Love it when my hubby shares!. Though a very condensed version, Ron eloquently shared with our youth group a few weeks ago. Below are his thoughts from that evening.
http://youtu.be/84-WEQDgTeA
Hi family and friends,
The video of my story (covering the last few years) shared with our youth
group is now available through the above youtube link. What a
rewarding time it was for me, but so much more, I pray it will be something that
God can use and others will see their need for Him; or that those who already
know Him will find comfort in the same way that I have through faith and trust
in Him.
Wanted to give a little background to how this talk came together. For a LONG
time now, I have struggled with the fact that I have plateaued in the progress
of my healing. Though, I may look good physically, (or so my wife says); I
continue to struggle with many health issues. This has caused me great anguish
thinking that I should be getting better, not just staying the same.
Two things happened recently that have changed my perspective. One, I finally
realized that God has me where I am for His purpose; for whatever reason, this
is where He wants me to be. Two, a sermon a few months ago from Dr. Reccord,
who had been one of our iterim pastors over the last year. Part of his message
was; the worst word in our language is "almost". I almost did this, or I almost
followed through on that. This spoke volumes to me at the time and brought me to
a point of saying to God; "use me as I am; I'm tired of trying to figure this
out on my own."
Not a week later, Aaron and I went to a men's breakfast at our church and
Steve, our youth minister and the one in the video with me, sat with us. He
asked how I would feel about speaking to our youth on a Wednsday night sometime
soon. I could have easily said "no, now's not a good time" seeing that I'd been
going through a rough patch, but the word "almost" rang out loud and clear.
Sometimes we need a good slap to get things going.
How glad I am that I said "yes" and pray that God will continue to use me
"where I am".
Love you all,
Ron
PS: Feel free to share this with anyone you choose.
