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We LOVE the promises of God’s Word, don’t we? We love to hear about how good He is, how much He loves us, and the blessings He has in store for us. The thing is, we often miss out on all that stuff because we neglect to take into account our part of the deal in obtaining all of the good stuff. Then we wonder why we aren't being blessed. As I discovered 20 years ago, we have a say in whether or not we’re going to do what He says in order to obtain the Good Life.
So what’s your “crazy”? If you believe you have no “crazy,” can I respectfully challenge you? All families have it, because we’re human and imperfect. By taking the time to identify the crazy, we can then take it to God, allowing Him to heal and restore – showing and enabling us to live a new and better way. It is then that the power of the past, even if it is that of our great-great-grandparents and beyond, is broken.
During one particular gathering, approximately one year ago, our Senior Pastor spoke of the concept of our personal view of our Heavenly Father being molded and shaped by what we have experienced with our earthly father. Probably, like you, I’ve both heard and read this viewpoint many times.
"Being a Pastor's Wife is like watching your husband get the crap beat out of him in a boxing ring. You're outside of the ring watching the entire thing happen, and there's absolutely nothing you can do about it." Chuck, our spiritual father and counselor had seriously nailed it. That was 1999. Stan and I were in the middle of the most difficult season that we had ever or would ever experience in ministry.
As parents, whether it's intended or not, we pass along certain values to our children. My parents did it to me, I did it to my children, and I'm sure Adam and Zach will do it to theirs. I love it when I get it right, and of course, regret when I see I've done it wrong.
