Last week I was in St. Louis to speak at another Women of Faith event. Have you ever been to one of those? Speaking to thousands of women is kind of terrifying to me. Most men struggle to communicate even with their wives, let alone thousands of women they don’t know. I asked the men in the audience to give a shout, and it was silent until one guy screamed at the top of his lungs!

Actually, the Women of Faith speakers—Patsy Clairmont, Luci Swindoll, Sheila Walsh, and Mary Graham —have been very encouraging and supportive. I’m looking forward to joining them again on several more of their events.

In St. Louis I asked the audience the same questions I ask in the book—the same questions God used to change my life: “What does God expect of you? Are you willing to be open to God’s will for your life?”

You see, the gospel is about love. It’s God’s grace, expressed to the world—His love in action. And we—each of us—have been called by God to demonstrate His love to a hurting world. That’s why the gospel is such good news.

If any of you feel overwhelmed by poverty and the challenges in the world, if you think you are too insignificant to make a difference, please think again. Why? Because it’s not about you. It’s about God working through you. That adds up to so much more than we can do on our own. If we give Him everything, then we are firmly in His will. There is no better place to be.