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Nov. 29, 2006
The Body of Christ
It's so hard to imagine where we would be if we hadn't met our dear friends from CA, Randy and Lisa Winton. They have been used as instruments of the Lord in shaping our convictions concerning birth control, homeschooling, and Biblical manhood and womanhood. What can we say, but that we will always be grateful to them for their kindness and boldness in declaring the truth to us in the Lord's perfect timing. These two perfect strangers came to us in a time when God was speaking to us about so many things, and had Randy been hesitant in speaking truthfully to Mark and I for fear of "offending" us, we would not be here today in NC, we would not be in our Biblical roles as husband and wife (we tend to get these roles "confused" in this day we live in), we would probably not be homeschooling, and we wouldn't have our precious baby boy, not to mention any future children the Lord would have wanted to give us to raise up for His glory. I'll never forget these two precious saints, who spoke the truth to us in love.
Proverbs 25:11-12 says, "A word fitly spoken is like apples of gold in pictures of silver. As an earring of gold, an ornament of fine gold, so is a wise reprover upon an obedient ear."
Well, this decribed us to a "T". I know we sometimes get weary of speaking the truth in love to others, as it sometimes seems to fall on deaf ears, but be encouraged......your words could change lives! Ours were changed dramatically, because it was spoken not only in truth, but in the Lord's timing, and God had been preparing our hearts for this special time. Pray that God will not only lead you in what to say, but when and how, and make sure you know the scriptures! No Christian will even bother to listen unless you can quote chapter and verse (and sometimes, not even then! Sad to say...)
Remember: "Brethren, if a man be overtaken in a fault, ye which are spiritual (not carnal!) restore such an one in the spirit of meekness (not haughtiness!) considering thyself, lest thou also be tempted." Galations 6:1
I think maybe I may have said the "right" things in the past, but may have said them the wrong way, or with the wrong attitude.
What is the Body of Christ for, but to edify and build each other up in Him (study Ephesians ch. 4) and this is what was done this day on June 3, 2005 as we attended a Homeschool conference just to "check it out" that changed our lives forever....thank the Lord!!!
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