Being able to bless them with a small (or not so small) token of appreciation brings me great joy. I’ve watched as they selflessly serve alongside their husbands, with little expectation for any kind of reward or recognition for the sacrifices they make daily. We are blessed at Floyd's Creek Baptist Church to have Pastor Robert leading us.My pastor’s wives friends are some of my favorite people. He gives of his time to do things for people that even a close friend would be unlikely to do. He is a man of action…he visits the sick, he is at the hospitals. He is real, genuine and I think that is why so many people love him. He is not only an excellent preacher and teacher, but he is humble. He teaches us how to study the Bible and search it for the meaning. He is teaching us how to share our story of how we met Jesus, how to share Jesus' story and how to share stories from the Bible. He believes that being a soul winner for Jesus is not just for pastors but for everyone who has been saved by the blood of Jesus Christ. And he also is a great Bible teacher…he makes things so clear and brings out things I have never thought of before. He is all about relationship with newly saved people, not just adding to numbers of the church but teaching people how to walk with Jesus, emphasizing the Bible and prayer and doing what the Lord says. He has a heart for the lost to bring them to Christ and to disciple them in the walk of faith. He was bivocational but eventually was led to leave his job and focus full time on the place God brought him which was to Floyd's Creek Baptist Church. I believe that we have the best pastor God could have sent us. And then, consider offering him some time away to refresh and strengthen his armor of God. Consistently and earnestly pray for him and his family. The best thing you can do for your pastor is to pray for him. The key is for the pastor is to use his gift of time wisely. I’ve heard of pastor sabbaticals lasting anywhere from a couple of weeks to a year. I want to encourage you not to wait for your pastor to ask, because more than likely, he will not. I guess you can say we made a special request for pastor appreciation that year. It was early October the year my husband asked for that sabbatical. You can see it in his life and you certainly can hear it in his preaching! Without a doubt, God used that sabbatical to change my husband in a way I’ve never seen before, and it’s been a lasting change. Even now, when we talk of that time in our lives, we remember with awe God’s power and the depth of his love. It was one of the most difficult, and yet one of the most amazing, five weeks. God also used that time to gently, but painfully, hammer out imperfections, which ultimately brought new strength. Slowly, God used the retreat to bring rest and the healing of mind, body, and soul. And, while we certainly weren’t expecting it, they blessed us financially.ĭiving deeper into God’s Word, we filled the unfettered days enriching our relationship with Him and with each other. Our own church family sent cards with words of encouragement and prayers. During that time, we attended different churches and sat under the teaching of various ministers.
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