My friends Jared and Ashley Waldrop are moving from their place of ministry the past 4 years to a new place of ministry. They will do very well there, no doubt in my mind.
For lack of a better term, I grew up with Ashley. Our parents were friends before we were born, so we spent lots of time together in sporadic increments in our early years. Life and ministry took our families apart and we saw less of each other in our teenage years.
Jared, I don’t know as well. I met him while we were in college. I have always liked him. We see each other far fewer times a year than I would like. But I watch their life and ministry from afar with great admiration.
As he leaves his current church he created a list of the things they’ve heard him say during his time there in messages, at lunch, etc. It’s a great list, worth your time. Here’s a snippet:
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3. What you do today is forecasting your tomorrow. Your choices matter.
9. You’ll never feel more alive or more like Jesus that when you’re helping others.
10. Spirit vs. flesh – what you feed will win. Feed your spirit.
20. Pray. And stay around people that do.
21. Guard your influences. Guard your eyes and ears. Keep the Godly close.
24. Sowing wild oats isn’t worth it. Ever. You reap what you sow.
25. Go. Mission trips, conferences, retreats… get away, let God speak to you.
26. Be a catalyst for Godly change without becoming cynical. Keep a firm resolve while staying tenderhearted.
