This post is the first in a series inspired by two men who have inspired me. I was recently listening to a podcast by Andy Stanley where he referred to a challenge that he read in the book Seven Habits of Highly Effective People by Stephen Covey. In the book, Mr. Covey challenges readers to write out what you would like people you know to say at your funeral: your spouse, your children, your parents, your boss, your coworkers, and etc. The reason for this, is that you must decide what you want to be before you decide what you want to do.
Today, I'll begin with my wife:
I met Daryl when we were both in our upper teens and our friendship grew very slowly. After a few years, we started dating, and he slowly began to win my trust by always being faithful and dependable. Sometimes he felt impatient with me or disagreed with me, but we learned to communicate and work through the difficult times. The longer we were married, the better we learned to communicate and work as a team. As we had children, he learned to value family time and relationships. He also learned what it means to be a servant leader. He learned humility, unselfishness and patience. He was generous with his time and money. He was wise in managing business and finances and was willing to help other people who asked his advice. He also learned the value of having and being a mentor. He learned how much God loves him and this was the key to him loving those around him with unconditional love. Together, God led us through some times when we needed to learn to lean on Him completely. Our faith grew as God answered prayers, opened doors and performed miracles in our lives. God has led us on an incredible journey and I'm so glad I could share it with Daryl.
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