She was the Vice President of Household Affairs for her entire adult life. She
had a husband, four daughters, and one son whom she managed. Her calling was not
to the marketplace; it was to the home. It was a calling that she fulfilled
well. She often went beyond her job description to fulfill menial tasks like
sewing clothes for her twin girls, playing dolls, and even playing catch with
the only boy in the clan.
Things were going along well until midway in life a telephone call came that
changed everything. The caller informed her that the love of her life had been
killed in an airplane crash. She was in her early 40's, still beautiful, with
five kids to raise on her own in spite of the fact that she hadn't worked in the
business place for nearly 20 years. The death of her husband removed their
steady upper middle-class income, and she was now faced with the greatest test
of her life. At her lowest moment, wondering how she was going to make it, she
cried out to God. God answered, "Trust Me, Lillian." Those audible words became
the strength that she needed to care for her family for the next 40 years. From
that moment on, she came to know her Savior personally and shared Him with her
family. Her children came to know Him as well. Grandchildren became the
recipient of her prayers, and they came to know Him too. She was building an
inheritance in Heaven, one prayer at a time, one soul at a time. She never
remarried; Christ became her Husband.
Whatever wisdom and encouragement has come to you through these devotionals, it
is only as a result of one who answered the call to the greatest and most
important workplace there is: the home. You can thank my mom, Lillian Hillman,
for what ever grace you have gained from these messages throughout the year
because she remained faithful to the call to invest in those she was called to
love and serve. "Her children arise and call her blessed; her husband also, and
he praises her."
Excerpted with permission from the book TGIF Today God Is First, by Os Hillman,
copyright 2000, Destiny Image Publishers, Reprinted by permission. For free
daily email subscription to TGIF Today God Is First marketplace meditations,
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(Os Hillman)
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