Reminiscing by Joyce, daughter of Art & Marilynn Gordon
I appreciate so much the lessons
I learned in our home growing up. Now I realize how unusual it is to see most
of the following in our homes in the USA today.
There were many wonderful things that shaped my young life. But the most important thing wasn't necessarily the Bible verses mom wrote out on sheets of paper and taped on the inside of the kitchen cabinets for us to memorize while eating breakfast, or the discipline to do right, or praying for the missionaries, or having verses in pictures on the walls, or being faithful in church, even though all of these things played a part in my life.
But the most important thing I learned from my parents was to trust in the Lord with all my heart in any and all situations. My parents were not hypocritical. And complaining and arguing were not a part of their lives.
They had a true, humble and honest love for the Lord, and wanted to please Him in all things. He was first place in our home. I knew God was real. I saw Him answer prayer and saw my parents spend time with Him every morning in Bible reading and prayer. There was peace in our home as a result.
No they weren't perfect people, but none of us are. "For all have sinned and come short of the glory of God." Romans 3:23. And "The wages of sin is death, But the gift of God is eternal life through Jesus Christ our Lord" Romans 6:23. So I learned at an early age that I was a sinner and that Jesus loved me anyway and paid for my sins by shedding His precious blood on a cruel cross. So in childlike faith I believed Jesus was the Son of God and accepted His free gift of salvation. I have never regretted that decision.
"For God so loved the world, that He gave His only begotten Son, that whosoever believeth in Him should not perish but have everlasting life." John 3:16
Dad and Mom's lives were testimonies to me of a great God. And that testimony was the very thing that brought me to the Savior at a young age. Now my goal is also to please the Lord Jesus Christ and glorify Him in all I do.
