Stories That Leave Us Inspired

 

And the child grew and became strong in spirit; and he lived in the wilderness until he appeared publicly to Israel. Luke 1:80

When my wife returned from a tire store she told me an inspiring story. A young man who worked there, and whose father owned the store, told her that when he was younger he had a terrible stutter. He could hardly finish a sentence without stuttering. He said his father encouraged, and even insisted that he sell tires to customers that came in. He told how over time, as he sold more tires and spoke to more customers, that his confidence grew. With that increasing confidence his stuttering disappeared.

The testimony of the young man was incredible in itself. But he went on to say that one day a woman with her young son came into his store. The boy also had a stuttering problem. He asked the mother if he might speak to her son. He told the boy of his experience in overcoming stuttering. Now the boy no longer stutters either!

When you hear such things you can’t help but be inspired and amazed at the goodness of God. Most of us have no idea what it would be like to be anxious about every word coming out of our mouths, but we each have our own challenges and difficulties that get in our way.

How confident ought we to be as the children of God? Our heavenly Father encourages us to leave our comfort zones, stretch our spiritual muscles, and live a life of confident faith each day. We can look at our own challenges and let them hold us back from the good things life offers us. However, what might a little bit of courage and confidence do in helping you to reach further than your current limitations?

Prayer:  Dear Lord, give us courage and help us to grow our confidence. As we recall so many inspiring stories from the Bible and testimonies from those around us, lift our faith, help our hopes to rise, and we shall overcome the obstacles in our way. Amen.