Well - it is official winter is coming!! Yesterday we had our first "snow" and it was beautiful. Today it is almost all gone but I know that it will be back. Question is - will we be ready? I sure home so!
Today was a bitter sweet day as we said farewell to our dear friend and deacon Bob Bixler. You know, in ministry you meet lots of people and work with lots of church leadership. However it is really rare that you find someone as close to perfect as Bob Bixler. Every time I saw him, beginning with when we came to interview, he was smiling and encouraging. Bob was the type of man that you just automatically liked! He had a great sense of humor and he enjoyed serving people.
Today at his memorial service, I was reflecting on how do I want to be remembered? Do I want to be remembered as always so caught up in my own life that I forget the needs of others or do I want to be remembered as one who was always looking to serve others? Do I want to be remembered as serious and carrying the weight of the world or do I want to be remembered as laughing and enjoying life?
The Bible says - "I have come to give you life more abundantly" John 10:10 Christ came to set us free from the bondage of sin and this world. As Christians we need to live that abundant life to it's fullest! No things are perfect here on Earth, we may be disheartened or dismayed by politics, yet "I know in whom I have believed and am persuaded that HE is able." 2 Timothy 1:12
Bob's life is a reminder to me that I am to LIVE in Christ and HE in me! Praise the Lord - Hallelujiah! My challenge to you: How do YOU want to be remembered?
Today was a bitter sweet day as we said farewell to our dear friend and deacon Bob Bixler. You know, in ministry you meet lots of people and work with lots of church leadership. However it is really rare that you find someone as close to perfect as Bob Bixler. Every time I saw him, beginning with when we came to interview, he was smiling and encouraging. Bob was the type of man that you just automatically liked! He had a great sense of humor and he enjoyed serving people.
Today at his memorial service, I was reflecting on how do I want to be remembered? Do I want to be remembered as always so caught up in my own life that I forget the needs of others or do I want to be remembered as one who was always looking to serve others? Do I want to be remembered as serious and carrying the weight of the world or do I want to be remembered as laughing and enjoying life?
The Bible says - "I have come to give you life more abundantly" John 10:10 Christ came to set us free from the bondage of sin and this world. As Christians we need to live that abundant life to it's fullest! No things are perfect here on Earth, we may be disheartened or dismayed by politics, yet "I know in whom I have believed and am persuaded that HE is able." 2 Timothy 1:12
Bob's life is a reminder to me that I am to LIVE in Christ and HE in me! Praise the Lord - Hallelujiah! My challenge to you: How do YOU want to be remembered?
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