Today as I had my quiet time and sat on the porch with Malachi and Lori, GOD spoke to me about my devotional reading.
[Read this today from Oswald Chambers… (See the image)]
The key thing that impresses me here is the way he discusses how unspiritual people encourage us to lower the bar.
I was thinking about this yesterday. Isn’t it interesting that people daily encourage us to lower the bar in our work, family lives, fatherhood or whatever?
And yet if we were running a marathon or were an Olympian, they would be the ones cheering as we literally tore our muscles and beat our body down in order to overcome some challenge and race on toward the goal.
Why don’t we see our personal lives in the same way? What do I mean? Well, what if my fatherhood was an Olympic event? Would I train?
Would I study?
Would I incorporate the best coaches?
Would I spend time digging deep and gutting it out?
Would I work on the skills daily?
Would I create muscle memory through routines and habits?
Would I realize my inadequacy in myself and do all possible to develop skill and heart?
The short answer is “yes” I would if I wanted to be the best and win a Gold Medal.
Why not in life?
Why don’t we do this with the most important things in life such as fathering and marriage?
Don’t let anyone tell you to lower the bar. Raise it. Run the race. Finish well. Win gold!
Raise the bar, folks.
All that we are today in America is directly related to how we have lived as Fathers in the past. Time to love the kids better.
Run the race, Fathers!
Run
#fathers
#beawesome
#raisethebar
#encouragement
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