A Note of Encouragement

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Janet Perez Eckles

Janet Perez Eckles

 

 
Only for a Moment
Volume XV, Issue 44
November 2, 2015
Only for a Moment...by Janet Perez Eckles
 
A knock at my hotel room startled me. "Room service," a voice said. I hurried to let her in.
 
"Only need fresh towels," I said, "I'll be fine."
 
She brought them in and I smiled at her. "Thank you. What's your name?"
 
"Rachel."
 
We chatted about mundane stuff. But when I told her that I had visited her city, she was open to hear about my ministry. I reached for my suitcase.
 
"Got something for you." I said. I put a CD of my testimony in her hands.
 
"This is for me?" she asked, her voice gasping a bit.
 
"Sure is," I said. "Hope you like it and it inspires you."
 
Canopied in autumn colors, a mountain stream with a path on the other side
God's path often leads where we least expect.

Two days passed and I had delivered a message to 500 women on three different occasions during the weekend. On the last day, as I returned to my hotel room, a voice came close.
 
"This is Rachel. I want to tell you that I heard your CD. It was so wonderful. And I gave it to my friend who really needed to be encouraged. She loved it, too. Thank you."
 
Her words, filled with emotion, made my heart leap with gratitude. I had traveled to address an audience, but the Lord had me minister to her. What a sweet thing.
 
Every opportunity, every moment, every person we meet on the way is planted by the Lord.
 
I have developed a sort of crazy habit. Before I leave a hotel room, I take the used soap and place it in a plastic bag. Once I'm home, I put it on the soap dish in my bathroom. Then each time I use it, I say a prayer for the person I met who touched my heart.
 
This time it was Rachel, the housekeeping lady who helped me clean my perception. She changed my view of why the Lord sends us speakers to faraway places. It isn't always for the crowd, but for the person who knocks at our heart unexpectedly, deliberately, and so timely.
 
Rather than seeking glory in large audiences, what if we sought to see God in all whom we meet? We might find that He can keep us humble and open to the people He places before us. He will keep us mindful of His leading, prompting us to reach those who brush our lives even for a moment.

Seeing the best in life,

 

Janet


Janet Perez Eckles has dedicated her life to reaching people around the world with the Gospel. Through her physical blindness, she helps them see the best of life with Christ's eyes. Learn more of Janet's amazing ministry at www.janetperezeckles.com and see her new video at http://bit.ly/1N5uObj.
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