Devotionals about Dads – Be The Dads – Your kids, Your wife, and this world needs.

Popular – Day 6

As we head into day 6 of the next devotional related to dads and the one that came up is an interesting one as it is one on the topic of being popular and using that influence for the good of others. It was also interesting because even though I searched for “dad” it invites middle school students to join the devotional. I am excited to see how this devotional will play into our series of devotionals for dad and how God will choose to use it through me to help us be the dads He purposed and created and planned for us to be! Even as dads we need encouragement to recognize the influence we have. As dads, we need to also use it for the good of others! Popular is a 15-day devotional! Popular comes to us from a group name reThink Group.

Let’s check out our scriptures for today’s devotional:

Hebrews 10:24

‘And let us consider how we may spur one another on toward love and good deeds, ‘
Hebrews 10:24

Each morning as I turn to God’s Word I find that it speaks right to me and encourages me to press on and press in. God’s Word isn’t some dusty old book but rather it is alive and active!

Let’s be the dads who are ready and willing to hear from God! Let’s be the dads who are ready and willing to trust in God! Let’s be the dads who will go from being hearers of the Word to doers of the Word by living our lives for the glory of God! Let’s be the dads who spur our wives on towards love and good deeds! Let’s be the dads who spur our kids on towards love and good deeds! Let’s be the dads who spur on the people who cross our paths today towards love and good deeds! As we approach our day, let’s consider how we can do this in a way that will bring God the praise, the honor, and the glory while at the same time blessing our wives, kids, and the people God sends our way!

Today’s devotional has been provided by reThink Group!

Reading through today’s devotional, here are some takeaways for me:
(check out the devotional on your own too to see if you pick up other nuggets, and please share your findings in the comments)

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Takeaways from Today’s Devotional:

“Don’t lose sight of the importance of smaller things we can do for God!”

Let’s be the dads who are about doing God’s work!
Let’s be the dads who are trusting God to work in the big and the little things!
Let’s be the dads who are being stewards of what we have and using them for the glory of God!
Let’s be the dads who are focused on what we have and how we can use it for the glory of God rather than what we don’t have and miss out on the miracles. (ex. Feeding the 5000, focusing on the problem rather than what God had put into their hands with the lunch of a little boy which God was able to use through Jesus to feed over 20000 people including the women and children)
Let’s be the dads who miss out on doing something for God by only being willing to do the big things!
Let’s be the dads who don’t miss out on doing a small thing for God because we are too busy looking for a bigger thing to do!
Let’s be the dads who realize that “Some of the smallest things can turn out to have the biggest impact” as our devotional points out today!
Today’s devotional uses today’s verse to point us to this reality:
- “Take for example what today’s verse calls us to do: to spur each other on. In other words, to encourage each other toward what’s best for our lives. To offer that kind of encouragement to someone—though a seemingly small act in the moment—can have a big impact.“
Let’s be the dads who consider how we can spur on and encourage our wives towards good things this week!
Let’s be the dads who consider how we can spur on and encourage our kids towards good things this week!
Let’s be the dads who consider how we can spur on and encourage our world towards good things this week!
Today’s devotional provides us with a challenge for the upcoming week:
- “Spend time making a list of people you can spur on or encourage toward good things this week. Then, choose one person from your list to encourage this week in a small way.“

Popular – Day 5

As we head into day 5 of the next devotional related to dads and the one that came up is an interesting one as it is one on the topic of being popular and using that influence for the good of others. It was also interesting because even though I searched for “dad” it invites middle school students to join the devotional. I am excited to see how this devotional will play into our series of devotionals for dad and how God will choose to use it through me to help us be the dads He purposed and created and planned for us to be! Even as dads we need encouragement to recognize the influence we have. As dads, we need to also use it for the good of others! Popular is a 15-day devotional! Popular comes to us from a group name reThink Group.

Let’s check out our scriptures for today’s devotional:

Matthew 4:19

‘“Come, follow me,” Jesus said, “and I will send you out to fish for people.” ‘
Matthew 4:19

God’s Word is alive and active! It speaks to us how it isn’t about rituals and routines or rules and regulations, it’s about a personal relationship with God through Jesus Christ! It’s up to us to make the personal decision for ourselves and step into what God has created, purposed, and planned for us to become and accomplish! Let’s be the dads who answer the call to be the dads for our wives, kids, and the world!

Let’s be the dads who will be in a relationship with Jesus! Let’s be the dads who will follow Jesus’ example! Let’s be the dads who continue the work that Jesus started thousands of years ago! Let’s be the dads that answer the call and help point others to Jesus! Let’s be the dads who answer the call and leave a legacy by helping our kids have a relationship with Jesus! Let’s be the dads who leave a legacy in this world by having loved and lead others into the presence of God through Jesus! Let’s be the dads who follow Jesus! Let’s be the dads who help others catch the dream and the vision God has created and purposed for them!

Today’s devotional has been provided by reThink Group!

For more information, please visit http://orangestudents.com (About The Publisher)

Takeaways from Today’s Devotional:

“Be the regular people that Jesus called to do BIG things!”

Let’s be the dads who know God’s Word and know that the disciples who Jesus called were regular people!
Let’s be the dads who know God’s Word and that Jesus called these regular people to a higher calling and purpose!
Let’s be the dads who hear God’s calling on our lives to live up to a higher calling and purpose than when He found us!
Let’s be the dads who will leave the past behind and go follow after Jesus in order to accomplish His plans and purposes for our lives!
Let’s be the dads who answer the call to be the husbands for our wives!
Let’s be the dads who answer the call to be the dads for our kids!
Let’s be the dads who answer the call to be the family and friends!
God sees our potential and knows us better than we know ourselves!
Let’s be the dads who accept the call and follow after Him!
Let’s be the dads so that we can receive the things God sees in us!
Today’s devotional puts it this way:
- “He sees the potential we have for big influence and great things when we choose to follow Him.“
Let’s be the dads who answer the call just like the disciples did who will share the Good News of Jesus with our wives, kids, and the world!
Every good and perfect gift comes from God, so let’s be good stewards of them!
Let’s be the dads who receive the gifts and use them for His glory!
Let’s be the dads who receive the gifts and “use our gifts and influence to share Him with others“!
Today’s devotional closes with a question and a challenge:
THE QUESTION:
- “Who in your life could you share a little bit about Jesus with?“
THE CHALLENGE:
- “Commit to starting a conversation with them about Him this week.“

Popular – Day 4

As we head into day 4 of the next devotional related to dads and the one that came up is an interesting one as it is one on the topic of being popular and using that influence for the good of others. It was also interesting because even though I searched for “dad” it invites middle school students to join the devotional. I am excited to see how this devotional will play into our series of devotionals for dad and how God will choose to use it through me to help us be the dads He purposed and created and planned for us to be! Even as dads we need encouragement to recognize the influence we have. As dads, we need to also use it for the good of others! Popular is a 15-day devotional! Popular comes to us from a group name reThink Group.

Let’s check out our scriptures for today’s devotional:

Luke 6:31

‘Do to others as you would have them do to you. ‘
Luke 6:31

God’s Word is so amazing to me. God’s Word is solid as a rock, a firm foundation on which we can build our lives and trust. God’s provided us with this owner’s manual, instruction guide, and a love letter to help us navigate this thing called life. We get to choose if we will spend time reading it, understanding it, and applying it. We each get to choose freely. We all have to make the choice on our own. We all get the chance to share it and use our light to shine into this dark world and use our influence for good!

Let’s be the dads who meditate and spend time in God’s Word! Let’s be the dads who study God’s Word in order to become the best dads we can be! Let’s be the dads who study God’s Word in order to become the dads God created, called, and purposed for us to be! Let’s be the dads who choose to live our lives in a way that others can sense the presence of God by the way we treat them! Let’s be the dads who “Do to others as you would have them do to you”!

Today’s devotional has been provided by reThink Group!

For more information, please visit http://orangestudents.com (About The Publisher)

Takeaways from Today’s Devotional:

“If we want to be treated well, then that’s the way we should treat others.“

Let’s be the dads who realize that words have power and so choose our words wisely!
Let’s be the dads who realize that our behavior towards others matters and so we need to treat others right!
Let’s be the dads who know that “the fastest way to lose our influence with others is to treat them poorly.“
Let’s be the dads who don’t treat “the people around us whatever influence we may have” unkindly, disrespectfully, or hurtfully because we know it will damage our relationships and influence!
Let’s be the dads who take advantage of having the opportunity to do good and treat others like we want to be treated!
Let’s be the dads who choose to treat people kindly, respectfully, lovingly, pleasantly, and with comforting behavior for their good and their benefit!
Let’s be the dads who want to make a difference in the lives of others!
Let’s be the dads who commit to following Jesus and this command He has given us to “do to others as you would have them do to you”!
Let’s be the dads who live by example and model the practice of doing to others as we would have them do to us!
Let’s be the dads who make a shift in the way we treat others to treat them better!
Let’s be the dads who model Jesus’ command to the world around us so that they could see it and start doing the same!
Let’s be the dads who model Jesus’ command towards our wives!
Let’s be the dads who model Jesus’ command towards our kids!
Let’s be the dads who model Jesus’ command towards the world around us!
Today’s devotional leaves us with the following challenge:
- “This week, commit to being the one who starts the trend of treating others the way you want to be treated. ”

Popular – Day 3

As we head into day 3 of the next devotional related to dads and the one that came up is an interesting one as it is one on the topic of being popular and using that influence for the good of others. It was also interesting because even though I searched for “dad” it invites middle school students to join the devotional. I am excited to see how this devotional will play into our series of devotionals for dad and how God will choose to use it through me to help us be the dads He purposed and created and planned for us to be! Even as dads we need encouragement to recognize the influence we have. As dads, we need to also use it for the good of others! Popular is a 15-day devotional! Popular comes to us from a group name reThink Group.

Let’s check out our scriptures for today’s devotional:

Mark 12:31

‘The second is this: ‘Love your neighbor as yourself.’ There is no commandment greater than these.” ‘
Mark 12:31

God’s Word is so powerful as we consider what to do today. It tells us how important it is to love and be loved! God loves us so much that He sent Jesus! We are to love because God first loved us! And as we are filled with God’s love we should overflow in love to the people God brings into our lives! As we do that we will get to accomplish the second which is to love our neighbors as ourselves.

Let’s be the dads who are filled to overflowing with love! Let’s be the dads who when our tanks are running low invite God into the situation and into our hearts so that we can get refilled by being in His presence and then be able to overflow love into the world around us! Let’s be the dads who make sure we prioritize properly pouring love into the lives of our wives, the lives of our kids, and then the world around us!

Today’s devotional has been provided by reThink Group!

For more information, please visit http://orangestudents.com (About The Publisher)

Takeaways from Today’s Devotional:
“What is the most important commandment?“

Let’s be the dads who remember the answer!
Let’s be the dads who remember that the first and most important commandment is:
- “‘Love the Lord your God with all your heart and with all your soul and with all your mind and with all your strength.’ ‘ — Mark 12:30“
Let’s be the dads who remember that the second most important commandment is:
- “‘The second is this: ‘Love your neighbor as yourself.’ There is no commandment greater than these.” ‘
  — Mark 12:31“
Let’s be the dads who daily reflect and choose to live our lives with what’s the most important thing we can do as followers of God to show our belief in Him by living lives that love! Love God and Love people!
Let’s be the dads who show how much we love God!
Let’s be the dads who show how much we love our wives!
Let’s be the dads who show how much we love our kids!
Let’s be the dads who show how much we love our neighbors!
Let’s be the dads who show how much we love by giving!
- giving care to others that we would want ourselves!
- giving kindness to others that we would want ourselves!
- giving respect to others that would we would want ourselves!
Let’s be the dads who make a difference by loving others the way we love ourselves!
- Let’s be the dads who make a difference in the lives of our wives by loving them the way we love ourselves!
- Let’s be the dads who make a difference in the lives of our kids by loving them the way we love ourselves!
- Let’s be the dads who make a difference in the lives of those in our families by loving them the way we love ourselves!
- Let’s be the dads who make a difference in the lives of those in our schools by loving them the way we love ourselves!
- Let’s be the dads who make a difference in the lives of those in our communities by loving them the way we love ourselves!
- Let’s be the dads who make a difference in the lives of those in our workplaces by loving them the way we love ourselves!
- Let’s be the dads who make a difference in the lives of those in our small groups by loving them the way we love ourselves!
Today’s devotional closes with a challenge, let’s be the dad who take up this challenge:
- “Make a list of ways you want others to treat you—things that make you feel loved. Then, try to treat others in your life that same way this week.“

Popular – Day 2

As we head into day 2 of the next devotional related to dads and the one that came up is an interesting one as it is one on the topic of being popular and using that influence for the good of others. It was also interesting because even though I searched for “dad” it invites middle school students to join the devotional. I am excited to see how this devotional will play into our series of devotionals for dad and how God will choose to use it through me to help us be the dads He purposed and created and planned for us to be! Even as dads we need encouragement to recognize the influence we have. As dads, we need to also use it for the good of others! Popular is a 15-day devotional! Popular comes to us from a group name reThink Group.

Let’s check out our scriptures for today’s devotional:

Titus 3:14

‘Our people must learn to devote themselves to doing what is good, in order to provide for urgent needs and not live unproductive lives. ‘
Titus 3:14

God’s Word never fails to amaze me as it speaks to me right where I am at. Even as I consider the plans for today and the theme that comes to mind, God is able to take His Word and speak right into my very situation, right on schedule, right on cue, and never missing the mark. God is so amazing and to know that His Word is alive and active encourages and builds me up.

Let’s be the dads who learn to devote themselves to doing what is good! Let’s be the dads who learn to devote themselves to doing good in order to provide for urgent needs! Let’s be the dads who learn to devote themselves to doing what is good in living productive lives for the glory of God!

Let’s be the dads who allocate, assign, allot, commit, give, give over, afford, apportion, surrender, consign, sacrifice, pledge, dedicate, consecrate, set aside, earmark, reserve, designate, and spare our time and energy to do what is good! Let’s be the dads who allocate, assign, allot, commit, give, give over, afford, apportion, surrender, consign, sacrifice, pledge, dedicate, consecrate, set aside, earmark, reserve, designate, and spare our time and energy to accomplish God’s will in our lives! Let’s be the dads who allocate, assign, allot, commit, give, give over, afford, apportion, surrender, consign, sacrifice, pledge, dedicate, consecrate, set aside, earmark, reserve, designate, and spare our time and energy to pursue God’s purpose in our lives! Let’s be the dads who allocate, assign, allot, commit, give, give over, afford, apportion, surrender, consign, sacrifice, pledge, dedicate, consecrate, set aside, earmark, reserve, designate, and spare our time and energy to answering God’s call upon our lives!

Today’s devotional has been provided by reThink Group!

For more information, please visit http://orangestudents.com (About The Publisher)

Takeaways from Today’s Devotional:
“Devoted to doing good”

Let’s be the dads who are devoted to doing good for our wives!
Let’s be the dads who are devoted to doing good for our kids!
Let’s be the dads who are devoted to doing good for the world around us!
Today’s devotional poses very interesting and powerful questions:
- “When was the last time you devoted yourself to something?“
- “When was the last time you gave all your time, attention, and dedication to something?“
Do you remember when you were a kid, things that you would become devoted to?
How about now how are you being the dads that are devoted to something?
Has the focus changed? Has the purpose changed? Has the calling changed?
2022 for me has 2 things God has put top of mind:
- 1) Be The Dad
- 2) THRIVE for the glory of God
With Be The Dads, I started on day 1 of 2022 writing this blog as my focus and devotion to God’s calling as I try to get more insight and details for this calling God has put upon my life in 2021.
2022 scripture theme kicked off with the word THRIVE and so each morning as I begin my day I start by writing about how God is working in and through my life to help me to thrive for His glory!
How do you answer the questions from today’s devotional?
What is it that you are devoting your time, energy, and money towards?
Today’s devotional reminds us how “we devote ourselves to things all the time, but Paul is reminding us here to devote ourselves to the most important thing: doing what is good.“
Let’s be the dads who devote ourselves to giving our time to doing what is good for the glory of God!
Let’s be the dads who devote ourselves to giving our energy to doing what is good for the glory of God!
Let’s be the dads who devote ourselves to giving our attention to doing what is good for the glory of God!
Let’s be the dads who devote ourselves to giving our time to doing what is good for our wives!
Let’s be the dads who devote ourselves to giving our energy to doing what is good for our wives!
Let’s be the dads who devote ourselves to giving our attention to doing what is good for our wives!
Let’s be the dads who devote ourselves to giving our time to doing what is good for our kids!
Let’s be the dads who devote ourselves to giving our energy to doing what is good for our kids!
Let’s be the dads who devote ourselves to giving our attention to doing what is good for our kids!
Let’s be the dads who devote ourselves to giving our time to doing what is good for ourselves!
Let’s be the dads who devote ourselves to giving our energy to doing what is good for ourselves!
Let’s be the dads who devote ourselves to giving our attention to doing what is good for ourselves!
Let’s be the dads who devote ourselves to giving our time to doing what is good for others!
Let’s be the dads who devote ourselves to giving our energy to doing what is good for others!
Let’s be the dads who devote ourselves to giving our attention to doing what is good for others!
Let’s be the dads who devote our lives to using our influence for good!
Today’s devotional closes with a question and then a directive:
- The Question:
- “Where are you devoting the most of your energy?“
- The Directive:
- “Ask God to help you shift your focus to doing what’s good. “

Popular – Day 1

It was time to move on to the next devotional related to dads and when I did my search the one that came up is an interesting one as it is one on the topic of being popular and using that influence for the good of others. It was also interesting because even though I searched for “dad” it invites middle school students to join the devotional. I am excited to see how this devotional will play into our series of devotionals for dad and how God will choose to use it through me to help us be the dads He purposed and created and planned for us to be! Even as dads we need encouragement to recognize the influence we have. As dads, we need to also use it for the good of others! Popular is a 15-day devotional! Popular comes to us from a group name reThink Group.

Let’s check out our scriptures for today’s devotional:

1 Timothy 4:12

‘Don’t let anyone look down on you because you are young, but set an example for the believers in speech, in conduct, in love, in faith and in purity. ‘
1 Timothy 4:12

God’s Word is for all of us! God’s Word can equip us at every and any age! God’s Word is active and alive and can meet us right where we are at! So let’s grab hold of how today’s Word from God can help us to be or become the dads God desires for us to be!

Let’s be the dads who don’t judge or look at someone from the wrong perspective based on their age, their size, or their stature! Let’s be the dads who look at others not up to or down to but at others! Let’s be the dads who lead by example so that our wives, our kids, and our worlds can see it and glorify our Father in Heaven! Let’s be the dads who choose to live lives that will set an example for others by the words we use! Let’s be the dads who choose to live lives that will set an example for others by the way we conduct our lives! Let’s be the dads who choose to live lives with an overabundance of love so that God’s love flows into us and then through us so that the overflow can be poured out on all those God brings into our lives, first to our wives, then to our kids, and then to everyone else! Let’s be the dads who set an example by living out the faith we have in Jesus so that others may see the fruit being produced by our decision to stay connected to Jesus and glorify our Father in Heaven! Let’s be the dads who set an example by making good choices to live lives of purity! Let’s be the dads who are servant leaders and who lead by example!

Today’s devotional has been provided by reThink Group!

For more information, please visit http://orangestudents.com (About The Publisher)

Takeaways from Today’s Devotional:
“Perspective”

Let’s be the dads who look at the whole picture!
Let’s be the dads who try to understand and see things from every perspective!
Let’s be the dads who know God’s perspective!
Let’s be the dads who don’t make assumptions or consider anything out of context!
Let’s be the dads who when we look at God’s Word don’t look at it or consider it on its own but consider the full context of what is being said!
Let’s be the dads who never look down on others! No matter their age, their situation, or their condition!
Let’s be the dads who set an example because we are called by God!
- Let’s “set an example for others in the words we say“!
- Let’s “set an example for others in” “the way we live“!
- Let’s “set an example for others in” “how we show our love“!
- Let’s “set an example for others in” “the way we live out our faith“!
Let’s be the dads who realize we are always being watched!
Let’s be the dads who realize that because we are being watched we need to choose to live our lives in a way that will glorify God!
Let’s be the dads who realize the influence we have by being dads!
Let’s be the dads who realize the influence we have by being believers!
Let’s be the dads who realize that we have a responsibility to use the influence we have been given by God!
Let’s be the dads who choose to take on that responsibility and choose “to set a good example for the people around us“!
Let’s be the dads who are prepared for today because we have considered, we’ve thought, and we’ve planned “the kind of example we want to set for others“!
Let’s be the dads who choose to be “patient“!
Let’s be the dads who choose to be “faithful friends“!
Let’s be the dads who choose to “have a kind heart“!
Today’s devotional raises a challenge for us to pick up:
- “This week, take one step to set that example for others. “

Agape: A Father’s Love – Day 3

As today’s devotional comes to a close with day 3 of 3, it is amazing how God chooses to speak to us. It is amazing how great His love is for us! It is amazing how far He is willing to go to get our attention! It’s just a matter of where we are and how we will respond. Will we allow our hearts to be softened and recreated? Will you allow our minds to be receptive to His instruction and wisdom? It’s a choice that we will all have to and get to make!

What a great word to see as my next devotional topic AGAPE – agape (/ɑːˈɡɑːpeɪ, ˈɑːɡəˌpeɪ, ˈæɡə-/;[1][2] from Ancient Greek ἀγάπη (agápē)) is unconditional love, “the highest form of love, charity” and “the love of God for man and of man for God”. What a way to kick off a Sunday and consider how it is a 3-day devotional means we will need to find another one for Wednesday! What a way to kick off the calendar week with the topic of the highest form of love! What a way to kick off the calendar week with the topic of unconditional love! Let’s be the dads who love unconditionally! Let’s be the dads who love our wives unconditionally! Let’s be the dads who love our kids unconditionally! Let’s be the dads who love others unconditionally so that they may experience God’s presence in and through our lives! Let’s dig in to get all this devotional has to offer! In the description from Bible.com we read about how “Vance K. Jackson leads readers in this heart-transforming message. God is Love. There is no comparison to the Love of God. Let His Love fill every void. There is nothing that can replace His Love. There is nothing that can compete with His Love. Let the Love of God serve as the foundation of every area of your heart as you read this timely message.” Such an intro makes me so excited to read and learn and share what I find with each of you.

Let’s check out our scriptures for today’s devotional:

‘Then Peter came to Jesus and asked, “Lord, how many times shall I forgive my brother or sister who sins against me? Up to seven times?” Jesus answered, “I tell you, not seven times, but seventy-seven times. ‘
Matthew 18:21-22

‘In that day their burden will be lifted from your shoulders, their yoke from your neck; the yoke will be broken because you have grown so fat. ‘
Isaiah 10:27

‘Cast all your anxiety on him because he cares for you. ‘
1 Peter 5:7

God’s Word never returns void! God’s Word isn’t dead on dusty old pages of an old book but rather God’s Word is alive and active, sharper than a double-edged sword!

Do you realize how important it is to forgive? It was one of the most powerful moments in my life when I finally was able to let go of the anger, the bitterness, the frustration, the sadness, and the loneliness and replace them with forgiveness that filled my heart with love, hope, and joy! Let me share a quick video with you on the subject before we continue to our next scripture!

THE POWER OF FORGIVENESS!

Let’s be the dads who are ready and willing to forgive! Let’s be the dads who choose to forgive! Let’s be the dads who aren’t keeping count of the offenses because we are too busy forgiving! Let’s be the dads who aren’t causing ourselves more pain by not forgiving others! Let’s be the dads who can forgive our wives! Let’s be the dads who can forgive our kids! Let’s be the dads who can forgive the people with whom we live out this life! That’s right, not just 7 times but keep forgiving!

Let’s be the dads who receive Jesus into our hearts! Let’s be the dads who have the yoke broken by the love of Jesus! Let’s be the dads who are able to receive the yoke and burden Jesus is offering us and giving up the one we have been carrying! Let’s be the dads who accept the offer to allow Jesus to bear the burdens of this life with us and not have to go it alone! Let’s be the dads who accept the offer to allow Jesus to exchange the yoke of this life with us for His yoke that is easy! Let’s be the dads who will give up on trying to do enough, be good enough, etc. but instead receive the gift of grace by faith in Jesus! Let’s be the dads who produce good fruit because of the overflow of God’s love from our hearts and our faith in Jesus! So rather than doing to receive we are doing from the overflow of our hearts in faith for we know that faith without works is dead! Let’s be the dads who give up and give over to Jesus “The “yoke of the Pharisees” is the burdensome yoke of self-righteousness and legalistic law-keeping.” Let’s be the dads who trade yokes with Jesus because we realize that “Jesus was saying that any kind of law-keeping is burdensome and amounts to a “heavy yoke” of oppression because no amount of law-keeping can bridge the gap between our sinfulness and God’s holiness.” Let’s be the dads who will ask questions and dig deeper to understand God’s Word! I found this commentary on “What makes Jesus’ yoke easy and His burden light” and it says:

What makes Jesus’ yoke easy and His burden light is that in Jesus’ own active obedience (i.e., His perfect fulfillment of the Law of God), He carried the burden that we were meant to carry. His perfect obedience is applied (imputed) to us through faith, just as His righteousness was exchanged for our sin at the cross (2 Corinthians 5:21). Our obedience to Jesus then becomes our “spiritual worship” (Romans 12:1). Furthermore, we are indwelt by the Holy Spirit who works in our lives to mold us into the image of Christ, thereby making the yoke of Jesus easy and His burden light. The life lived by faith is a much lighter yoke and a much easier burden to carry than the heavy and burdensome yoke of self-righteousness under which some continually strive to make themselves acceptable to God through works.
What does it mean when Jesus says, “my yoke is easy and my burden is light” (Matthew 11:30)? | GotQuestions.org

Let’s be the dads who do not allow anxiety and worry to weigh us down! Let’s be the dads who when anxiety or worry comes our way, choose to cast all of it (not a piece, not a part, not some, but all of it) on God! Let’s be the dads who pray without ceasing because we want to be walking out our entire life in a relationship with God! Let’s be the dads who choose to cast all our cares and anxiety on God because we know that He cares for us!

Today’s devotional has been provided by Vance K. Jackson (http://www.VanceKJackson.com).

For more information, please visit http://www.VanceKJackson.com (About The Publisher).

Takeaways from Today’s Devotional:
“Love Breaks Cycles.“

Let’s be the dads who lead with love and so in doing:
- forgive!
- break cycles!
- restore!
- heal!
Let’s be the dads who grab hold of and pass on God’s love for we know that God’s love:
Let’s be the dads who invite Jesus into our hearts and allow His love to:
Today’s devotional uses the AMPC version which I think we should be the dads to receive God’s Word from today when it says:
- “1 Peter‬ ‭5:7‬ ‭AMPC‬‬ declares, “Casting the whole of your care [all your anxieties, all your worries, all your concerns, once and for all] on Him, for He cares for you affectionately and cares about you watchfully.”“
Let’s be the dads who trust God at His Word and so when we read and reflect on scriptures like 1 Peter 5:7, we are able to prevent or stop
- the weight of the world weigh us down!
- the cares of the world entangle our hearts!
Let’s be the dads who trust God at His Word and can read and reflect on scriptures like 1 Peter 5:7 and grab hold of the reality that:
- the Love of God completely set us free
Let’s be the dads who “Choose to completely surrender to the Father’s Love“!
Today’s devotional closes with a reference link with additional resources from Vance K. Jackson:
- “We hope this Plan encouraged you. Explore Other Resources from Vance K. Jackson.“

Agape: A Father’s Love – Day 2

As I was about to begin today, receiving a message from the other of today’s devotional touched my heart and I am so blessed that God not only called me to start “Be The Dads” but has opened the door to have me connect with incredible people who have written dad devotionals.

Let’s check out our scriptures for today’s devotional:

‘as far as the east is from the west, so far has he removed our transgressions from us. ‘
Psalms 103:12

‘For God so loved the world that he gave his one and only Son, that whoever believes in him shall not perish but have eternal life. For God did not send his Son into the world to condemn the world, but to save the world through him. ‘
John 3:16-17

‘Therefore, there is now no condemnation for those who are in Christ Jesus, ‘
Romans 8:1

‘Love the Lord your God with all your heart and with all your soul and with all your strength. ‘
Deuteronomy 6:5

God’s Word amazes me. It’s not a bunch of words on a page, even though it is because it is God speaking to us and so the Words are alive and jump off the page and speak to us through the Holy Spirit. You realize God has something today when your daily post, your daily verse, and your devotional all point the same way. Today that was the verse from Romans 8:1 which was also the verse of the day today from bible.com. When I grabbed it originally I extended it to include verse 2 because it gives an explanation, the why behind the statement, the because statement to help us better understand why God and what God has done for us!

Let’s be the dads who receive God’s Word into our hearts, minds, and lives and choose to live in alignment with them! Let’s be the dads who receive God’s Word that He has removed our transgressions from us through Jesus as far as the east is from the west! Let’s be the dads who similarly can choose to forgive and not allow bitterness and anger to become roots in our hearts or anchors that would hold us back from being everything God created, purposed, and called us to be! Let’s be the dads who don’t hold the past over people but rather by forgiving are able to move forward!

Let’s be the dads who love! Let’s be the dads who receive God’s love as described in John 3! Let’s be the dads who love so much that we are generous! Let’s be the dads who receive God’s gift and grace of love through Jesus so that we will not perish but have eternal life! Let’s be the dads who love enough that we live to bring our wives and our kids with us on this journey so that they too can receive the incredible gift of grace and love of God through Jesus and get to spend eternity with us in heaven with God! Let’s be the dads who choose to live our lives wanting to make this world a better place! Just like God didn’t send Jesus to condemn the world let’s be the dads who are going out and being the husbands and the dads, the friends, and the coworkers who are making a difference and helping to lead others into the presence of God! Let’s be the dads who are Jesus with skin on to people who may never step into a church!

Let’s be the dads who can grab hold of not only how thanks to Jesus we no longer need to live with or in condemnation, that is with or in censure, criticism, castigation, stricture, denunciation, damnation, vilification, opprobrium, reproof, disapproval, disapprobation, reprobation, arraignment, excoriation, and objurgation! So with all of that behind us, let’s be the dads who grab hold of the BECAUSE so we don’t think it is because we did something or accomplished something, but rather realize that Jesus paid it all! Let’s be the dads who live our lives without condemnation “because through Christ Jesus the law of the Spirit who gives life has set you free from the law of sin and death.”

Let’s be the dads who have the fountain of life who is Jesus in our hearts, filling us so that we thirst no more and overflow with love and compassion for all those God brings across our paths today! Let’s be the dads who love our wives and kids! Let’s be the dads who love our friends and neighbors! Let’s be the dads who love our family and coworkers! Let’s be the dads who love God with all of our hearts, all of our souls, and all of our strength!

Today’s devotional has been provided by Vance K. Jackson (http://www.VanceKJackson.com).

For more information, please visit http://www.VanceKJackson.com (About The Publisher).

Takeaways from Today’s Devotional:
“Love Breaks Yokes.“

Today’s devotional used different translations than NIV that I quoted above and they read as follows:
- ““As far as the east is from the west, so far hath He removed our transgressions from us.” Psalms‬ ‭103:12‬ ‭KJV‬‬”
- “Psalms‬ ‭103:12‬ ‭NLT‬‬ declares, “He has removed our sins as far from us as the east is from the west.”“
- ““For this is how God loved the world: He gave His one and only Son, so that everyone who believes in Him will not perish but have eternal life. God sent his Son into the world not to judge the world, but to save the world through Him.” John‬ ‭3:16-17‬ ‭NLT‬‬“
- “Deuteronomy‬ ‭6:5‬ ‭NLT‬‬ declares, “And you must love the Lord your God with all your heart, all your soul, and all your strength.”“
Let’s be the dads who grab hold of the reality that “God’s Love is endless.“
Let’s be the dads who grab hold of the reality that “God’s Love breaks yokes.“
Let’s be the dads who grab hold of the reality that “God’s Love breaks bondages.“
Let’s be the dads who grab hold of the reality that “God’s Love breaks generational cycles.“
Let’s be the dads who grab hold of the reality that “God’s Love releases us from every torment and entanglement.“
Let’s be the dads who grab hold of the reality that “God’s Love has no boundaries.“
Let’s be the dads who grab hold of the reality that “His Love has no limits.“
Let’s be the dads who grab hold of the reality that we need to “Let the Love of God free us from the bondage of the past.“
Let’s be the dads who grab hold of the reality that “Love is not selfish.“
Let’s be the dads who grab hold of the reality that “Love gives.“
Let’s be the dads who grab hold of the reality that “Love forgives.“
Let’s be the dads who grab hold of the reality that “His Love will wash away the guilt, shame and defeat of the past.“
Let’s be the dads who grab hold of the reality that we need to “Let His Love free us.“
Let’s be the dads who choose to live distributing and giving God’s love to our wives, kids, and the world around us!
Let’s be the dads who choose not to hoard God’s love but rather to share it with the world around us!
Let’s be the dads who choose to grab hold of the reality in order to be able to pass it along to our wives, our kids, and our world!
Let’s be the dads who choose to love our wives, our kids, and the people God brings into our lives without judgment or condemnation!
Let’s be the dads who “Choose to let the Love of God strengthen us.“
Let’s be the dads who “Let His Love build up our hearts.“
Let’s be the dads who “Let His Love deliver us from the pain of the past.“
Let’s be the dads who “Let His Love reach and heal every part of our hearts and souls.“
Let’s be the dads who “Let His Love heal every deep-seeded wound.“
Let’s be the dads who “Let His Love heal every emotional scar of the past.“
Let’s be the dads who “Surrender to the Love of God and be made whole.“
Let’s be the dads who allow God to work in us so that He will be able to work through us to touch and change the lives of our wives, kids, and world for the glory of His Kingdom!

Agape: A Father’s Love – Day 1

As I started today I needed to find a new devotional to start. What a great word to see as my next devotional topic AGAPE – agape (/ɑːˈɡɑːpeɪ, ˈɑːɡəˌpeɪ, ˈæɡə-/;[1][2] from Ancient Greek ἀγάπη (agápē)) is unconditional love, “the highest form of love, charity” and “the love of God for man and of man for God”. What a way to kick off a Sunday and consider how it is a 3-day devotional means we will need to find another one for Wednesday! What a way to kick off the calendar week with the topic of the highest form of love! What a way to kick off the calendar week with the topic of unconditional love! Let’s be the dads who love unconditionally! Let’s be the dads who love our wives unconditionally! Let’s be the dads who love our kids unconditionally! Let’s be the dads who love others unconditionally so that they may experience God’s presence in and through our lives! Let’s dig in to get all this devotional has to offer! In the description from Bible.com we read about how “Vance K. Jackson leads readers in this heart-transforming message. God is Love. There is no comparison to the Love of God. Let His Love fill every void. There is nothing that can replace His Love. There is nothing that can compete with His Love. Let the Love of God serve as the foundation of every area of your heart as you read this timely message.” Such an intro makes me so excited to read and learn and share what I find with each of you.

Let’s check out our scriptures for today’s devotional:

1 Corinthians 13:4

‘Love is patient, love is kind. It does not envy, it does not boast, it is not proud. ‘
1 Corinthians 13:4

What is so amazing to me is when I grab hold of how the Bible tells us that God is love and then in 1 Corinthians 13 we get the definition of love. When bringing the two concepts together, we can replace the word love with God within the definition. Let’s pause for a second and look at the scriptures and the outcome of doing just that.

‘Whoever does not love does not know God, because God is love. ‘
1 John 4:8

‘Love is patient, love is kind. It does not envy, it does not boast, it is not proud. It does not dishonor others, it is not self-seeking, it is not easily angered, it keeps no record of wrongs. Love does not delight in evil but rejoices with the truth. It always protects, always trusts, always hopes, always perseveres. Love never fails. But where there are prophecies, they will cease; where there are tongues, they will be stilled; where there is knowledge, it will pass away. ‘
1 Corinthians 13:4-8

So since we know God is love that means we can rewrite or meditate on the reality that:

‘God is patient, God is kind. He does not envy, He does not boast, He is not proud. He does not dishonor others, He is not self-seeking, He is not easily angered, He keeps no record of wrongs. God does not delight in evil but rejoices with the truth. He always protects, always trusts, always hopes, always perseveres. God never fails. But where there are prophecies, they will cease; where there are tongues, they will be stilled; where there is knowledge, it will pass away.’

Imagine if we could be the dads who are love. Imagine if we could be the dads who can live our lives unconditionally loving our wives, our kids, and everyone God brings into our lives. Imagine a world with dads who love unconditionally and could live out their lives as the love in 1 Corinthians where we choose to live our lives out so that it could be rewritten as:

Dad is patient, Dad is kind. He does not envy, He does not boast, He is not proud. He does not dishonor others, He is not self-seeking, He is not easily angered, He keeps no record of wrongs. Dad does not delight in evil but rejoices with the truth. He always protects, always trusts, always hopes, always perseveres. Dad never fails.

Let’s be the dads who choose to aim to become 1 Corinthians 13 dads. Let’s be the dads who choose to become more like God with the aim of becoming 1 Corinthians 13 dads. Let’s jump into what today’s devotional has to share and teach us!

Today’s devotional has been provided by Vance K. Jackson (http://www.VanceKJackson.com).

For more information, please visit http://www.VanceKJackson.com (About The Publisher).

Takeaways from Today’s Devotional:
“Agape: A Father’s Love.“

Today’s devotional starts with today’s verse using the King James Version which says:
- ““Charity suffereth long, and is kind; charity envieth not; charity vaunteth not itself, is not puffed up,” 1 Corinthians‬ ‭13:4‬ ‭KJV‬‬“
Today’s devotional speaks to God’s LOVE and shares these powerful truths:
- “God is Love.“
- “There is no comparison to the Love of God.“
- “Let His Love fill every void.“
- “There is nothing that can replace His Love.“
- “There is nothing that can compete with His Love.“
- “Let the Love of God serve as the foundation of every area of your heart.“
- “Let the Love of God serve as the bedrock and framework for every area of your life. “
Today’s devotional wants to allow us to look at today’s verse using different translations too including the AMPC and NLT.
- “Love endures long and is patient and kind; love never is envious nor boils over with jealousy, is not boastful or vainglorious, does not display itself haughtily.” – AMPC version of 1 Corinthians 13:4
- “Love is patient and kind. Love is not jealous or boastful or proud.” – NLT version of 1 Corinthians 13:4
Today’s devotional helps us dig deeper into the word agape using Strong’s Concordance which teaches us:
- “the Greek word for, “Charity” is, ‘Agape’ (G26) which means, “Affection, good will, love, benevolence, love feasts.”“
Let’s be the dads who let our hearts “reflect the Love of God in every area of our lives“!
Let’s be the dads who let our hearts “reflect the Love of Christ in all of your relationships“!
Let’s be the dads who “let God’s Love lead our hearts“!
Let’s be the dads who “let God’s Love guide your heart“!
Let’s be the dads who cling to the reality that “God’s Love never fails“!
Let’s be the dads who cling to the reality that “God’s Love never falters“!
Let’s be the dads who cling to the reality that “God’s Love is everlasting“!
Let’s be the dads who cling to the reality that “God never fails“!
Let’s be the dads who “Pattern our lives after God’s Love“!
Let’s be the dads who “Pattern our relationships after God’s Love“!
Let’s be the dads who “Choose to forgive freely“!
Let’s be the dads who “Let His Love radiate in every area of your life“!
Let’s be the dads who “Choose to Love others how God Loves us“!
Let’s be the dads who realize that “God’s Love extends beyond human comprehension“!
Let’s be the dads who choose to “Let God’s Love make us complete“!
Let’s be the dads who choose to “Let God’s Love make us whole“!
Let’s be the dads who choose to “Let God’s Love set us free“!

UNCOMMEN: Dads 2 – Day 5

Happy to have found another devotional by UNCOMMEN that we will finish today. This is a sequel to the first UNCOMMEN Dad’s devotional and will look to challenge us to be better dads, better Christians, and better men! This devotional will do so by tackling subjects like effort, trust, consistency, and more. I am excited to see Jesus in and through this devotional and how He can and will infuse us with life-changing power to make us become UNCOMMEN Dads!

Let’s check out our scriptures for today’s devotional:

‘And give my son Solomon the wholehearted devotion to keep your commands, statutes and decrees and to do everything to build the palatial structure for which I have provided.” ‘
1 Chronicles 29:19

‘Therefore confess your sins to each other and pray for each other so that you may be healed. The prayer of a righteous person is powerful and effective. ‘
James 5:16

‘if my people, who are called by my name, will humble themselves and pray and seek my face and turn from their wicked ways, then I will hear from heaven, and I will forgive their sin and will heal their land. ‘
2 Chronicles 7:14

As we close out our devotional today let’s dig into the last scriptures that are incorporated into today’s message. God’s Word is alive and active and is good for teaching and directing us! Let’s grab a hold of our responsibility when it comes to raising our kids and be the dads!

Let’s be the dads who are preparing our kids and pointing our kids to God! Let’s be the dads who are praying and in relationship with God so that we can ask Him to help our kids be wholeheartedly devoted to keeping God’s commands, statutes, and decrees! Let’s be the dads who live godly examples so that our kids will do everything to build the life God and us as dads have provided and prepared for them to accomplish!

Let’s be the dads who trust and lean in on God so much that we confess our sins to one another! Let’s be the dads who are living for the glory of God by praying for each other that we may be healed! Let’s be the dads who stick close to God and live to imitate God because we know that the prayer of a righteous person is powerful and effective!

Let’s be the dads who are walking humbly rather than prideful! Let’s be the dads who are called Christians! Let’s be the dads who will humble ourselves and pray to God! Let’s be the dads who will humble ourselves and seek God’s face! Let’s be the dads who will humble ourselves and turn from our wicked ways! Let’s be the dads who God will hear from heaven! Let’s be the dads who God will forgive our sins! Let’s be the dads who God will heal our land!

Today’s devotional has been provided by UNCOMMEN (https://www.uncommen.org).

For more information, please visit https://www.uncommen.org/ About The Publisher.

Takeaways from Today’s Devotional:
“The Power of a Praying Father“

Let’s be the dads who choose to trust God with everything!
Let’s be the dads who depend on God for everything!
Let’s be the dads who pray without ceasing!
Let’s be the dads who pray for our wives and our kids!
Let’s be the dads who like David desire and ask through prayer for God to give our kids a whole heart!
Let’s be the dads who like David desire and ask through prayer for God to give our kids hearts that will keep God’s commandments, testimonies, and statutes!
Let’s be the dads who realize how important prayer for our kids is!
Let’s be the dads who realize that prayer for our kids isn’t something to consider but rather something that is necessary!
Today’s devotional speaks to it this way:
- “Your prayer is necessary for your children. We live in a fallen, broken world filled with struggles. So, in a world that is poised and ready to tear down, you better be praying for your children (along with a lot of other people and things) every chance you get. Your children need to see you praying for them so they can learn to pray for others as well. “
Let’s be the dads who realize that prayer wasn’t for back then but rather that it is for right here, right now!
Consider what we read in 2 Chronicles for today’s verses and how applicable it is today!
- “2 Chronicles 7:14 — “if my people who are called by my name will humble themselves, and pray and seek my face, and turn from their wicked ways, then I will hear from heaven, and will forgive their sin and heal their land.”“
- Today’s devotional add to this:
  - “As you can see by that verse, the same fallen culture of their time is here today. But God tells us how to change that. “If my people…humble themselves, pray, seek God, and repent, then I will forgive their sin and heal their land.
    Looking at the news and social media today, I don’t think many people are applying 2 Chronicles 7:14 to their lives. Let’s change that today and start to be Uncommen!“
Today’s devotional in closing gives us these “Uncommen Questions:“
Today’s devotional in closing also provides us with an “Uncommen Challenge:“
- “I challenge you to spend some time speaking with your children to find out what they need prayer for and then spend time with God on that topic. Pray for your children as if their lives depended on it because many times it may, and you may never know it.“

UNCOMMEN: Dads 2 – Day 4

Happy to have found another devotional by UNCOMMEN that will last 2 more days. This is a sequel to the first UNCOMMEN Dad’s devotional and will look to challenge us to be better dads, better Christians, and better men! This devotional will do so by tackling subjects like effort, trust, consistency, and more. I am excited to see Jesus in and through this devotional and how He can and will infuse us with life-changing power to make us become UNCOMMEN Dads!

Let’s check out our scriptures for today’s devotional:

Proverbs 13:24

‘Whoever spares the rod hates their children, but the one who loves their children is careful to discipline them. ‘
Proverbs 13:24

God’s Word isn’t just to teach kids but all of us! God’s Word is active and alive! God’s Word is sharp and can cut right through the situation to get right to the core of things! Let’s make sure to spend time in God’s Word and be filled with wisdom and discernment needed for today!

Let’s be the dads who use discipline to teach our kids life lessons! Let’s be the dads who don’t take God’s Word out of context but rather make sure to take God’s Word “in its correct, biblical context, it is understood as an important strategy in equipping parents in the teaching, training, and disciplining of children within their family.” Let’s be the dads who take the word “rod” in proper context as a shepherd would “his rod was never used to harm the sheep.” Let’s be the dads who don’t twist God’s Word because we know that the “rod” spoken of in today’s verse aligns with how the shepherd would use his rod and “It was more often an instrument for guidance or comfort.” Let’s consider how David spoke of God’s rod and staff in Psalm 23 when he said “Thy rod and thy staff, they comfort me.” Let’s be the dads who when “Interpreting Scripture should always be carried out grammatically and in a correct, historical context.” Let’s be the dads who take time to study even one verse to make sure we understand it and find study references to help us dig deeper like:

Let’s be the dads who use the Bible to help interpret the meaning of the Bible!

Today’s devotional has been provided by UNCOMMEN (https://www.uncommen.org).

For more information, please visit https://www.uncommen.org/ About The Publisher.

Takeaways from Today’s Devotional:
“Be Consistent With Your Discipline“

Where are you at in the raising of your kids?
Do you remember how you were raised and the things you liked and those you didn’t?
Do you remember how some of the ones you didn’t like impacted you for good?
Do you remember how some of the ones you liked impacted you negatively?
Let’s be the dads who use God’s Word to help us be the dads He created and purposed for us to be!
Let’s be the dads who speak to our kids about right and wrong!
Let’s be the dads who provide healthy boundaries to live within!
Let’s be the dads who help our kids understand how to live based on right and wrong and why living within healthy boundaries is for their benefit!
Let’s be the dads who are ready to have the hard conversations if and when needed with our kids!
Let’s be the dads who take the time to have conversations with our kids so that there aren’t surprises or trauma because of a gap!
Let’s be the dads who aren’t interested in shouting matches or verbal abuse!
Let’s be the dads who are more interested in acting and speaking out of love!
Let’s be the dads who are willing to press pause, take a break, and wait a moment for tempers and emotions to calm down in order to be able to come together and have a logical conversation about the situation!
Let’s be the dads who respond or discipline out of love rather than malice or anger!
Let’s be the dads who are consistent in how we respond so that our kids understand the expectations!
Let’s be the dads who are consistent in how we discipline in order to build trust and appreciation with our kids!
Let’s be the dads who are consistent and that the discipline is appropriately weighted for the situation or action that has taken place!
Let’s be the dads who in so doing set our kids up for success because they are able to understand instruction!
Today’s devotional uses speed limit signs to give an example of consistent discipline and how it impacts behavior:
- “Speed limit signs are an excellent example of being consistent and something you grow to depend on while driving. You get on the interstate, and you look for the speed limit to determine how fast you should drive. You know it’s fast, but you know there is a speed limit. But when you get off the interstate onto a road that you know has a slower rate of speed, you look for the sign to let you know what that is. It’s a rule; it has consequences, and it’s consistent.“
Today’s devotional leaves us with some “Uncommen Questions:“
- “Are you consistent in your discipline? Or are you a loose cannon with a short fuse?“
- “Do you hold yourself to the same discipline as your children?“
Today’s devotional closes with an “Uncommen Challenge:“
- “I challenge you to examine your discipline style. Instruct them instead of simply making them fear you. Boundaries are good. It makes them feel safe, and it shows them you care for them.“

UNCOMMEN: Dads 2 – Day 3

Happy to have found another devotional by UNCOMMEN that will last 3 more days. This is a sequel to the first UNCOMMEN Dad’s devotional and will look to challenge us to be better dads, better Christians, and better men! This devotional will do so by tackling subjects like effort, trust, consistency, and more. I am excited to see Jesus in and through this devotional and how He can and will infuse us with life-changing power to make us become UNCOMMEN Dads!

Let’s check out our scriptures for today’s devotional:

1 Timothy 5:8

‘Anyone who does not provide for their relatives, and especially for their own household, has denied the faith and is worse than an unbeliever. ‘
1 Timothy 5:8

God’s Word is so powerful and timely! God’s Word is unchanging and the Bible is His inspired words to us! God’s Word is an instruction manual to help us be able to live out this life to the full!

Let’s be the dads who make time and take time to read and study God’s Word! Let’s be the dads who provide for our relatives! Let’s be the dads who provide for our wives and kids! Let’s be the dads who demonstrate and model our faith by providing for our wives and kids! Let’s be the dads who can speak life into other men because we do provide for our relatives and can help encourage them to do the same! Let’s not be the dads who deny our faith by ignoring the call on us to provide for our relatives and immediate family! Let’s not be the dads who deny our faith by becoming worse than unbelievers by not taking care of our wives and kids! Let’s be the dads who provide for our relatives, and especially our wives and kids!

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Takeaways from Today’s Devotional:
“More Than New Shoes“

Let’s be the dads who lean into God and ask Him for wisdom about how to be the dads He created and purposed for us to be!
Are you about to become a dad? Today’s devotional provides you with this advice:
- “the dad (should be) praying about his role as a dad, husband, protector, provider, and a thousand other roles.”
Let’s be the dads who lean in on God and trust in Him to help make our paths straight!
For those about to be the dads and for those of us who are being the dads, let’s avoid getting caught up in the thoughts of how can we provide “clothes, food, shelter, paying bills, insurance, medical, school, braces, car, college, wedding, etc.” for our child!
Let’s remember God’s Word on the subject:
- ‘ “Therefore I tell you, do not worry about your life, what you will eat or drink; or about your body, what you will wear. Is not life more than food, and the body more than clothes? Look at the birds of the air; they do not sow or reap or store away in barns, and yet your heavenly Father feeds them. Are you not much more valuable than they? Can any one of you by worrying add a single hour to your life? “And why do you worry about clothes? See how the flowers of the field grow. They do not labor or spin. Yet I tell you that not even Solomon in all his splendor was dressed like one of these. If that is how God clothes the grass of the field, which is here today and tomorrow is thrown into the fire, will he not much more clothe you—you of little faith? So do not worry, saying, ‘What shall we eat?’ or ‘What shall we drink?’ or ‘What shall we wear?’ For the pagans run after all these things, and your heavenly Father knows that you need them. But seek first his kingdom and his righteousness, and all these things will be given to you as well. Therefore do not worry about tomorrow, for tomorrow will worry about itself. Each day has enough trouble of its own.’ — Matthew 6:25-34
Let’s be the dads who in the midst of everything going through our minds about being the dads don’t miss the key item of “spiritual leader“!
Let’s be the dads who choose to be the spiritual leaders of our households!
Yes, we need to provide for the physical needs of our wives and kids but more importantly, we need to be providing for their spiritual needs!
Today’s devotional speaks to it this way:
Today’s devotional closes with some questions for us as dads to consider:
- “Uncommen Questions:“
  - “Do you pray about your role as a provider?“
  - “What do you do to prepare for that role for a lifetime?“
Today’s devotional closes with this challenge for us to be the dads, it’s an
- “Uncommen Challenge:“
  - “I challenge you to seek Godly advice so you can give Godly advice to your children when needed. After all, being a provider is more than just buying new shoes.“

UNCOMMEN: Dads 2 – Day 2

Happy to have found another devotional by UNCOMMEN that will last 4 more days. This is a sequel to the first UNCOMMEN Dad’s devotional and will look to challenge us to be better dads, better Christians, and better men! This devotional will do so by tackling subjects like effort, trust, consistency, and more. I am excited to see Jesus in and through this devotional and how He can and will infuse us with life-changing power to make us become UNCOMMEN Dads!

Let’s check out our scriptures for today’s devotional:

Proverbs 22:6

‘Start children off on the way they should go, and even when they are old they will not turn from it. ‘
Proverbs 22:6

God’s Word is active and alive! God’s Word is direct and sharp enough to get to the core of the matter! I am so excited to get to dig into devotionals about dads this year and that God switched up the pattern I had been following for spending time in His Word towards the purpose and calling He has put on my life around Being The Dads!

So let’s be the dads who teach and train our kids based on the Bible! Let’s be the dads who rebuke and correct our kids based on the Bible! Let’s be the dads who use God’s Word to help our kids grow up knowing Jesus and His righteousness! Let’s be the dads who lead by example so that our kids learn how to live a life that is glorifying to God and will be able to pursue their calling and Jesus all the days of their lives!

Today’s devotional has been provided by UNCOMMEN (https://www.uncommen.org).

For more information, please visit https://www.uncommen.org/ About The Publisher.

Takeaways from Today’s Devotional:
“Fill the Trust Bucket“

Let’s be the dads who spend time with God and allow Him to fill our hearts and minds with His love!
Let’s be the dads who spend time with our wives and kids and pour love into them so their hearts and minds are filled up!
Let’s be the dads who model Jesus’ example to our wives and kids!
Let’s be the dads who spend time and make time pouring into the lives of our wives and kids in order to build up their trust bucket!
Today’s devotional follows up on today’s verse as follows:
- “Proverbs 22:6 “Train up a child in the way he should go; even when he is old he will not depart from it.”“
- “If you want to develop a relationship with someone, you have to spend time earning their trust. You have to build that friendship and fill that trust bucket over time.“
Let’s be the dads who aren’t just looking for quality time but also quantity time with our wives and kids so that they realize how important they are to us and to God!
Let’s be the dads who are looking out for the best for our kids and in our kids!
Let’s be the dads who do what we do for our kids out of love, not expecting anything back in return!
Let’s be the dads who are living our lives as servant leaders, humble and looking to honor and glorify God!
Let’s be the dads who are considered godly because of all the love we pour into our wives and kids!
Let’s be the dads who never stop pouring love into our wives and kids in order to ensure their trust bucket is full!
Let’s be the dads who allow God to pour into us daily and throughout the day so that we can be filled to overflowing in His love to our wives, our kids, and the world around us!
Let’s be the dads who are loving our wives and kids in actions and in words!
Let’s be the dads who are challenging our kids to be and become godly men and women!
Let’s be the dads who take the hard stand when needed to ensure our kids know they are loved, supported, and that we are looking out for their best interest!
Today’s devotional closes with some “Uncommen Questions:“
- “What do you do to build trust with your children? “
- “Do you spend the time with them because you want to or because you have to?“
Today’s devotional closes with this “Uncommen Challenge:“
- “I challenge you if you haven’t filled that trust bucket with your children, start today. There is a hug waiting for you in the future. If you have filled that bucket already, fill it again, brother! Fill it till it overflows, because that is what Christ does for us daily.“

UNCOMMEN: Dads 2 – Day 1

I searched for our next devotional for dads and found this one from UNCOMMEN that will last 5 days. This is a sequel to the first UNCOMMEN Dad’s devotional and will look to challenge us to be better dads, better Christians, and better men! This devotional will do so by tackling subjects like effort, trust, consistency, and more. I am excited to see Jesus in and through this devotional and how He can and will infuse us with life-changing power to make us become UNCOMMEN Dads!

Let’s check out our scriptures for today’s devotional:

James 1:22

‘Do not merely listen to the word, and so deceive yourselves. Do what it says. ‘
James 1:22

Let’s be the dads who take time to hear from God by spending time in His Word! Let’s be the dads who read it! Let’s be the dads who listen to it! Let’s be the dads who meditate on what it is saying to us! Let’s be the dads who then put our faith into action and do what it says! Let’s be the dads who go beyond being hearers of the Word and step into being doers of the Word! Let’s be the dads who invest in the Word of God, the plans of God, the purposes of God, and the will of God! Let’s be the dads who get it done!

Today’s devotional has been provided by UNCOMMEN (https://www.uncommen.org).

For more information, please visit https://www.uncommen.org/ About The Publisher.

Takeaways from Today’s Devotional:
“You Get Out What You Put In“

Today’s devotional uses the CSB translation which gives us James 1:22 as “But be doers of the word, and not hearers only, deceiving yourselves.”
Let’s be the dads who are doers of the Word of God rather than just trying to get everyone else to do it.
Let’s be the dads who do what they say and say what they do!
Let’s be the dads who do what they say and say what they do in order to demonstrate the truth to our wives, kids, and the world so that they can respect us!
Today’s devotional speaks to it this way:
- “We all know that guy who doles out pearls of wisdom to his children but never takes his advice as a parent. He falls under the “Do as I say, not as I do” category of a man. I’ll let you in on a little not-so-secret secret: those type of men don’t get much respect once the children grow up. “
Let’s be the dads who model how we are to live for the glory of God!
Let’s be the dads who receive the Word of God and then live it so that it is seen by our wives, our kids, and our world!
Let’s be the dads who are good examples of living for the glory of God!
Let’s be the dads who are doing what God has called us to do!
Let’s be the dads who are being who God has called us to be!
Let’s be the dads who are modeling what a follower of Jesus is in this world so that others may see us doing the good works God has prepared in advance for us to accomplish and glorify our Father in Heaven!
Let’s be the dads who don’t end up finding out that other people are using us as examples of what not to do and what not to be because we have been living the lie of do what I say not what I do!
Today’s devotional speaks to this as follows:
- “Abraham Lincoln gets quoted from saying so many things, it’s hard to know which one he said and which ones he didn’t say. He’s on record saying, “You can fool all the people some of the time, and some of the people all the time, but you cannot fool all the people all the time.“
- “You may be able to tell your children to do the right thing when they are young, but as they get older, they want to see you do the right thing also. That’s where phoning it in breaks down and you become that dad that people use as an example of what not to be. Do you want that?“
Let’s be dads who lead by example!
Let’s be the dads who teach our kids how to live for Jesus by doing what He tells us to do!
Let’s be the dads who train our kids by living our lives in front of them and allowing them to see life in motion!
Let’s be the dads who help our kids by allowing them to see what we have learned through obedience and disobedience so that they can avoid the pitfalls of the latter!
Let’s be the dads who are involved in the lives of our kids so that they don’t have to look elsewhere for a good role model!
Let’s be the dads who own the role of being a dad!
Let’s be the dads who take hold of the responsibilities of being a dad!
Let’s be the dads who find good role models who help us become better dads!
Let’s be the dads who spend time with God asking Him to help us become better dads!
Let’s be the dads who spend time with God asking Him to help us become more like Jesus!
Let’s be the dads who spend time with God asking Him to help us to model life for our wives, kids, and world for the glory of His Kingdom!
Let’s be the dads who live our lives in a way that teaches our kids what it looks like to live a Christ-like, Christ-centered life!
Today’s devotional speaks to all of this and then finishes up with a question and a challenge for us!
- “James tells us not only to be hearers of God’s word but rather also doers of it as well. Your children learn by example and look to you to be that example in their childhood and beyond. The important thing about that statement is if you don’t provide them a good example, they will find that elsewhere. If you’ve been tasked with being a dad or a step-dad, then own that role and the responsibilities that go with it. If you didn’t have a good role model growing up, learn to be a good one. “
- “If you’re not praying about your role as a dad to your children, I can tell you that is the problem. When you are praying to God about being a reflection of Jesus to them, He starts to show you what you have to change to be more like Christ. When you begin to change your speech, behavior, practices, you start to show them what a Christ-like dad looks like in everyday life“
Today’s “Uncommen Questions:“
- “What do you do to become a better dad?“
- “Do you pray for wisdom?“
- “Do you pray that God shows you how to grow as a Godly dad to your children?“
- “Do your children look at you as an example of what to be? Or what not to be?“
Today’s “Uncommen Challenge:“
- “I challenge you to spend time praying about your role as a dad. Spend time learning and speaking to other Godly dads about being the best dad you can be. Then apply all of what you learn to every moment you spend with your children. Don’t just sound like a good dad…be a good dad.“

Survival Gear for Dads – Day 7

Wow, another devotional is coming to a close and so I will need to find a new one tomorrow. It is amazing to me how quickly time flies and getting to look through various dad devotionals helps me grab hold of and make the most of each day. After a week of grabbing onto Love Slows Down, I did a search to discover what the next devotional series would be and found Survival Gear for Dads | Devotional Reading Plan | YouVersion Bible. Ever found it hard to be a godly dad? Ever found it exhausting to be a godly dad? Ever found it challenging to be a godly dad? Ever found it thrilling to be a godly dad? Ever found it confusing to be a godly dad? Ever found it rewarding to be a godly dad? As today’s devotional tells us “Being a godly father is an exhausting, challenging, thrilling, dangerous, confusing, and rewarding endeavor. It’s both a place you are and a journey you’re on. It’s a destination you arrive at and a process of becoming.” I am excited to get to read another devotional from the Manhood Journey and to read that this plan “will help you gear up for the journey, get a sense of where you are right now, and what steps to take next.” So let’s get into it and see what we can learn and what tools we can add to our toolbelt to be a part of our survival gear for this journey of being a godly dad!

Let’s check out our scriptures for today’s devotional:

‘Trust in the Lord with all your heart and lean not on your own understanding; in all your ways submit to him, and he will make your paths straight.’
Proverbs 3:5-6

‘All Scripture is God-breathed and is useful for teaching, rebuking, correcting and training in righteousness, ‘
2 Timothy 3:16

‘Do not be anxious about anything, but in every situation, by prayer and petition, with thanksgiving, present your requests to God. And the peace of God, which transcends all understanding, will guard your hearts and your minds in Christ Jesus. ‘
Philippians 4:6-7

‘Greater love has no one than this: to lay down one’s life for one’s friends. ‘
John 15:13

‘For even the Son of Man did not come to be served, but to serve, and to give his life as a ransom for many.” ‘
Mark 10:45

‘ “Whoever can be trusted with very little can also be trusted with much, and whoever is dishonest with very little will also be dishonest with much. ‘
Luke 16:10

‘These commandments that I give you today are to be on your hearts. Impress them on your children. Talk about them when you sit at home and when you walk along the road, when you lie down and when you get up. Tie them as symbols on your hands and bind them on your foreheads. ‘
Deuteronomy 6:6-8

Today’s devotional captures so many scriptures to close out our study. God’s Word is active and alive and all these scriptures point us to being the dads who live our lives in a way to impact the people God brings into our lives by servant leadership and teaching and training them so that they can be disciples and pass on all God has for them and for them to share and pass along!

Let’s be the dads who don’t try to do it on our own and in our own ways but instead let’s live our lives so that our wives, kids, and the world will see that we are trusting in God with all of our hearts rather than trying to lean on our own understanding! Let’s be the dads who acknowledge and submit our lives to God so that He is able to make our paths straight and the world can see His hand working in and through us!

Let’s be the dads who study God’s Word and share God’s Word because we know that all scripture is God-breathed and is useful for teaching, rebuking, correcting, and training in righteousness!

Let’s be the dads who trust God so much that we aren’t anxious or worried about things but instead take those things and lift them up in prayer and petition to God, with thanksgiving and praise so that the world can see us living and glorify our Father in Heaven! Let’s be the dads who allow God’s peace that surpasses all understanding guard our hearts and minds in Jesus!

Let’s be the dads who give, serve, and sacrifice for our wives, kids, and the world so that they see Jesus in us and will receive it and realize the love of God working in and through us! Let’s be the dads who take hold of Jesus’ example and choose to live our lives to serve others starting with our wives and kids and then those God brings into our lives! Let’s be the dads who realize how much God loves us and our wives and our kids and this world because He gave His life as a ransom for each of us!

Let’s be the dads who are good stewards! Let’s be the dads who can be trusted! Let’s be the dads who when given little show that we are trustworthy! Let’s be the dads who when given much show our honesty! Let’s be the dads who choose to be good stewards!

Let’s be the dads who choose to live our lives in ways that will glorify God and point others to Him through love! Let’s be the dads who are living by example so that others may see us and glorify our Father in Heaven! Let’s be the dads who impress God’s Word on our children both in word and by example! Let’s be the dads who train our kids in truth! Let’s be the dads who protect our kids by sharing God, God’s Word, and God’s love with them!

Today’s devotional has been provided by Manhood Journey (https://www.manhoodjourney.org).

For more information, please visit About The Publisher.

Takeaways from Today’s Devotional:
“Make Disciples“

Let’s be the dads who wake up each morning and get ready for the day ahead because we know that today will be “more like a treacherous hike over tricky terrain.“
Let’s be the dads who prepare each morning for the day ahead picking up “tools to help us along the way“
Let’s be the dads who don’t just get up and go but pause long enough to pick up the “tools every godly dad needs in his pack.“
Let’s be the dads who don’t rush into each day unprepared but rather “walk step by step, loading in each tool one at a time.“
Let’s be the dads who don’t try to get through life alone but rather choose to walk it out with God so that “along the way, we’ll get help knowing why each tool is important and how to properly handle it.“
Today’s devotional get us started with the second tool for our toolbelt that we need to be carrying with us today!
- “Tool 7: Make Disciples“
- Let’s be the dads who are followers of Jesus!
- Let’s be the dads who are students of Jesus!
- Let’s be the dads who help our wives, kids, and the world around us become followers and students of Jesus!
- Today’s devotional speaks to 2 places where we should be the dads who are discipline others!
  - “#1: IN your home. Start by teaching what you know to those closest to you. Your wife and kids. Talk about the things God is showing you. “
  - “#2. OUTSIDE your home. Start with attending a small group at your church. Get involved. Pick a group you can do life with and walk alongside them. “
- Let’s be the dads who have our priorities straight putting God first, our wives second, and our kids third, and everything else after that!
- Let’s be the dads who do not get things backward as today’s devotional speaks and “We become experts at discipling “those other” people. Yet, at home, we’re unintentional and disengaged.“
- Let’s be the dads who have our priorities straight and are discipling our families!
- As today’s devotional tells us:
  - “Discipling our families often means telling important stories. Stories can be powerful discipleship tools. Sharing stories about life’s ups, downs, twists, and turns can help us drive impactful lessons into the hearts of our children.“
- Let’s be the dads who tell our wives and kids about our life experiences!
- Today’s devotional gives us some examples of what we can and should share:
  - “Tell your kids about a time when God saved you from making a destructive decision, blessed you at work, opened a door of opportunity for you, and revealed a big truth to you. “
- Let’s be the dads who share our experiences with God with our wives, kids, and the world no matter if they happened years ago or today!
- Let’s be the dads who are raising up disciples by sharing how God has worked in and through our lives!
- Let’s be the dads who tell our stories not only at work or in public but also at home and over dinner!
- Let’s be the dads who grab hold of today’s verses and teach our kids diligently to our kids!
- Let’s be the dads who point people to God, starting with our family and then the world!
- Let’s be the dads who point people to God, starting with our family and then the world through our actions!
- Let’s be the dads who point people to God, starting with our family and then the world through our words!
- Let’s be the dads who take the survival tools we have been given and start putting them into action!
- Let’s be the dads who choose to grow as godly fathers!
- Let’s be the dads who grab hold of the four stages of a godly dad provided through today’s devotional:
  - “STAGE 1: NEW TRAVELER > I’m just embarking as a dad and want to head in the right direction.“
  - “STAGE 2: CAPABLE NAVIGATOR > I’m navigating fatherhood’s challenges, but want to be more skilled.“
  - “STAGE 3: ROAD WARRIOR > I’ve learned my way around and looking to master the habits of fatherhood.“
  - “STAGE 4: TOUR GUIDE > I’m discipling my own kids and helping other fathers find their footing.“
- Today’s devotional closes with some pretty powerful wisdom to help us be the dads God created, plans, and purposed for us to be!
  - “Now you’re figuring out where you are and where you’re going. This reading plan has helped you see some of the tools you’ll need. Want to take one more powerful step? Take the Godly Father Assessment. It’s a quick quiz based on the seven (7) Tools and four (4) Stages you just read about. It’ll tell you exactly where you are right now and give you steps to make meaningful progress. “
- Let’s be the dads who are there for one another!
- Let’s be the dads who share resources with one another!
- Today’s devotional from Manhood Journey and the organization itself is available to help and encourage us to be the dads God desires for us to be!

Let’s check out our scriptures for today’s devotional:

Takeaways from Today’s Devotional:

“Don’t lose sight of the importance of smaller things we can do for God!”

Let’s check out our scriptures for today’s devotional:

Takeaways from Today’s Devotional:

“Be the regular people that Jesus called to do BIG things!”

Let’s check out our scriptures for today’s devotional:

Takeaways from Today’s Devotional:

“If we want to be treated well, then that’s the way we should treat others.“

Let’s check out our scriptures for today’s devotional:

Takeaways from Today’s Devotional:“What is the most important commandment?“

Let’s check out our scriptures for today’s devotional:

Takeaways from Today’s Devotional:“Devoted to doing good”

Let’s check out our scriptures for today’s devotional:

Takeaways from Today’s Devotional:“Perspective”

Let’s check out our scriptures for today’s devotional:

Takeaways from Today’s Devotional:“Love Breaks Cycles.“

Let’s check out our scriptures for today’s devotional:

Takeaways from Today’s Devotional:“Love Breaks Yokes.“

Let’s check out our scriptures for today’s devotional:

Takeaways from Today’s Devotional:“Agape: A Father’s Love.“

Let’s check out our scriptures for today’s devotional:

Takeaways from Today’s Devotional:“The Power of a Praying Father“

Let’s check out our scriptures for today’s devotional:

Takeaways from Today’s Devotional:“Be Consistent With Your Discipline“

Let’s check out our scriptures for today’s devotional:

Takeaways from Today’s Devotional:“More Than New Shoes“

Let’s check out our scriptures for today’s devotional:

Takeaways from Today’s Devotional:“Fill the Trust Bucket“

Let’s check out our scriptures for today’s devotional:

Takeaways from Today’s Devotional:“You Get Out What You Put In“

Let’s check out our scriptures for today’s devotional:

Takeaways from Today’s Devotional:“Make Disciples“

Takeaways from Today’s Devotional:
“What is the most important commandment?“

Takeaways from Today’s Devotional:
“Devoted to doing good”

Takeaways from Today’s Devotional:
“Perspective”

Takeaways from Today’s Devotional:
“Love Breaks Cycles.“

Takeaways from Today’s Devotional:
“Love Breaks Yokes.“

Takeaways from Today’s Devotional:
“Agape: A Father’s Love.“

Takeaways from Today’s Devotional:
“The Power of a Praying Father“

Takeaways from Today’s Devotional:
“Be Consistent With Your Discipline“

Takeaways from Today’s Devotional:
“More Than New Shoes“

Takeaways from Today’s Devotional:
“Fill the Trust Bucket“

Takeaways from Today’s Devotional:
“You Get Out What You Put In“

Takeaways from Today’s Devotional:
“Make Disciples“