That God created us to be and that our kids, family, and the world needs us to be.
We have all been created on purpose, with purpose, and for a purpose. In seeking through books like Matthew Barnett’s The Cause within You: Finding the One Great Thing God Created You to Do in This World and Rick Warren’s Purpose Driven Life. Are you ready to find God’s purpose for your life so that…
“As today begins and the world is returning back to a post-holiday setup, I am so glad my girls got to come home and am sad that I ended up getting sick and didn’t get to spend as much time as I would have liked with them. The community that was taking place while they…
“I remember over 20 years ago when the aha moment came when I realized it wasn’t about rituals or routines but rather it was about having a relationship with Jesus. I had gone through the processes and never even heard about the reality of a relationship with Jesus. It was never expressed nor taught, so…
True wisdom and power are found in God; counsel and understanding are His! Is it the weather? Is it some situation? Is it your health? Is it something you did or are doing? Is there a trigger that caused it? Are you ready to turn to God to get wisdom? Are you ready to trust…
Tested? Consider from the readings from Job as found over the past couple days in the devotions on From 2005 to Eternity with posts like: Are you able to consider it pure joy when you face trials of many kinds? – God’s story through my life from 2005 to eternity… and Do you know what’s…
We know from the words of Jesus in John 16:33 that “‘Here on earth you will have many trials and sorrows. But take heart, because I have overcome the world.”” We know from the words in James 1:2-4 that when we face trials and troubles we should consider it pure joy because: “when troubles of…
How far back can you trace your family tree? Remember as a kid counting something like 1, 2, skipped a few, 99, 100? Do you realize we have a legacy that intersects with Noah? Do you remember why and how God selected Noah and was called to build the ark to help reset civilization? Do…
Are there things you need to get rid of? Are there things you need to let go of? Are there things you need to prepare and bring along? Are there things you need to make sure you have as seeds to sow? Are there things you need to make sure you have as food to…
As today begins and a new year of school and work kicks in, today’s topic resonates with me more and more. The words that came to my mind were let everything that has breath praise the Lord! Even when a devotional is a single scripture verse, it speaks volumes to how we need to live…
Are you doing good or doing what is right? Are you something or doing what is right? Are you doing the minimum or doing what is right? God’s desire is that we do what is right. The devil doesn’t want us to experience the fullness of God’s blessings. The devil wants to rob, steal, and…
Happy New Year and thanks for checking back in. This year with a full year of dad devotionals in place, I am going to share the lessons from my reading through the Bible in a Year here in addition to working on starting up a podcast in 2023. God’s created all of us dads on…
As 2022 was beginning, God called me to start blogging about Dad Devotionals and has allowed me to not only read and study from 54 devotionals but also make connections with most of their authors, receiving support, encouragement, and approval to include the devotionals on this site. So let’s pause to reflect and take a…
As 2022 is drawing to a close what better way for us to be reflecting and thinking about how we can be the dads who are dragon slayers! Tomorrow being new year’s eve let’s decide to be dragon slayers by the blood of the lamb and the words of our testimonies! Even as I consider…
We need to smash it: the bad, the toxic, and the wrong thoughts, words, actions, and habits before they impact our character and destiny! Ever heard “Watch your thoughts, they become your words; watch your words, they become your actions; watch your actions, they become your habits; watch your habits, they become your character; watch…
As I awoke this morning to my watch alarm (which I am usually already up for 2 hours by then) I am still feeling sick. Ever thought of tolerance as a positive thing or heard people speak of tolerance as a positive thing? Ever thought or heard of compromise as a positive thing or wonder…
