Obedience of Faith

I love Beth Moore. LOVE HER. She can make me think like no other teacher...and I'm in awe of how she immerses herself in Scripture to learn from its core. So inspiring.

Her daughter, Melissa, has followed deeply in her footsteps with love for Scripture and original language study, and today on Twitter, she commented on the phrase "obedience of faith" found in Romans 1:5.

Obedience of faith.

Faith...that thing unseen. To blindly obey as God directs into...the unknown.

GULP. {Anybody with me on that gulp?}

With that thought rolling around in my mind, I sat down at the board to share today's Mid-Morning with Lynne.

Our first guest up was Teresa Harshbarger, who is the owner of Believe Art from the Heart jewelry. When Lynne asked her to share the story behind the way the shop started, Teresa said these words that sent me scrambling for my journal:

I asked the Lord one day during my prayer time what I could do to glorify His name.

WOW.

What an open-ended question! And Teresa had no idea that His leading would be to start making jewelry. That wasn't even on her radar. But she had prayed the prayer and was faithful to His leading...and now...

And one by one, the guests took their spot on our show.

Jessica Bruno had no idea her life story would one day find her living in a multi-generational home with her husband, son, step-daughters, parents and grandparents...and that her talent for DIY decorating and renovations would capture and inspire blog readers....

Hillary Burns' dad rather disastrously {and repeatedly} ruined wool sweaters in his attempts to help with the laundry, and what seemed a frustrating loss found new life in clothing for kids...which spread to a whole company of darling upcycled wool products, sold under the fun-to-say name of Baabaazuzu.

Tricia Goyer leads a crazy busy life as a popular author and mom of four...but that didn't stop her from running with a new dream placed in her heart...the Not Quite Amish website that allows people a chance to learn how to simplify...and enjoy.

And Melissa Hinnant started making cute boot socks while on bed rest...and before she knew it, she had hundreds of orders for her handmade cuteness...something she never would have even tried, had life not been unexpectedly interrupted.

Five ladies. Five twists in life stories that none saw coming. But each one embraced it and as a result, life has never been the same. They have businesses, blogs, a chance to share faith and healthy life habits...

...so what about me? What about you? What about the unexpected twists? The disasters-turned-victories? The side trips that lead to fantastic destinations?

What if you said yes to obedience of faith?