Give, and it will be given to you: good measure,
pressed down, shaken together, and running over will be put into your bosom.
For with the same measure that you use, it will be measured back to you. (Luke 6:38, NKJV)
Tuesday, I was given the amazing opportunity to volunteer
at SpiritFM during their annual fundraiser, Days of Glory.
I started listening to SpiritFM in 2005 when my family initially
moved to the Lake of the Ozarks. We had moved to a new town and I had not had time
to make new friends. I was home alone all day with an infant and a toddler.
We attended Walk on Water Faith Church and someone
mentioned the Christian Radio Station, SpiritFM who advertises they are “Life
Changing Radio”. I tuned in and immediately found that to be true.
The transition from Hawaii to Missouri was a very
difficult one for me. Some days, without family and friends near, the days at
home with two little ones could be very long. Some days, there was a lot of crying
going on…some days, that crying was mine!
I was at a turning point in my life. I had just truly
began to understand relationship over religion and I had many questions
regarding faith. I started playing SpiritFM 24/7. It was this radio station and
their staff who helped feed me spiritually during that transition. God mightily used
SpiritFM to change my life. During the day and oftentimes during the night
while awake with one or both of my little ones, a phrase from a song, or a
teaching, or something a SpiritFM DJ would say strongly impacted me. The staff
and volunteers at SpiritFM became my friends and family, a source of support
and encouragement.
As my children, grew an amazing thing happened. They quoted
what they heard on SpiritFM! They repeated the songs and pretended to be
SpiritFM disk jockeys!
Once I saw the impact of this radio station on me, my
husband and my little girls, we started playing SpiritFM on our boat dock
through outside speakers so we could plant good seeds in boaters! Everyone who
drove their boat past our house heard SpiritFM, day and night!
We also started playing SpiritFM at our business
locations and witnessed amazing changes. One employee in particular, was going
through a very difficult time. He had been on antidepressants for years. After listening
to SpiritFM for 8-10 hours per day, he started saying things like, “I am blessed
and God bless you!” Soon thereafter, he was taken off the antidepressants! He
often told me how having a workplace playing SpiritFM for their customers and
employees really blessed and changed his life!
After witnessing the positive impact of SpiritFM on my
family and those around me, Mike and I decided it was time for us to give back.
We made a pledge to financially support SpiritFM. Our initial pledge was $15.00
per month, which at the time, we thought would be a challenge because we had
moved a family of four from Hawaii, started a new business and had just built a
new house. But, you know what? God was always
faithful to provide the amount of the pledge and even more. SpiritFM is a
ministry we believe in because we see the fruit in our lives as well as the
lives of everyone who listens.
SpiritFM sows into our lives in a powerful way. In
return, we sow into SpiritFM who is not just a Christian radio station but also
available for teachings, prayer and encouragement. It’s a true partnership!
Even though we have moved away from the Lake area, we
continue to listen to and support SpiritFM via their website at www.spiritfm.org.
Please do me a huge favor. Listen to SpiritFM at their
website and consider making a pledge to support them. I believe as you give, it
will be given unto you good measure,
pressed down, shaken together, and running over will be put into your bosom!
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