Jay Thiebaut

I don’t know if this is blogworthy…but it has been germinating in my head for the past few days and I am not sure of what to do with it.

A little bit about Jay Thiebaut…

As I ponder my future and look towards what I hope is a life in ministry. I cannot help thinking a bit about my father-who will always be one of the examples that I look to when I think of life in ministry.

Sometimes odd things trigger memories of him…or remind me of things that I thought long forgotten. Today, I received a wonder note from a friend that really blessed me and assured me that I have been able to bless her life as well…that made me think of Dad. It reminded me of all of the people that he managed to reach---all of the people who knew that God loved them because Pastor Jay so clearly translated that to them. I began to wonder how exactly he did that…what was his method?

After a few minutes, it hit me like a ton of butterflies…When he was at his best, my dad’s strength came from the fact that he ENJOYED people so very much! For some reason, people fascinated him, excited him and captivated his attention. THAT was what made Pastor Jay the person that he was.
His ability to enjoy people gave them a taste of what it meant to have God enjoy them.

Also when I look at my father…I cannot pretend that he did not have struggles as well. He put so much pressure on himself to be so impressive—so perfect, that I think he might never have known his greatest strength. He probably thought that it was somewhere in the midst of his many talents, abilities and desire to work hard. I believe that the harder he pushed himself-the more he expected from himself- the more he lost touch with the thing that God called him to do…simply LOVE people. Inspire them, get them excited, and show them what it means to live as liberated children of GOD!