Happy Friday Friends!
I hope and trust this post finds you all having a great day and a wonderful week coming to a close for you.
There are a few things that are really on my heart this beautiful Friday morning.
1. There are a lot of folks who are really struggling out there. I really could argue that all of us are dealing with something. I know folks who have issues in their marriages, with their kids, in their jobs, with themselves...and so do you. I want to pause for a moment and remind us all of the words in Galatians 6:9 - "Let us not become weary in doing good, for at the proper time we will reap a harvest if we do not give up." (NIV) Please let these words - sweet, sweet words of promise, hope and truth - speak to the depths of your heart, of your soul. I don't know who you are, where you are or what battles/struggles you may be facing. I do know that we all have them, I do know the weight of stress, worry, fear, regret can be debilitating and I just want to encourage you with everything that is within me to not give. Keep you hopes & dreams alive, do whatever it is you do to the very best of your ability and listen to your heart as it guides you in what is right and what is wrong. There may be dark clouds in your life right now in this moment however the sunshine is coming. Please keep doing good Friends and never give up. Your life has so much value, meaning & purpose! Claim this truth, speak it to your heart and faithfully walk it out every day!
2. I want to remind us all that our lives are influencing other lives. Period. Not if, not when, they are. My hope for all of us this morning is that we will all be acutely aware of the great influence we have each and every day. While we all do have battles/struggles we are fighting, so does everyone else. You have no idea how much a kind word, thought or gesture on your behalf can literally alter the trajectory of another life forever. If you have a thought, idea, something you want to do for another I want to encourage you to do it. You have no idea the impact it could have in another life. You see Friends, your life is a gift to this world. Who you are, where you have been, the battles/struggles you have fought, where you are in this moment...they are all things that can be used to pour into the lives of another. You are special, you are unique and someone - more than likely many someones - need you. Please be aware of your influence, the opportunities for great, great good that you have and choose very carefully what your influence will be.
3. So I am getting ready to head out of town on a business trip. My little 7-year old Preacher and I were talking as I was taking a shower. He says, "I am going to miss you Daddy." I tell him I am going to miss him too. He says, "I am going to miss you more than you miss me." Oh no he didn't... it is on! I tell him I am going to miss him more than he misses me and then, in all my great wisdom as a Dad, sure I am going to win the point, I say, "besides, you have it better than me. You have Mom and your brothers and I am going to be all by myself in a hotel room." Sweet, sweet victory! Dad wins! Dad's everywhere can celebrate, it is one for us! Woo Hoo! All of the sudden I hear the sweet voice of the Little Preacher as he says, "You are not alone Daddy, you always have God with you." Silence...More silence...Whose kid is this anyways?!?! And Friends, the Little Preacher is right. You and I always have God with us. No matter the miles, the storms, the battles, the struggles, the hurts, the pains, the regrets, no matter...He is with us, He loves us, He cares for and about us, He is there for us always, if only we will reach to Him.
Please don't hesitate to contact me if there is ever anything I can do for you or your family. I will always be willing to help you any way I can.
Have a great day, a wonderful weekend and please cherish those precious families.
Kev
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