30 Days of Gratitude - Day 5 - Titus 2 Evening

November 5, 2011

I am thankful for Ms. Shirley.

Ms. Shirley is an older lady in our church who tells us she is just a West Virginia hillbilly who loves the Lord. Saturday night, some of our college and career girls organized our first “Titus 2 Evening” and asked Ms. Shirley to come speak to our youth and college/career girls.

Paul instructs in Titus 2:3-5, “the older women likewise, that they be reverent in behavior, not slanderers, not given to much wine, teachers of good things – that they admonish the young women to love their husbands, to love their children, to be discreet, chaste, homemakers, good, obedient to their own husbands, that the word of God may not be blasphemed.”

One thing about Ms. Shirley is you never have to wonder what she is thinking because she will tell you. Ms. Shirley is the kind of person you’d love to have a sleepover with, she is a performer and there is never a dull moment. She is not a performer for attention or accolades, but a natural God-given performer who can tell a story better than Dr. Seuss.

Ms. Shirley shared with us about growing up, one parent was born in the late 1800’s and the other parent born in 190’something. I am horrible with numbers! The one thing about all her life stories is that they all speak of God’s faithfulness in her life. She is a teacher of good things. Like children always obeying their parents’ even if and when they don’t deserve it. She spoke about loving and praying your children through bad times. She spoke of respecting your husband. She spoke…and she spoke all of God’s goodness and faithfulness.

I am not sure what Tara was doing, other than eyeing those cookies on the table.

I do hope that we continue with the Titus 2 Ministry. So that we may not be strangers to the goodness of God that is in each of our lives, for we are family – members of the household of God with Christ as our cornerstone, the Chief Cornerstone. As family we are all partakers of His grace, goodness and mercy and because of that we should meet often and take pleasure in all He has done and is doing for us. For His promises for us are yes and Amen!