Tuesday, September 22nd, 2025
Yesterday, I had the opportunity to speak at a Charlie Kirk memorial service that my local town had. The whole thing was such a God moment, and I want to share it with you so your spirit can be encouraged like mine was.
Four days before the event, my local librarian, who also happens to organize our monthly homeschool programs, came up to me and told me about the memorial service and asked if I would be willing to speak. I prayed on the way home and by the time I got home, I knew God’s answer was a resounding yes. Ever since Charlie’s death, God has been stirring something deep inside of me. I asked Him for the same boldness that Charlie had, and He is already answering that prayer. I sat down in my kitchen, wrote the words that God put on my heart and started memorizing them.
They were bold and Biblical words. God was asking me, “How bold are you willing to be for Me?” Too many times in my life, fear and timidity have been my response and it’s now time for me to go forward unashamed. We need to stop letting fear of man deter what God has called us to. If we are speaking truth and following God’s will, the responses of man cannot be our worry or our gauge.
Like I said in my speech yesterday, Charlie’s ability to deliver truth and love simultaneously is what helped him to spread the Kingdom everywhere he went. He did not convince every soul he came across. He did not save every soul he met. Those were not his goals. His goal was to stand for the truth and love of Jesus. In the places where lies and hate seem to be running rampant, Charlie brought the light. Light won and it’s still winning. Light always overcomes darkness. There is no darkness that can resist its transformative power. Darkness thought they won when that shot rang out, but the light is shining brighter.
At our church they do a great job fostering our ability to hear from God during our services and share what He is saying if it’s meant for the congregation. For months, I knew God was speaking to me, but I stayed in my seat because I was afraid of many things like rejection, lack of confidence in my ability to hear, fear of public speaking, etc. But these last few months, my boldness has been increasing. I have been going up and sharing as God leads. The first few times my heart was racing, palpitating and my voice was shaking, but I kept going up. Each time I grew in my heavenly confidence.
Fast forward to yesterday. While I certainly had to declare scripture over some fears that tried to creep in on the day of the event, when it was time for me to share, I walked up boldly, shared my speech and even added in some extra things that God had put on my heart. A few years ago, I think I would have succumb to my fears. But God knew what it would take to get me where I was yesterday, and He held my hand through it all.
Final Thoughts…
That Sunday afternoon as the full Charlie Kirk memorial was going on in Arizona, we brought church to the front yard of our local town hall. There were a hundred or more people of all demographics there to celebrate Charlie Kirk and what he stood for. And because of his firm faith, much was shared about Jesus, the gospel, and the power of the Word of God. I fully believe the dynamic of the church is shifting. Charlie brought church to numerous schools and universities, even the ones that didn’t want him there. Charlie was bold as a lion. Where can we take the roar of the Lion of Judah?