My wife and I celebrated our twentieth wedding anniversary a couple of months ago. Twenty years is a milestone, it means we've spent almost half of our lives together, and at this point, more time with each other than anyone else! I was thinking about the magical moments in our marriage, what was a moment in our relationship that stood out more than any other, our wedding day was wonderful, the births of our two daughter phenomenal, the first Christmas exceptional, and the list goes on. My favorite memory is an afternoon sitting in the sun room at Wendy's on Route 4 in Fairfield, OH. We shared a Frosty, held hands and looked into one another's eyes...I knew this one was it, I was going to marry this woman. Not many words passed between us that day, but there was a connection deep inside that continues to this day...But that day we made a moment!
Our pastor was teaching this past Sunday from Acts 20:35 where Paul quotes the words of Jesus that it is more blessed to give than it is to receive. He spoke of the importance of sowing of ourselves into the lives of others, of ministering to the needs of those around us, and making others feel important...remember the old telephone commercial...Reach Out And Touch Someone!
Today you can make a memory, you can impact someone's life in a distinct manner. It may be as simple as buying a gallon of milk, listening to another's story, reading a child book, send a gift card to a friend befriend someone you normally wouldn't hang out with...reach out of yourself!
What you'll find is that while you were meeting someone else's need something inside of you has been enlarged, ministered to, and fulfilled...Make A Memory This Week...I Dare You!
Just Thinking Out Loud!
Pastor Neil
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