Father, I am constantly amazed at how You work through me. I’m just a regular guy, but with You added into my life I often can’t believe the impact that a few simple words can have. Use me as You see fit. Amen.
Titus 2:3-5 (<<click here to read the passage)
Every one of us, Lord, has a responsibility – each of us must be attentive to receiving and /or giving examples of godly living.
Growing up I don’t know if I deliberately examined and followed the guidance and direction of the godly men and women who crossed my path. As I got older, I may have done so, but I would say that overall, I learned less from what I was told I should do and way more from how they lived their lives before me.
Many people from a great cross-section of life impacted me – parents, grandparents, aunts and uncles, in-laws, Sunday School teachers, church leaders, youth workers – and the list goes on. So many dear people fleshed out what it meant to be a follower of Christ in the ebb and flow of life.
And even today I still learn, but now, more and more, I am on the teaching side of things – and this goes way beyond my time behind the pulpit. How I interact with the people in my churches on a personal level and how I work with my leadership teams making decisions for the churches. In my time at Kohl’s and currently, driving a school bus, I also find myself purposely saying and doing things that will convey my commitment to Christ. Every day that I interacted with associates and customers, and now fellow drivers and students – some whom I know well, others who I never saw again – and I am responsible to live before them all a godly life – one of integrity and compassion – a life that shows one and all Whom I belong to and Whom I follow. Lord, help me conscientiously follow Your lead – to boldly live my life, be transparent, and love others as You love me.
(Jan 24th, 2016, Sun, 6:32 am)
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