That God created us to be and that our kids, family, and the world needs us to be.
So I went searching again for a new devotional today to use on our BeTheDads devotional site. After a few pages, this one with Lonnie Barker jumped out to me and so here we go. What got my attention was the name and picture and then digging in to understand more, I felt it was…
If obstacles appeared before you today, how will you see them? When obstacles appear today, will you consider them from various perspectives? Will you praise God and give them up to Him to help you to know if you are facing a problem or an opportunity? Obstacles: Do you see them as problems or opportunities? Priorities…
Ever found that life tries to take a lot out of you? Has life ever caused you to feel weary, tired, or exhausted, even when you are doing good things? Has your life ever caused you to feel discouraged, down, disheartened, dejected, or gloomy, even when you are doing good work? Choose not to give…
Comfort and mercies are how we can demonstrate the love of God who comforts us and shows us mercy! As dads, we need to be providers of comfort to our wives and kids. We need to decide to represent God in and through our lives by pouring mercies out into the lives of the people…
We are each given a life to live and get to make the decision for ourselves on how we will do it. We should aim to live a fulfilling life, rather than just going through the motions. Jesus came that we would have life and life more abundantly. God created each of us with a…
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…
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…
Ever wondered what the best way to stay connected is? Ever considered the importance of unity both in your marriage as well as in your family? Ever chosen to live your life in a way that nurtures and builds unity? Ever resisted doing or saying things that would cause or create division? With change being…
The choices you make today will impact the future, so choose the right side. Picking the wrong side or the wrong way will set you up on a shaky or unstable foundation to be able to build your life upon. Choose the right side so that you will be building your life on a solid…
All the commandments were summed up with two statements about love. Let’s be the dads who are living with the knowledge and decision to live by the answer. Let’s be the dads who choose to take the key and open the door to fulfillment in our lives and families. Love is the answer and the…
Yesterday was a great day of getting to be caught up at work from being out so that I could get to watch my daughter play in her first college soccer game in her freshman year as a starter, then after dinner, I got to go out to the gym and workout with my son,…
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…
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…
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…
We’ve each been created on purpose, with purpose, and for a purpose. We’ve been given gifts and talents by God and so we need to be good stewards of them. Are you being a good steward of your purpose as a husband and dad? Today’s Verse of the Day: “Worthy are You, our Lord and…
