Be The Dads – Your kids, Your wife, and this world needs.
That God created us to be and that our kids, family, and the world needs us to be.
I remember a wise man from our church when we were faced with a decision helping us keep focus by saying “keep the main thing the main thing.” It was something that pointed to the importance of knowing your purpose and keeping your focus on that. As we prepare for today, let’s keep first things…
As you begin today what is your priority? What are you going to put above all else? Will you put first things first? Could it be that you need to work on your heart health? Are the thoughts and words that are coming out of you pointing to a heart issue? Remember what it says…
Fatherhood is a journey filled with both joy and challenges. As dads, we often face moments of angst, self-doubt and anxiety, wondering if we are living up to the expectations we set for ourselves and our families. This “fatherhood angst” can be overwhelming, but by turning to biblical principles, we can find guidance, strength, and…
As dads, we must be good stewards of what God has given us. No matter how large or small, we are called to be good stewards, and if we can’t be trusted with the little things, how can we be trusted with any larger things? Firstly, how are you doing with the provisions God has…
As we start today and consider what it is we need, what to put first or what our top priority is I am drawn to the priority list I have gotten put onto a dog tag that puts God first, my wife second, my kids third, and everything else comes after that. By putting God…
As we begin today and consider our roles as husbands and dads, we need to make sure we are doing our part in getting our families ready. What can we be doing to help our wives and our marriages be ready to live up to the calling God has put on our lives? How can…
Let’s start with today, how are you approaching it? Will you approach today with confidence or doubtfully? Is there something that helps you approach today with confidence rather than timidly, hesitantly, or tentatively? Do you approach things differently based on your expected results? Are your expectations triggering you to be more held back and keeping…
Do you have a problem that you are facing? Are you aware of it and yet hiding it? Do you ignore or deny it? Are you ready to admit it so you can move forward? Could today be that day? Today’s Verse of the Day: If we [freely] admit that we have sinned and confess…
Today is the close of our short devotional on being faithful with the little things. Today will start a few days offline to serve as part of the calling from God to start Be The Dads. I searched for my next devotional and found this one from Vance K. Jackson titled Be Faithful In The Little…
With only a few days before going offline, I searched for my next devotional and found this one from Vance K. Jackson titled Be Faithful In The Little Things through Bible.com plans. This devotional is only 3 days and is a powerful one for us to use in preparation for what is coming our way….
When you act or respond, let it be motivated by righteousness, love, and justice. Don’t allow your emotions to get the best of you and cause you to burn with unrighteous anger or sinful anger! Lean into living up to God’s standards, plans, and purposes rather than allowing the devil to draw you into sinful…
What do you think a readme.txt file would or should include for Be The Dads? Can you imagine getting the file before you started to be a dad to help you get started? Would you read it if you saw it there? README.TXT – would you read it if you had it available? A Father’s…
As we begin today, let’s reflect on our priorities and if we are living in alignment with them. What’s your family worth to you? As the work week is drawing to a close, let’s consider how we are finishing and if it is strong and pleasing to God. The things you have been working on,…
We are at the midweek point today as I write this and so we are faced with a decision time that will impact how we finish the week. The choices are before us between our schedules, our workload, and other demands of us and our time. Keep first things first to ensure you have the…
Priorities! To fulfill the role of the dads God created, planned, and proposed for us, we need to prioritize correctly!! I know I’ve shared the need to put first things first so that everything else can take care of itself. When we ignore this truth we find ourselves with health issues in our bodies, marriages,…
