The 2-minute weekly newsletter for faith-driven dads in business who refuse to drift.
Lads,
Good Monday morning from the Wilderness Lodge in Sevierville, TN - home of Tennessee’s largest indoor waterpark.
Took the fam here to celebrate my middle son’s 5th birthday. He’s loving it.
Meanwhile, ya boi and the wife are running on like 3–4 hours of sleep - packing five in a hotel room was TURNT. And by TURNT, I mean kids turning over every five minutes, either kicking us, going to the bathroom, or one kid falling out of the bed.
But hey, doin it for the MEMZ.
Pray for us,
C
QUOTE“The readiness is all.” — Shakespeare
Stay ready so you don’t have to get ready.
Being a man, a husband, and a father requires so much that we don’t have time to get ready when the time comes. We have to be ready and stay ready. That is the call.
This matters because time waits for no man. Whether it’s faith-related matters, something physical, something professional, or something within your family or marriage, I want to already be in a position to advance - not playing catch-up.
Put another way - being proactive is the way forward.
My prayer for myself and for all the men in my life is that we would take up the mantle of being ready for whatever situations come our way - for the betterment and advancement of our marriages, families, and the spheres of influence God has given us to steward.
WISDOMDon’t have deferred life syndrome.
Having deferred life syndrome is simply this: you think your life hasn’t started yet, and that it will only start when you have (fill in the blank - that job, that certain life stage of your kid, a certain amount of money, etc.).
But here’s the truth - your life has started, and I know you know how fast it is moving.
This doesn’t mean we can’t always be striving for more, better, or new things. We just don’t need to hinge our faithfulness in the now because of that.
This matters because “you don’t need anyone or anything to change in order for you to be faithful and fruitful.” (Pastor Kyle Mercer)
Let that be an encouraging and freeing reality - that we have all we need to handle, tackle, and advance in the here and now.
2 Peter 1:3 gives us a clear picture and promise of this:
“His divine power has given us everything we need for a godly life through our knowledge of him who called us by his own glory and goodness.”
(Headline inspired by Pastor Kyle Mercer)
ACTIONWake up before your kids, not to your kids.
One of the biggest hacks in parenting well = wake up before your kids.
When you wake up before your kids, you get the calm and space to think, pray, work out, and mark the first part of your day to set the tone for the rest.
When you wake up to your kids, it’s a shock to the system - and usually results in you getting annoyed at them.
Peace, rejuvenation, and energizing your mind and body > getting annoyed at your kids first thing in the AM.
Our kids and our wives deserve the best version of us, and usually the best version of you has gotten a solid night’s sleep and is up to get his mind and body right before everyone else.
P.S. - not to be Captain Obvious here, but getting up before everyone is much easier when you go to bed earlier. (This is more of a note to myself than anything.)
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See ya next week.
