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You can speak after you are dead

Selma Hooge

Whether you’ve been a believer all your life or you recently came to faith in Jesus Christ, you have a story that your children and grandchildren should hear. If you’ve been a believer all your life, you must have stories of answered prayer, special guidance or victory over temptation. If you didn’t come to faith in Christ till you were old, you must have a story of a dramatic conversion. You should record these stories and other precious memories for your children and grandchildren.

You might say, “They don’t want to hear my old stories.” True, they might not want to listen to them now, but some day somebody in the family may wish they had listened and taken note. That is why it is important to record those stories soon. If you don’t like writing, speak into a tape recorder or have someone videotape you.

If your children or grandchildren are not believers, they might never go to church, listen to a Christian radio station or read books by Billy Graham, but some day they might eagerly read what their own mom or dad, grandma or grandpa have written. If, among other interesting memories, you have also written or spoken about your spiritual pilgrimage, yours might be the only godly message your children and grandchildren will hear. Isn’t that worth a bit of effort?

Selma Hooge is a member of Central Heights MB Church in Abbotsford, B.C.

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Last modified January 9, 2002.

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