[1] Today was my husband, Bobby’s birthday. I met Bobby when he was 18 and a freshman at The Master’s College. It’s so funny to think about that because it seems that a lot has happened since then. Now he is 27, we are married, have a sweet little son and are enjoying working hard in the ministry.

Knowing Bobby has been an immense blessing in my life. The Lord has consistently used him to sharpen and encourage me and I am so honored to witness first-hand, the work God is doing in his life.

I regularly have links here to [2] Godsongmusic. On it you can read Bobby’s blogs and listen to his sermons. You can also listen to some worship music that he and Ty have written and just see what is going on in our high school ministry. I hope you will pay him a visit!

One of the most important things I have learned from Bobby is that being a Christian is full-time. You can’t be a Christian as a temp job or part time. You can’t put in a few hours here and there, there is no vacation, no days off, no maternity leave and no sick days. It is all day every day from the moment you become a Christian till the moment you die or Christ returns. Bobby always refers to this idea as being “Full-time for Jesus.” Bobby gets this idea from two main verses:

“Therefore, my dear brothers, stand firm. Let nothing move you.
Always give yourselves fully to the work of the Lord,
because you know that your labor in the Lord is not in vain.”
1 Corinthians 15:58

“Then he said to them all: “If anyone would come after me,
he must deny himself and take up his cross daily and follow me.”
Luke 9:23

He has also helped me learn a lot about grace, repentance and forgiveness. Because I’m not and cannot be perfect, I won’t be able to attain perfection in following Christ while I’m in this body, but despite all obstacles and failures I must keep putting off sin, and following Him. I like how Bobby says, “If you are going to be like Jesus, you are going to be a servant.” This is how he lives and inspires me to live. I just wanted to praise the Lord for the life that He has given to Bobby and thank Him for letting me be a part of it. Happy Birthday, Bobby!!!

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