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We may not have it all together!  But TOGETHER we have it ALL!

What is your family motto?

**Photo is by  Jennifer Braden (you should book her to do your next photo gig)

What are we as men/fathers doing to show our daughters that we are legit?

Alot of the times we have guys who are physically present with their girls, but they are not REALLY PRESENT.  What are you doing to pursue your girls?

I have  a daughter, and I adore her.  She is so sweet.

I as her daddy I have a responsibility to make sure she understands that I DO LOVE HER.

It does not matter how much stuff I have or what events I preach at, if my girl does not know I love her….I’ve wasted my time.

Girls want to KNOW THAT they are wanted, they love to be told they are wanted.

Dads:  If you’re not telling your daughters they are wanted…they are going to find a guy who will say it.  And that can go dark.

#MANUP!

Put your phones down.
Stop texting.
Spend time with that girl you love, that guy you love.
Log off of facebook.

Don’t worry about that phone call…because if it really matters they will leave you a message, and you can call them back.

Be present with the people who love you, and that you love back!
Because in all reality they are the only ones that matter!

Spend time praying
Sped time talking with Jesus, ask Him for some direction, I bet he’ll answer you.
If you can go to church, and worship and be apart of a REAL community..

Breakaway from all of the business of the world, and take 30 mins. and just CHILL.

I promise you, if you do this your family will be grateful…actually you’ll be grateful too.

I promise if you do this tonight you’ll sleep better tonight

This is a great post by Pastor Mark Driscoll

The insatiable appetite for superheroes continues.

The Avengers stormed the box office this weekend, obliterating all domestic opening weekends with a $200 million kickoff.

The plot line is nothing new: a big threat to human life is looming, and a superhero or team of superheroes rises to meet the challenge and save the day. To say it another way, a proverbial hell is looming and people cannot save themselves from this terrible fate. So, a humble savior comes to make a great sacrifice so that evil can be defeated, people can be liberated, and a new kingdom can dawn in which people can live peaceably.

What is curious is that the superhero is usually part human and part something otherworldly. In that way, the hero is like us but simultaneously unlike us. Or, the hero is like us, but better. They have emotional frailty, moments of grief and sadness. But, they somehow overcome all odds to do good and vanquish evil selflessly and tirelessly for the good of others. They also have superhuman powers, insights, and abilities. Sometimes they even die, or seemingly die, only to return to life as if they were invincible.

Some superheroes can walk on water. Some can read people’s thoughts. Some can walk through walls. Some can bring the dead to life. Some live lonely lives without a spouse or children. Some are poor and misunderstood. Some are lonely and not really known by even those closest to them. Some have a secret identity. Some have an archenemy.

No matter how many times this same, tired story is told with some new crisis or savior to meet it, people still line up and pay good money to escape reality for a while. With a bucket of popcorn in one hand and an Icee in the other, I guess it’s our way of not losing all hope and dreaming of a world where a half-man, half-something else superhero was coming to defeat evil liberate the oppressed and usher in a new kingdom of peace and life.

Too bad we then have to leave the theater and enter reality again. If only there were a real Superhero.

Maybe everyone who bought a ticket to The Avengers deep down really wants to meet Jesus?

PS (This Friday is ‘MAN NIGHT’ come eat, and fellowship Friday night)

Dear God,

I need help.
BIG TIME.

I really want to do the right things.

I really do.

I really want to see other people fall in love with you.
But sometimes in my desire to see fruit in my life as well as others, I become a fruit inspector (which in my life is OK) but in others, it can become a stumbling block.
I don’t want that.

Help me Father to be wise in my appeals to people, to live for you.  Help me to be a seed spreader and not a fruit inspector.

Father help me to inspect the fruit in my own life so that I would be able to glorify your name and make you famous.

Help me remember it’s not about me, but rather it’s all about you.

Thank you for giving us all second chances, thank you for giving us forgiveness,  and not being like us (ME).

Thank you so much for being able to tolerate my brashness, and my hypocrisy.

I pray all of this in your Name.

I love you!

Do you know someone who has OCD? I do. I’ve got family members who do. Sometimes it’s over silly things like a paper bike wheel.

BUT….

Every once in a while it’s good to have a little of that in you.

What what about your desire to follow JESUS? Is this something we should obsess about?

YOU BET!

So….sometimes OCD IS a good thing.

Enjoy your day!

What will you do when you’re life is cut in half?
Will you run to ANGER and BITTERNESS?

OR…

Will you RUN TO JESUS so that HE will get the glory, and other will benefit from your pain?

The ball is in your court!