Today I attended a memorial service for my uncle Larry. My uncle was a great guy, loving husband and father and most important of all he was devoted to his faith in Christ Jesus. Larry shared his faith with anyone who would let him talk about it. As I sat through the service some many people shared cool stories about Larry and what he had meant to them and his impact on their lives. The service got me really thinking...what do I want people to say about me when I have gone home to be with my creator. Out of all that I heard today the one thing that keeps coming back to me is hearing both my cousins tell about how there father lived his faith and showed them the love of Jesus. I think this is now my number one goal in life, to live my life in a way that shows my kids I love Jesus and am his child. I need to do a better job at living my faith.
One day at work the boss asked each of us to go around the room and say one nice thing about each other. People were coming up with good stuff...hard worker,devoted, great PO, cares about others, and on and on it went until it got to me. My nice thing was "Rick tries" huh?!? I try? that's it?!? that's the best you could do? At the time I laughed it off. There is a post it note above my door at work that says "I try" As I thought about it I came to realize that it's very true I do try...I try to be a good husband, a man who is worthy of the blessing he has been given in my wife. I try to be a good father, one who loves his kids and teaches them the good way. I try to be a good Christian, to live my faith and love my God. I try to be a good worker at my job. Though most of the time I feel like I have no clue what I am doing....I try. As I spend more time expanding this though I really like "I try" there is so much that goes into trying hard. So at the end of my life what can be said about me .....I Tried :) Rick
"I have fought a good fight. I have finished my course, I have kept the faith." 2 Timothy 4:7
ReplyDeleteThank you Ricky, this is beautiful. He would have loved it. I am confident that your children will feel the unconditional love, sourcing from our Heavenly Father, from you that my sister and I were able to receive from my father. Thank you for your support. I wish we could have had more time to talk yesterday, but it was a little crazy.
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