Good morning Church!
The Corner is early because tomorrow Ms. Selina and I are headed to the great state of Alabama to visit Jack and Kathy and family. I hope you have made your yearly resolutions. I don’t, but somebody’s got to! If I remember right, the last time I made NY resolutions was in the early to mid 80’s. I didn’t find them helpful anymore. Most of them were made based on what I felt at the time or something that was going on in life. And even if I kept them, I would lose track of if I had kept them sometime in February. Instead of a once-a-year resolution, I decided to make my resolution a constant. Be a better Christian. Period. I figured if I did that, being a better father, husband and friend would just fall into line. There have been bumps along the way, of course, but for the most part it seems to work. Unknowingly, my dad inspired my resolution by two of his favorite scriptures…
In Galatians 5:22-23, the Apostle Paul tells us how to grow our spiritual person. The fruits of the spirit are “love, joy, peace, patience, kindness, goodness, faithfulness, gentleness and self-control. Ephesians 6:13-18 tells us about taking on the whole armor God so we can quench the fiery darts of the wicked one. Dad could quote those, and if I close my eyes and think, I can hear him. You see, I think if we as God’s children take those two scriptures and live them, we can’t go wrong. Yes, you will experience the same kinds of bumps along the way just as I have. You won’t always have success, but what you will have, if focused on these two scriptures, is a recipe for faithful, focused Christian living. I can’t think of a better resolution. Happy New Year to everyone!
In Him,
Brother Bob
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