Stepping Stone

To depict what I wanted to blog about today, I thought back to an illustration, from the Truth Project, of "stepping stones" to represent what the early pilgrims felt they were doing: "Last and not least, they [the Pilgrims] cherished a great hope and inward zeal of laying good foundations, or at least of making some way towards it, for the propagation and advance of the gospel of the kingdom of Christ in the remote parts of the world, even though they should be but stepping stones to others in the performance of so great a work." A person in my class told me of how she has personally benefited from the lessons so far in our "Do Not Fear" series. And, she was even able to use some of what she has learned, when she spoke at her Women's group meeting; additionally, even applying the lessons to overcome her fears and allow God to use her. This is one of the many things that make all the time and effort put into preparing and teaching the class worthwhile. I feel like God is able to use me to lay a "stepping stone" in His overall path for the advancement of spreading of the gospel and His Word. And the person in my class may have lain the next stepping stone for someone in her Women's group, and so forth. What a privilege and blessing to be a part of God's overall Work and Plan.