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A page from the journal · Day 56 of 90

Lydia Did Not Wait for Matching Chairs

Open your Bible: Acts 16:11-15 and 16:40

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The chairs don't match. The cushions have seen things. You could wait until the room looks more like the life you meant to have, or you could ask someone over. Lydia opens the door.

Acts 16 describes a businesswoman whose heart the Lord opens to Paul's message. She is baptized and urges the visitors to stay in her home. Later, believers gather there after Paul and Silas leave prison. Her resources become a place of connection.

Your home, skills, work, or time may offer something useful without looking like anybody else's ministry. Begin with what is available and appropriate for your capacity. An invitation can be simple. Takeout can be dinner. A place where someone is heard may matter more than the state of the upholstery.

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Adapted for Soul Snacks from Beloved, Really, Day 56. Original devotion: Lydia's Open Door. Original full-edition PDF pages 168–169. This is an edited web adaptation, rather than a verbatim book excerpt. The featured verse is also provided as accessible text beside the graphic.

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