Happy Friday, Friends!
I hope and trust this post finds you having a great day as a glorious new day begins to dawn in my Sweet Home Alabama!
Have you ever had a conviction in your Spirit to do something, but you don’t? I have so many times it is infuriating! This is the second Happy Friday I have written this week. No, you didn’t miss anything…I never published the first one. You see, I had listened to this Maxwell Leadership Podcast earlier this week, heard some great stuff, and thought that I would share it with you all. The next morning, I wrote something to one of my Tender Warriors in a note and almost immediately felt, “This is Happy Friday.” Of course I didn’t listen, spent an hour and a half writing the Happy Friday I wanted to write and almost immediately felt…empty, uninspired. I knew it had missed the mark. And I also knew that because I had failed to listen the first time, I was going to get the opportunity to write another Happy Friday! So here I am…
I want to be clear that I feel what I am about to share is Godly wisdom. You see, there are two scriptures that mean everything to me:
James 1:5 says, “If any of you lacks wisdom, you should ask God, who gives generously to all without finding fault, and it will be given to you.”
Psalm 16:7 says, “I will praise the Lord, who counsels me; even at night my heart instructs me.”
With this, every day as I seek Jesus I pray for wisdom as a man, husband, father, leader, and friend. As I have told my family a number of times, “so long as I am getting counsel from God, we are good.” If I ever tell ‘em, “I have it all figured out,” we are in trouble.
Having established where I believe what I am about to share came from, I believe someone needs to hear this brief message. Here is what I wrote:
“I pray you will genuinely pursue Jesus – this is where you will find peace, wisdom, discernment, strength, and courage; that you will pursue your purpose – this is how you add value; and that you will love, care for, and serve others – this will give your life meaning. These 3 things – they are the key.”
Friends, I truly don’t believe life is all that complicated, though we often choose to make it so. We get so caught up in where we are going, what we want to accomplish, what’s next, the busyness of our schedules, etc., that we forget to live each day. There are no silver bullets; what we consistently do determines the lives we will live. Seek Jesus, pursue our purposes, love, care for, and serve others – repeat. I am here to testify that I have found that this leads to an incredible, beautifully blessed, life.
Please don’t hesitate to contact me if there is ever anything I can do for you or your family. I will always help you any way I can. You can reach me at kevin@whatwillyourinfluencebe.com.
Have a great day, a wonderful weekend, please cherish your precious family, and please stay well!
Kev
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