I’m reading the @YouVersion plan ‘UNCOMMEN: Uncommen Words Of Husbands, Dads, & Leaders’. Check it out here: http://bible.com/r/19H
Day 3 – Uncommen Words of a Dad
James 1:19 – “This you know, my beloved brethren. Everyone must be quick to hear, slow to speak, and slow to anger…”
For Christians, there is no such thing as coincidence.
My friend, Non, invites me – really, out of the blue – to go through this devotional as a group. Without any hesitation I accepted the invite, even if I didn’t really know the topic nor the contents. And I haven’t done this for months now, being stuck in Deuteronomy this whole time. And then, somehow, the lessons are exactly what I needed to hear and learn in this very specific, very particular point in our family’s life.
There are no coincidences.
Instead of coincidence, this is confirmation. Confirmation that taking this step (leap) of faith is in line with what God wants for me and our family.
How can I listen to my children, how can I speak encouragement to them, if I am not physically – and mentally, and emotionally – present? How can I influence my children positively, how can I be a role-model (like being slow to anger), if I keep disappearing – not knowing when I will be back, and for how long I will be with them? What is the point of reading and studying about Godly Parenting, if I am never present enough to do apply what I’ve learned?
There is no longer any doubt. Thank You, for the encouragement, and for strengthening my resolve.