Jennifer Poad is a Showtimes Hall of Fame Member! She continues to share the message in each issue of The Showtimes.
e’ve worked hard all year for it, and our major stock show season in Texas is finally here. Our steers that we’ve grown so attached to finally get to show us what they can do, but with that also comes having to say goodbye. We’ve shed lots of tears for some and had to have the conversation with Libbi that each steer was born to serve a purpose and put food on the table. This is something we know and accept from the start. We know that their time on this earth is temporary, and they were placed in our hands to serve a specific purpose. Our time on this earth is temporary also. Just like the steers, we have a purpose, should we choose to be a part of it. Our purpose is to love one another and spread the word of God. The Bible tells us in Ephesians 1:11- 14, “11 In him we were also chosen,[e] having been predestined according to the plan of him who works out everything in conformity with the purpose of his will, 12 in order that we, who were the first to put our hope in Christ, might be for the praise of his glory. 13 And you also were included in Christ when you heard the message of truth, the gospel of
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your salvation. When you believed, you were marked in him with a seal, the promised Holy Spirit, 14 who is a deposit guaranteeing our inheritance until the redemption of those who are God’s possession—to the praise of his glory.” God has a plan and a purpose for each of us. He purposefully sent his son to die for our sins so that we may be saved. His purpose to save us was very intentional and came at a high price. When I really meditate on that, it makes me want to be a better Christian and live a more purposeful life. I want to be more thoughtful. I want to love more and give more. I appreciate what I have. I want to do things to serve Him. Just like the steers we show, we only get so many days here on earth. What are you going to do with it? ●
GOD HAS A PLAN AND A PURPOSE FOR EACH OF US.
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