- January 20, 2005 - I bought "The Living Word" Bookstore in the South Dade area.
- February 28, 2009 - we ceased operations, going out of biz. Essentially, the store is financially broke.
Today I met with the Landlord, and among other things I turned in my keys to the bldg. I no longer run a bookstore. It was hard to see the bookstore close down. I had put four years into the store, only to have it shut down primarily because of the struggling economy. C28 West Palm Beach will be closing down in a couple weeks as well... Times are tough in retail! Thankfully, while the bookstore and C28 began it's financial descent, God opened a door at Christ Fellowship, continually providing for my family's needs.
Many people ask me "what's next for Jeff? What are you going to do now?" Well, I'm loving my time at Christ Fellowship, and enjoy the ministry that God has opened for me there. The only other thing I'm doing is right now currently watching Mickey Mouse Clubhouse while refusing to go to sleep... myBabyGirl is taking a lot of my time, and I love every second of it! Caitlyn turns seven months this week, and is becoming quite the handful. What a blessing family is! But I digress...
Deep down I'm okay with the Bookstore going out of biz. I hated that I was the one that had to shut it down... after all it had been in the community for 15+ years. It took up a lot of time, and a lot of resources... but I know that lives were changed and through it all God is glorified.
I Peter 1:3 | Praise be to the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ! In his great mercy he has given us new birth into a living hope through the resurrection of Jesus Christ...
Like Rick said in his Quiet Time video, as Christians we don't find our Hope in who we are, or what we do, or what we have... but in Him who gives us a living Hope.
When life falls apart, when the things of this world disappoint, when those you trust fail you... look to the living Hope that sustains regardless! And remember...
Romans 8:28 | And we know that in all things God works for the good of those who love him,who have been called according to his purpose.
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