The Family Disciple Me Podcast // Discipleship Starts With a Conversation
In a world filled with a lot of talk, we want to have meaningful, biblical conversations with those God has entrusted to us. Join Tosha Williams and the Family Disciple Me ministry for Devotion Driven Discipleship conversation starters that will encourage you to "Seek Him Speak Him" in your own life.
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The Family Disciple Me Podcast // Discipleship Starts With a Conversation
Why Are You Such a Fool??? // A Question to Consider on April Fools' Day!
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Have you ever embraced a label that the world might see as foolish? Join me, as I candidly discuss the notion of what 1 Corinthians 4:10 calls being "a fool for Christ." This may raise eyebrows, but it fuels my (Tosha Williams) unwavering dedication to ministry, both in the local church and in Family Disciple Me.
Though I am publishing this episode on April Foods Day, it isn't about jest; it's about what motivates us in our faith journey. I pull back the curtain on my life, where being an Airbnb host isn't just a means to an end—it's a sometimes humbling job I'm willing to do to live a life that glorifies Jesus. Though the whispers of criticism and doubt that lurks in the shadows, but these can't dim the brightness of His calling, no matter how counter-cultural being "a fool for Christ" may seem.
So, what does it mean to live fearlessly for something greater than ourselves? I invite you to ponder your own life's purpose and to consider what it means to live boldly for Jesus. Let's unite in the joy and challenge of a life lived fully for Him.
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Fool for Christ
Speaker 1Why are you such a fool? You may not like hearing that question, but well, since today is April Fools, I thought we would start this month just a little bit different than normal. I'm going to share with you in this podcast why I'm such a fool. This is my story of why I do what I do, why I spend sleepless nights, why I sit in a tiny little cloth office recording this podcast. Yes, I'm a fool and I want to share with you my Jesus story of why. And with my story, I want to ask you why are you such a fool? Because really, we're all fools for something. The question is, are we fools for something that matters? I'm going to cue the intro and then we'll be right back and I'll share with you why I am so compelled to be a fool for Christ. Fool for Christ.
Speaker 1Welcome to the Family Disciple Me podcast. Our goal is to catalyze devotion-driven discipleship in our own lives and relationships and then around the world. We do this through easily accessible biblical resources that help us meet with God and make Him known. We call this Seek Him, speak Him. You can find out more about this, our ministry and our resources at FamilyDiscipleMeorg. Hi, my name is Tasha Williams. I'm delighted to be on this journey with you. So let's spend this moment together, seeking God in His Word about what he first has to say to us. His word about what he first has to say to us.
Speaker 1Why are you such a fool? I'm posing that question to you right now, but I hear that question directed toward me on a regular basis and, quite honestly, it's not necessarily from human voices, it's from, well, the enemy. I hear the voice of the accuser saying to me on a very regular basis why are you such a fool? And the accuser of the brethren, as he's called in scripture, particularly in Revelation 12, 10, he points out all the reasons why I am such a fool to do what I do. Namely, he lists all the sacrifices that I make for ministry, all the sacrifices that I make as a pastor's wife, as a leader within the church alongside my husband, and then, especially for this ministry for Family. Disciple Me. I mean, why would you stay up late? Why would you get up early? Why would you put in countless, innumerable hours for something that is completely volunteer, that you don't get any feedback from, that you don't get any paycheck for, that you don't get any paycheck for that there's no reward for In the world's terms, that's foolishness. It doesn't affect the bottom line, it doesn't affect your social media likes, it doesn't help you do anything in your own personal life. It's completely a sacrifice of love.
Speaker 1Time and time again, I hear the enemy say why are you such a fool? And you know he's right. Because, in my own personal story, the way that I am able to do this ministry, the way that I'm able to sit in this tiny little office and record this podcast, is because, well, in my work life, I scrub toilets for a living. Okay, it's not as bad as all that. In more glorified terms, I'm an Airbnb host, which is actually amazing and incredible. It's my tent-making job. But part of that tent-making job is cleaning up people's messes, doing their laundry, scrubbing toilets, sanitizing the grossness that's left behind. I also get to welcome people and I've met some amazing people and families along the way. But the bottom line of it is I scrub toilets in order to do the work of the ministry.
Speaker 1And the enemy says to me why are you such a fool? Do you ever hear the accuser of the brethren say that to you? Do you ever hear that question resounding in your head as you live for Jesus, make the sacrifices that you make in his name, go the extra mile, because his word compels you to Reach into the next generation when they're not necessarily reaching back, giving when it can't be given back to you in return. Do you hear the accuser of the brethren say why? Why are you such a fool? Why are you wasting your time? Why are you using your life this way? Don't you know that you're better than this? Don't you know that you deserve more than this? Don't you know that you're set up to have so much more than this? Why are you such a fool?
Speaker 1When the enemy says that to me, I have to go back to the word. I go back to spending time with Jesus, and I know why I'm such a fool. I know why I do what I do. I know why I give what I give. I know why I invest the way that I invest vest, and it's because I am absolutely, completely, 100%, over the top, overflowing in love with the God of the universe and with his word. I've walked with him for 49 years now, and every year I fall deeper and deeper in love with him, and it is the passion of my life to meet with him and then make him known. Yes, that is absolutely foolish in the world's terms. Who does that? Who wastes their life on an invisible God on his word? That is so politically incorrect? And yet I raise my hand and I say I love Jesus, I love his word.
Speaker 1My life verse is, according to my earnest expectation and my hope that in nothing I will be ashamed, but with all confidence and boldness as always, christ will be magnified in my body. Whether by life or by death, christ will be magnified in my body, whether by life or by death. I will stand up and I will say yes, I am a fool for Christ. I'll stand up and say that alongside the Apostle Paul who wrote we are fools for Christ. It's okay, I'll appear crazy, I'll be crazy, I'll scrub toilets, I will clean up after people. I'll appear crazy, I'll be crazy. I'll scrub toilets, I will clean up after people. I will welcome people, I will navigate through the nuances of difficult people, I will love them even if they don't love me. And I will do all of that because I'm a fool for Christ. And you know what? I'm not going to be ashamed about that, I'm going to proclaim that and, what's more, I'm going to invite you into that with me this month, the month of April for Family Disciple Me.
Speaker 1We're going to be asking you what's your why? Why do you do what you do? Why do you live the life you live? We're looking for other people who say I'm a fool for Christ. I'm going to live for Him. I'm going to meet with God and make him known to the next generation. I'm going to seek him and then I'm going to turn around and speak him into the lives of those he entrusts to me.
Speaker 1What's your why and why are you such a fool? Will you join me in this this month? Will you join me in this month? Will you spend some time with Jesus in this first verse today, 1 Corinthians 4.10. We are fools for Christ. Will you seek the Lord about this phrase, this verse, and then will you turn around and speak what he says to you, what he shows you about that, into the life of someone else? Yes, I'm a fool for Christ. I've been here in this tiny little cloth office since like 7.15 this morning. It's not fancy, it's not sexy, but it's real and I am willing to be a fool for Christ because he is real.
Speaker 1What are you living for, my friend, will you join us in a new way this month with Family, disciple Me, as we dive into this month of what's your why? Oh friend, may the Lord bless you and keep you. May the Lord make his face shine upon you and be gracious to you. May he turn his countenance towards you and, as you are willing to say, I'm okay with being a fool for Christ, may he give you the greatest of peace, the greatest of hope, the greatest of encouragement as you live your purpose, your very meaningful, powerful, eternal purpose in him. So don't be afraid to be a fool for Christ. Let's live for Jesus, let's seek Him, speak Him no matter what, without shame, regardless. Be encouraged, friend. May God bless you Until next time.