It starts at home for me. My priorities are God, wife, kids, and God’s calling to help others. The purpose is to be the dad my family and the world need me to be. God has created, planned, and purposed this calling for me. As we enter Passion Week, we reflect on Jesus’ sacrifice. He … Continue reading Passion Week: Who or What are you passionate about?
As the last week closed out strong (Lead with love to finish the week strong!), and allowed me to step into the weekend praising God (God is so good and faithful, finished strong!) and pursuing His will and stepping up to be the dad by having some quality father-son time (Seek first the kingdom of … Continue reading New start to a new day of a new week and keeping the main thing the main thing.
Well, yesterday started early with father-son trip out to through the islands on an adventure to see if the toy-car could be found. I got to spend a lot of fun time with him there and back and having him there and seeing his excitement about the car helped in the decision. For me God’s … Continue reading Seek first the kingdom of God and see what He is going to do.
After a fun time with some family and friends, celebrating the reason for the season, today as I prepare for the day, I was wondering what to do. I’m expecting a package that will get the family back onto our regular high-speed internet. We’re also expecting company as my parents are coming for a visit. … Continue reading Reflection and Preparation
How does your day look today, are you busy or productive? Are you living on purpose, with purpose, and for a purpose, or just keeping busy? Consider how much more value you could provide if you had a vision and purpose and chose to use your time with stewardship and direction. What is the purpose … Continue reading Busy vs Productive: It’s important to steward our time!
As we head into the weekend and consider where and how to spend our time, let’s consider that people are watching and as such we need to lead by example. There are so many attacks taking place on the family and so it is even more important to lead by example and invest in the … Continue reading How to lead by example and invest in family
Last night I had the opportunity to get to pre-screen the movie Ordinary Angels with a larger group and as today begins, finishing out the week strong, something bigger came to mind. Purpose, what are you doing everything for? Purpose, who are you doing what you are doing for? What is the purpose for choosing … Continue reading Purpose: Are you ready to pursue a purpose greater than yourself?
When God calls, how will you respond? Will you answer and receive the commission? Will you step up and step into what God has planned for you? What if God called you to step up and step into being: I learned with the first adventure that if God calls me to it, He’ll get me … Continue reading Call is coming in… Answer it? Voicemail? Block it?
Upon arising from my bed, engaging in prayer, and taking my dogs for a walk, I found myself profoundly aware of the many blessings I must appreciate during this summer season. As I embarked on this morning, I intend to purposefully engage in self-reflection, delving into the reasons behind my gratitude. Gratitude for God First … Continue reading Reflection: What are you grateful for?
Just a friendly reminder, even though we may not have all the resources we need right now, miracles can still happen. Keep believing! We can always hope for the best and have faith in the power of the divine. Rather than undervaluing our possessions, we should appreciate them. Being truthful and honest about our situation … Continue reading Do you realize what you have? “Nothing but …”
Any plans for your dad? Dads do you have any plans? It’s a special day and so we ought to plan something! Going to church as a family? I’ve heard people think it is more of a mom thing but if we are to lead and be the heads of our homes then we should … Continue reading Happy Fathers’ Day! How are you going to celebrate it?
None of us are here by accident! We were created on purpose, with purpose, and for a purpose! So have you tried to identify or find yours? During the COVID years, I started exercising in the morning and reading various books. One morning, I was reading a book by Matthew Barnett and it caused me … Continue reading Purpose: Have you discovered yours? Have you tried to find it?
Discover Jesus, grow with others, find your purpose, and change the world! Nelson Mandela once said, “It is in your hands to create a better world for all who live in it.” If you haven’t found your purpose yet, seek guidance from God. Ask for vision and wisdom about what your purpose is. If you … Continue reading Find your purpose then create a better world for all who live in it.
Yesterday is gone and tomorrow isn’t guaranteed and yet today is the gap between them. How will you use today to bridge the gap between yesterday and tomorrow? Will you be a good steward of your time today to bridge the gap? As I write this, yesterday is known as Good Friday, and tomorrow is … Continue reading Today is the gap: Connecting yesterday and tomorrow
Ever woken up and your heart is racing but you aren’t sure why? Anxious about something? Have you woken up with your heart racing and you do know why? How did you or do you respond? Start to pray and talk it out with God. Cast your cares upon Him because He cares for you. … Continue reading There are no benefits to being anxious so pray instead
I remember how when my wife and I were saved God put jetpacks on our backs to help us get up to speed and positioned to serve. We were a small family back then and started to serve in various ministries like women’s ministries, MOPS (Mother’s of Pre-Schoolers), Worship and Arts – Creative team, men’s … Continue reading Serving together – How to grow closer together.
As I got up this morning and started study the verse of the day from the Bible App about “If God is for us, who can be [successful] against us?” some thoughts about Be The Dads came to mind like business plans and the 501(c)(3) process. The reality of needing to be the dad for … Continue reading How to serve and be who God created you to be…
I woke up this morning and before getting started there was a text message about taking away parental knowledge and control of the children. The text was shocking but being political that didn’t surprise me at all and so wanted to check out the bill they were talking about. So I pulled the document from … Continue reading Is there a right time for the government to parent instead of the parents?
So, it’s Sunday morning and we will be going to church to praise God and celebrate who He is. We will hear an incredible message about living a Christ-centered life and the importance of waiting on the power of the Spirit. To the decision points of going to a movie with family after church, coming … Continue reading How to make the most of today and for the right reasons.
This has been a powerful week of prayer and fasting and through it the message I keep receiving was “believe it”! Through God’s Word, our daily themes, and even the songs on the radio as I drove back and forth to the 6am prayer meetings spoke to me “believe it”! Songs like: Posts from this … Continue reading Believe it when you can’t see it!
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