mountains that she has seen God move since starting the ministry.
This is a time of uncertainty—the
economic markets are dropping so fast and so far that we are entering recession
or depression territory, COVID19 has claimed the first life in the county where
I live, and statewide the number of people affected is growing exponentially.
Top that off with an earthquake last week that ruined one of the buildings that
shelters homeless people and also houses an addiction recovery program, and we’re
looking at enough disasters to ensure that God has plenty of opportunities to
accomplish the impossible.
But, as Welch reminds us, God uses
people: people with dreams. And people who couple their dreams with faith can
still move mountains.
What are your dreams in the midst
of whatever disaster you may be facing? Maybe it’s personal, maybe it’s local,
or maybe it’s a something happening thousands of miles away. Rest assured that God, coupled with your faith,
even as small as a mustard seed, is waiting to move your mountain.
I received a copy of this book as
a member of the publisher’s bloggers program.
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