Dear Students in the Gospel of Christ:
Recently, I was asked by a young wife and mother to write some
thoughts on ministry reflections for her husband, a seminarian.
Specifically, this godly young woman wanted me to answer the question,
“As you look back on life and ministry, and where he is in life as a
seminarian, what wisdom would you offer him as a husband, father, a man
of God
preparing for ministry? What would you do differently? What went well?
What counsel would you give him? This will be my gift to him.” Well,
perhaps she might have done better at Macy’s or with another minister, at least. But here is my reply. If the Lord could use anything in it in your life, then I would be most thankful.
“Here are some reflections on your wonderful question: As I look back on the season of life that your husband is in, I would…
…thank God even more for a faithful wife who was made by God to help
me; with wisdom, insight into the challenges I face, the opportunities I
have, and to listen better, more carefully, to her God-given intuitive
understanding of how I could be a better father, husband and man of God.
…listen more and enjoy the changing cycles of growth in John Michael,
our son. In short, enjoy the present stages in your little ones’ lives;
soon they will pass. I have always told my son, all through his growing
up, “Son, do you know what my favorite age is for a boy?” He soon
learned that I would say his age back to him. Recently I asked him that
and he told me, “Dad, I think it is (pause…): seventeen!!!” “Yes, Son.
That is my favorite age for a child.” Yet don’t just say it, take time
to soak up the unique blessings and challenges of every age. Keep Reading >>>
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