APPLY SCRIPTURE
We recently interviewed Scott MacLellan, author of The Ancient Ladder, for the Father On Purpose Podcast. Scott explained how our faith journey should include our mind/heart/soul. Jesus said, “You shall love the Lord your God with all your heart and with all your soul and with all your mind (Matt. 22:37). Your love for God should include all of you. #1 All your mind… (Matt. 22:37). At work, you’re the guy known for fixing things. So you come home and try to fix your wife and kids. How can you get out of fix-it mode? Recognize your own behavior. Seek to care more about your kid’s character than the scoreboard. Lay your thoughts down and give them to God. Seek His mind from His Word. #2 All your heart… (Matt. 22:37). Most guys stop at the heart level. You work and may even get better, but you can’t get better enough. Most find this step so difficult you get discouraged and give up. If this is you, pray. Ask God for help in understanding you can’t work hard enough to get God’s grace. #3 All your soul… (Matt. 22:37). Do you love God with your entire life? Is the faith you say you have seen in your work/family/life? If your entire life is given to God, your life will reveal passion/enthusiasm/joy that is not found in this world. Receive God’s love, receive what He says about you, then give that to those around you.
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BOYS WITHOUT FATHERS—THE REAL STORY: Over the years, research has revealed that a “fatherhood problem” is all too real in our culture. But the answer to the dilemma has little to do with pop psychology or self-help plans. Genuine fatherhood is defined by God alone through His Word. So, the best way to help this generation of fathers and sons is to realize the importance of biblical fatherhood.
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SCOTT MACLELLAN: THE PEACE OF RELYING ON GOD’S STRENGTH: For years, entrepreneur and author Scott MacLellan based success on the results he could measure each and every day. As a driven, self-reliant leader, he naturally carried that works-based mentality into his life as a husband, father, and Christian. But God showed him a better way through the biblical model of King Solomon, which Scott recounts in his book The Ancient Ladder. If you’re a husband and father who struggles to let go and let God, Scott’s wisdom and insight might be just what you need for the next season of your life. His transparency and experiences offer a great reminder and challenge to guys who feel the pressure to fix things in their own strength.
GAIN INSIGHT
“The most dangerous thing in the world is the sin of self-reliance and the stupor of worldliness.” —John Piper
“The Word of God is like a lion. You don’t have to defend a lion. All you have to do is let the lion loose, and the lion will defend itself.” ―Charles Spurgeon
“If we only spent more of our time in looking at Him we should soon forget ourselves.” —Martyn Lloyd-Jones
“I have held many things in my hands, and I have lost them all; but whatever I have placed in God’s hands, that I still possess.” —Martin Luther
TAKE ACTION
| Dad differently. Are you raising your kids to be a certain way, do a certain thing, or generate a certain level of success? Try giving God your mind/heart/soul. Then and only then will you be a loving/selfless/present dad. Imagine your kid reflecting later in life, no matter what he thought about you as a dad growing up, that he always felt your love. God always loves you. Let God’s love flow to you and through you. Give God your mind/heart/soul and not only will your work see a different person, but your family will see a different dad. |
Kent Evans
Author of Bring Your Hammer, co-founder of Manhood Journey
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