Mentoring
One of the greatest gifts that my parents and then my dad was able to give me was he wanted to expose me early on to the world, to the needs of the world, to the challenges of the world.” “….he did that by taking us to some of the most difficult places in the world.
“Servanthood is the way to the top. You will never outgrow serving…the more you have the more you’re required to give.”
“God is very interested and motivated in the initiation of our children. It’s what makes Him come alive. He has their best interests in mind. And when I put down my agenda, I got curious. I got responsive. The path that my children have chosen and the God has chosen for them is not what I would have chosen in so many ways, but being a student and being attentive and participating has changed everything.”
“if your kids don’t see the sabbath day as their favorite day of the week, then you’re doing it wrong”
“We have to break the spirit, disciple these kids and send them on risky, crazy adventures so that they can get their own stories so they can keep telling the miraculous amazingness of how good and amazing our Father is.”
“the best way that I can be a strong father is to be the the most profound loving husband I can be… Children need to know to the degree that they’re able that those two people. Love each other deeply”
The world is crying out for men and dads who are on fire. That love what they’re doing and their giving it their all
40 new experiences; things I’ve never done in my life… Instead of moving towards comfort and rhythms and things I’ve already done before, I am intentionally adding new things because I want to stay curious. I want to be a learner… I want to stay humble. I want to be in this growth mindset.
We are our best father when we have our best brothers with us. And so we need those guys and those are the guys that you came in and went rafting with, you know, with me… Those are those guys in my life and we need our brothers. But then also sometimes we need someone else who’s on the outside who’s got some training is a professional in some ways to come along side to create a safe space for a child to unfold.
How we deal with the hurt and wounds of our own father’s failures, determines our ability to be good fathers and mothers to our own children.