Works That Change the World

Faithfully, they prayed. Every day they prayed for their two kids, ten grandkids, fourteen great grandkids, and all the spouses that went with them. They prayed by name, specific requests, and wrote them down on a list kept in the Bible. Also on the list were missionaries, friends, and extended family. 

Persistently, she shared the gospel. From a broken home, she had come to know the Lord as a teen when her boyfriend and his parents brought her to church. Her deepest desire was for her brothers and sister to know Jesus too. For many years she told them of God’s goodness to no avail. She had nearly given up.

One evening, a miracle happened. A heart, once stone, began to soften. A child of wrath was made alive by Christ.

My Grandparents prayed.

My Mom shared the gospel.

God worked.

My Aunt believed.

At the same time, her ex-husband heard the gospel, and by faith through grace, he too was saved. A family was transformed, and a marriage restored.

God doesn’t only save us from wrath. He saves us for a purpose. “For we are his workmanship, created in Christ Jesus for good works, which God prepared beforehand, that we should walk in them.” Ephesians 2:10

Mother Theresa said "We cannot all do great things, but we can do small things with great love." Great or small, as long as we are on this earth, our God has good works uniquely prepared for each of us to walk in. And as we walk in them, God works through them, and others see him. My family is evidence of that. 

May we live each day, walking in the good works He has planned for us.

It just might change someone's world. 

-Natalie Runyon

My Mom, her sister, and (some of their many) kids and grandkids who came to faith. A legacy of God’s faithfulness and my Grandparent's prayers.