Even before this unexpected miracle in her life, Dorcas was living out her faith. She cared for others the way all Christians ought to. The miracle in her life spilled into a blessing in the lives of others. The people in Joppa came to a saving faith in Jesus as God worked through her.
This is the way God designed our communities to work. We were never meant to do good only for the sake of our own lives. Our faith should spill over into the lives of others in all the best ways.
You may be able to relate more with the stories in this list than even some of the more familiar characters in the Bible. But that’s just the thing. Your story isn’t too small or unimportant, God will use you in ways you may have never imagined. What all of these people have in common is their faithfulness to Jesus and their desire to walk in his ways. This is what we are all called to do. He will do the rest.
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