"FROM THE OLD HOME PLACE "

Fixing things...

Within the first few months of our arrival in Brazil, we began learning a few phrases in the Portuguese Language, however our oldest daughter, a little over three years old at the time, playing with the neighbor children, was learning a lot faster. Our next door neighbors, a Christian family that had “adopted” us, had a son named Ephraim, who was very feisty, and more than a bit destructive, especially where it dealt with our daughter’s toys.
I’ve always had a “gift” for repairing things, at least after I learned that taking it apart was the easiest step..... Anyway, Ephraim was keeping me busy repairing Vicki Lynne’s toys, and if that weren’t enough, I heard her tell him one day, “Go ahead and break it. My dad can fix anything...!”
One of the interesting effects of the Gospel in the lives of people is that as they get their hearts “fixed” before the Lord, they also want to get their lives “fixed”. These days, we are working with a person whose life got “broken” recently. The pieces are scattered all over, just like in the story of “HUMPTY-DUMPTY”, and it often seems that there will never be a way to put it all back together, because the “arch-enemy of our souls” just loves to scatter the bits again.
Through heartbreaks, tears and disappointments, we are here for this person, and offer counsel and encouragement, trusting that God would after all, remake this broken vessel for His own glory as He has the others.
We’re looking forward to the day in which we can look at this person and see the smile return to his face.
What is there in your own life that needs “fixing”?
Remember that God specializes in fixing broken lives.

 

JSturgill
Jan. 9, 2008
Vol.2 - No.1

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