Lara Langston

I was so surprised when Chuck and his family approached me after the service
to give me the fruitcake!    The week before, I was serving in children’s
ministry and did not get to attend the service, but I heard about the
fruitcake challenge from my husband, Lon.  He described how Beau called
Chuck to the stage and challenged him to exhibit the fruits of the spirit
and pass the fruitcake to someone the next week.  The idea of passing around
a fruitcake for a year is hilarious, but the idea of focusing on the fruits
of the spirit is very inspirational.  Each day, I am fortunate to serve God and His children as the elementary
principal of Community Christian School.  I regularly pray for the fruits of
the spirit for the students and teachers of our school, but this week, I
purposefully prayed that I would be aware of opportunities to demonstrate
love, joy, peace, patience, kindness, goodness, gentleness, faithfulness and
self-control.  

I possessed the fruitcake during the week of Christmas which is the perfect
time to demonstrate the fruits of the spirit.  Being home with my children
for the week was a blessing that was peaceful but also required patience and
self control.  Focusing on the fruits of the spirit truly made me a better
mother.

I would like to thank Chuck for giving me this opportunity.  Who would have
guessed that a fruitcake would be the best Christmas gift that I received?

~ by cbcfruitcake on January 21, 2008.