The Lord put it on my heart to share an article that the Baptist Convention of New Mexico Executive Director Joseph Bunce wrote in the August 30th edition of the Baptist New Mexican.
Here is part of it……….
I have never desired fame, but I have often prayed that God would allow me to live a life of principles. My favorite verses in the entire Bible are Proverbs 30: 7-9, which is a prayer that is my constant prayer.
“Two things I ask of You;
don’t deny them to me before I die:
Keep falsehood and deceitful words far from me.
Give me neither poverty nor weath;
feed me with the food I need.
Otherwise, I might have too much
and deny You, saying, ‘Who is the LORD?’
or I might have nothing and steal.
profaning the name of my God”
Joesph Bunce continues to write……..
I have also developed a list of five principles that I have sought to direct my everyday life. They are based on five simple words,: love, learn, listen, laugh and lead.
1. Love God, love others and love my enemies. Matthew 5:43
2. Learn from God and others. Matthew 11: 28-30
3. Listen to God and to those I seek to serve. 1 Corinthians 4: 1-5
4. Laugh. Don’t take everything so serious. Proverbs 17:22, Ecclesiastes 3:4
5. Lead. God called me to lead my family, both my personal family and my Christian family. Joshua 24:15
The word that I would close this article with is “laugh.” I wish to remind you of the importance of laughter. Martin Luther is quoted as saying, “Your laughter is the measure of your faith.” It is so easy to be overwhelmed with life and forget to laugh.
WOW! Such a timely and wise article by Joseph Bunce who is the Baptist Convention New Mexico Executive Director. I also want to share with you, I highly recommend you subscribing to the Baptist New Mexican newspaper by calling Joy Pittman at 505-924-2311. It is one of the best things that I get in the mail!
After I read this to my brother Daryl and I read it over about 5 times, it gave both of us much peace and confidence in our Lord.
I love Dr. Bunce’s five principles for his life…….I try to follow them each day……….and I sure love to laugh! I also just love to learn, everyday I pray to the Lord that I learn more from Him and His ways. Amen!
