Restored Discipleship wants to help people restore their relationship with God and to help them create a lifestyle of following Jesus as a disciple. http://www.restoreddiscipleship.com/ Mon, 12 Sep 2016 06:17:21 -0700 http://www.restoreddiscipleship.com/blog/5-reasons-i-need-a-honeybun-a-mountain-dew http://www.restoreddiscipleship.com/blog/5-reasons-i-need-a-honeybun-a-mountain-dew <p>I wanted to repost this almost 10 years after writing this: This one is for the memories and the lessons...Lesson 1... Look inside a person first</p><p style="text-align: left;">As I write this blog today I do it with a very heavy heart and I know that there are many who are mourning the loss of a great friend and man... Larry Joe DeWitt. My life would not be what it is without LJ's influence and words that seemed to come at just the right moment. I will forever be grateful for what you have done for me and my family.</p><p style="text-align: left;">The very first lesson I learned from LJ was not one that he told me about, but it was one that he demonstrated to me first and to many others after and I'm sure many before me as well. I remember sitting on his couch in his small house just down from the church talking about my new relationship with Jesus. He never asked me how I was going to change or what I needed to do to "be right". He simply just let me talk and in his special way and at the right moment would say..."Well, Mattie", followed by some kind of encouragement or he would simply throw out some movie quote that seemed to fit the situation.</p><p style="text-align: left;">Larry was the one who encouraged me to go back to college and to start at LBC. I met my wife in Larry's Sunday school class. LJ was the first one to teach me how to fly fish. Larry always looked at what was inside me - and never what was wrong with me. He never questioned my motives; instead he simply encouraged me threw what ever it was I needed to get through. He always saw the best in me and would always be the first to send me a note or text me with great job! He had a gift and he used it well.</p><p>Lesson 2 - Words are important</p><p style="text-align: left;">Whenever it came to making sure words mattered there were two men in my life that stand out. The first was Lionel Talbott and the second, LJ. Both used words like a master builder laying a foundation. Larry being an...<a href=http://www.restoreddiscipleship.com/blog/5-reasons-i-need-a-honeybun-a-mountain-dew>Read More</a>