Titus 2 Men And Women
THE TALE OF THE WEBBIE
But first.........
Editor’s Note:
One time, a few years back, I had a close friend who began experiencing trouble
in her pregnancy. Her then 3 year
old daughter needed a place to stay while Mommy stayed in the hospital. I took her in like one of my own, and we all loved it. Then Machiah and Caleb (my OWN three year old son) decided to begin acting
like siblings......"He’s on My side of the seat", "She took MY book"........I don’t
know how I did it the first time. Others began to call and ask if they could
have a hand in "helping" my friend Lidia, in her time of need. I became very possessive of Michiah, almost like a mother bear with her
cubs. We could get through this. Caleb needed to learn how to share.
Why am I telling you all this???? Because I learned
a VERY important lesson from this incident. DO NOT HOG THE BLESSINGS. Along with TELL OTHERS HOW MUCH YOU APPRECIATE
WHAT THEY’VE DONE. I finally, after
almost three weeks, relented and "allowed" Michiah to stay with a family where
she could be closer to her father.........how magnanimous of me!!! Then I called and thanked Yvette, the lady who lived closer to Michaiah’s
daddy, and she began telling me what a wonderful blessing this little girl was
to their family.
WHY would I want to HOG ALL THOSE BLESSINGS??????
And if I had not picked up the phone and THANKED her for all she was doing,
I would never have learned that lesson. Michiah did not suffer. She
was not mistreated or neglected, as I so foolishly thought she would be. And the family that took her in got a blessing from her just being there,
why did I not want to share that?
Because I have learned to be selfish even in my
blessings. It was difficult to
give up the thought of Evan, my oldest son, being the webmaster for our site,
but something in the back of my head kept saying...."DON’T HOG THE BLESSINGS". And now THIS story of our beloved Webbie, the current webmaster for this
site....... It is truly another lesson in what you will learn when you just THANK
someone for what they are doing. Sharon
had just written a quick note of appreciation to Webbie for all the time he
spends on this site, and made some silly comment about why on earth would he
bother to help two old ladies with a project like this, and the following is
the response she got.
Makes me wonder?? How many people have I neglected
to thank in my life time, and if I had, how much more would I have been blessed
if I knew "the rest of the story".........especially if it was the answer to how God
was working behind the scenes in my life? It is SUCH a blessing to know that God had been preparing a young man
in Flint, Michigan for us.......JUST FOR US. It makes me see God’s sovereign hand
in a much clearer fashion. And
has taught me ONCE again to let others be blessings too.
AND NOW..........the REST OF THE STORY BEHIND THE TALE OF TWO WOMEN.................. When I started with EDS, now 12 years ago, I planned to move home to
Arizona. I would work for EDS for 3 years while I was in "training"
and once I could take my career over, I would move back home to my family.
I remember when I started to work for EDS in Grand Rapids, I heard all
sorts of bad things about Flint, Michigan. I even told EDS I would go
anywhere, but not Flint. As God (who I did not 'really' know at
the time) would have it, I was transferred to Flint...and I still planned
on leaving for Arizona - at that time, it was only 2 more years.
Then I met Art Boub and he invited me to Landmark. Art eventually
led me to Christ which obviously change my life (forever) - that was
about a year after I came to Flint. The following year, when I really started
to think about moving back to Arizona, I realized it wasn't what God wanted
for me...I didn't really know why I should stay other than the fact God
wanted me to stay in Flint.
I haven't really told my family "why" I am still in Flint,
just that I plan to stay in Flint for the time being. My Dad and
step-mom are saved. The first person I led to Jesus was my sister,
so I know she has accepted Jesus as her Savior...but they really aren't
in church and definitely not good ones. My mom isn't saved (YET),
but I keep working on her...she usually comes to the church I attend
in Arizona every other year. (This Christmas should be the year
she goes). So me telling my family something spiritual really
wouldn't sink in.
Just about once every 6 months I go through the phase of asking God
if it is time for me to move on. The last time I asked was last
November. After praying, I knew God still wanted me here. So,
I told him I would wait six more months and see how things were going.
After Pastor Rogers left and things looked pretty gloomy, I remembered
the agreement I made with God in November and that there must have been
something else God wanted me to do...this helped get me through the
turmoil knowing God did not want me to move!
So now, mid-year, I am helping you out with your site after making
the decision (again) to keep doing what God wants....so even though
you are thankful for me, I am also thankful to be a part of this ministry.
One of the characters on the "A-Team" series (with Mr. T.)
used to say "I love it when a plan comes together"....well,
I love it when God's plan comes together!!!
So I haven't asked God about moving...I imagine I will ask before I
go to Arizona in December. I think God has me go through that
so I will have been re-assured about His direction for me when the inevitable
question comes up: "When are you moving back to Arizona?".
Someone in my family always brings that question up and it isn't necessarily
my immediate family. As I mentioned, my mom is not saved, so please
pray for her.
I do plan on asking her to go to church again this Christmas.
Last time I was surprised she didn't come up with an excuse. Although,
the morning we where getting ready to go to church one thing after another
went wrong and I didn't think we were going to be able to go...that
mean ol' devil...so I know God is working on her...otherwise the devil
wouldn't waste his time. When I go to church in Arizona I go to Kevin
Cowling's church. I have been going there for many years when
ever I am in town...before Kevin was pastor there. I really like
Kevin and the church, so I keep talking about the church to my family
for when they start looking for a church! So that is my story and God's
will....it is always good to hear that I am in God's will....
The program I used to create your book for the web was a tool I used
on a project for General Motors last fall, so God worked that out too.
In fact, today I was pulled from the project I was working on to do
the next phase of this GM project...at least to do a sales proposal
that GM has requested EDS complete. I am actually glad I am on
this project. The last few weeks I have been out of my comfort
zone with EDS. I was on a project, working with a program I knew
nothing about, and did know how to do what I needed to do. Needless
to say, I did a lot of praying and trusting God to give me the answers.
Yesterday, God helped me solve a lot of the problems and discovered
a few problems that no one knew about. Today, I was talking to
a co-worker about the problems I faced and that they have been resolved.
I even mentioned to him, that I thought it was time for me to be moved
off this project (I am the 3rd person in a month to do this "little"
bit of work). During the course of our conversation, my phone
rang and it was someone wanting me to work on this sales pursuit...I
had been recommended by the group I worked with for the initial project.
So I thanked God for helping to solve the problems and going outside
my comfort zone and for letting me work on something I really wanted
to work on. The sales pursuit will be tough...but I know I can
get through it with God's help.
Isn't God GREAT!
THE TALE OF THE WEBBIE
You can't believe how many times God reminds me that I
am in His will...because I keep asking him to move on. Every since
I can remember, I have not liked living in the Mid-west, more specifically
Indiana...I grew up in Arizona and only came back East (Indiana) to visit
family and never liked doing it. It was hot and humid and the lifestyle,
city and culture were so different than what I am accustomed to.
- Felix
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