Guest blogger, Cindy Carter shares about an opportunity to accompany her daughter, who hosts a Christian radio program, for an interview with Rik Swartzwelder, director of a new movie coming out on February 14, 2015.
I was blessed to go along on the interview, to hear the story of how this movie came to be. It was the most incredible interview ever.
As his interview unfolded,
Rik Swartzwelder, described how he came to write this story and to eventually became the lead actor. Fifteen years ago, God gave him this idea. But every time he would try to push forward with this idea, God would tell him, “Not yet” – he said it was similar to how God had Abraham and Sarah wait for Isaac.
But his story goes back much further, for when Rik was very young, he wanted to date a particular girl, but she made it clear she wasn't interested because he wasn't a Christian. So she made a bold leap of faith: She gave him a Bible to read, and he read it and within a month, he gave his life and soul and all he was to Christ. He has never been the same.
Now, on Valentine's Day, this story of pure love, Old Fashioned, sharing Scripture from I Corinthians is coming out. And the timing couldn’t be more perfect. Old Fashioned will be showing there is a better way to love. I praise God for His perfect timing and plan. I hope each of you will view the YouTube video clip about the movie, share it with your friends, and then go see Old Fashioned.
For me, as I listened to the director’s testimony, God began to impress upon my heart several lessons about standing up for Christ. The lesson became very personal when the director ended his interview by saying, "What if that young girl had not given me that Bible? Where would I be today? Would I have become a Christian? Would I have written this script? Would we, on Valentine's Day weekend be giving the world a different view of love, unselfish love?"
So, I had to ask myself, "As a Christian, am I obeying God's call on my life to go unto all the world (Matthew 28), sharing God's love and Scripture (either physically or verbally) with others, giving them the opportunity to have their life changed forever? Then, am I available to be used of God to effect further change?”
As a faculty member seeking to mentor my nursing students in the Lord, I pray Scriptures shared within my courses transform lives, giving students a glimpse of God’s love for them and His desire to have a personal relationship with those He created. I pray that each of them will choose to walk closely with Jesus day-by-day, listening for His still small voice in Scripture. For I know that ultimately, I can share valuable nursing content and help students add to their skills set professionally, but only when I am teaching from the basis of God’s truth does this Bible promise apply, "My Word shall not return void" (Isaiah 55:11). Whatever our calling, I pray we will each become an example to others of hearing and following God’s path and the results will speak for themselves.
Cindy Carter, MSN, RN, RLC, IBCLC, ICCE is a regular contributor to Nurses Christian Fellowship, as well as a published author. As nurse adjunct faculty for Christian universities, she delights in the opportunity to mentor her students in the online environment. She is also the co-chair for the North Texas chapter of Nurses Christian Fellowship, an online private support group for nurses.
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