Next up is Joey.
Don’t even try to figure out where the name came from. It’s so old none of us know the reasoning
behind it. Anyway, I’ve known Joey since
I was just under 2 years old. We go way
back! J (Sisters, duh.) Her strength that I appreciate is a solid,
bold adherence to the Word of God. It is
often unappreciated, even scorned. Where
others waffle, where others trumpet their feelings, where others talk about
what they “think,” not Joey. What does
the Word say? Feelings don’t
matter. Preconceived opinions, thoughts,
beliefs and preferences swiftly melt away.
She’s the first that will throw all that out the window when she reads
the Word. And, she’s been reading the
Word and standing by her own personal convictions based on the Word since her
early teenage years. Yes, people think
she should be more tolerant, even more tactful or more concerned about other
people’s feelings. Bottom line is,
though, she’s been concerned about obeying the Word and pleasing God all
along. And, where others gray the line for
people’s sake, not Joey. Gray isn’t in
her life color scheme. It’s always been
about what God wants and what’s in HIS
Word. Isn’t that what we should all be
concerned about? The fear of God, not
the fear of man? Thanks, Joey. You stand, where others bow.
By the way, Happy 30th Birthday! May you have many more years of standing! Continue to refuse to bow.
