My parents divorced when I was 12. A few years later, we moved to FL, and I only saw my dad once a year for 3 weeks. Sadly, most of that time we spent wanting to see our old friends-people I don’t ever see and don’t even know. My father died of a heart attack when I was in college, so there is no more time to spend with him, and he hasn’t been around for a long time.
My father was not perfect, but if I had to do it over, I would have spent more time with dad. Whatever your father’s backstory is, once you become an adult and ask Jesus into your life, you have a heavenly Father who IS a perfect father. And He DOES love you, and He DOES have all the time in the world to hang out with you. So my question is, are you hanging out with Him? I teach people to start their day with some morning quiet time with God. Most people say they are lucky to wake up and get out the door. Or they are not “morning people”. To this I say, you are missing out!!! 24 years ago, my mentor told me, “Brian, if you don’t have a morning quiet time, you will NOT be all God wants you to be. All the greatest saints through history and even Jesus Himself modeled a morning quiet time with God”(See Mark 1, verse 35).
So I started, first a half hour, which meant going to bed ½ hour earlier. But soon, time with Dad in the morning became life. It was joy, connection, growth, encouragement, everything. I expanded it to one hour, then a little later to 2 hours. Today, 2-3 hours every morning is the norm. Just me and God. I can’t get enough of it. If I can do that, and have two full-time jobs of preaching/running a church and a commercial mortgage broker, you can spend ½ hour with God. You just can. Your Dad is waiting, wanting to hear from you, talk to you, and encourage you. Don’t miss out. Don’t make the mistake I did as a stupid teenager. Spend time with your Dad, you NEED it more than you know. And He is always there. No excuses, spend time with Dad. The blessing will be totally yours…..
Brian
P.S. This Sunday, we have a special guest preacher with a powerful message for you! You will definitely be blessed! Please join us this week…we will have coffee and donuts for you! Be there or be square…900 Cripple Creek Drive, Lawrenceville. If you can’t make it, stream it on your YouTube channel @the great awareness church. Enjoy!
My book is finally out, “The Last Instructions of Jesus (before He comes again). It is a deep dive into Revelation 2 and 3, Jesus’ last words before He comes again. And He has some CRITICAL words to share with this end times church. We are likely in the final days, find out how Jesus wants us living right now, today. Order today, I truly believe it is a book that will grow your faith and relationship with Jesus. So click on the link below to order or go online to Amazon, Barnes and Noble, etc.
https://www.westbowpress.com/en/bookstore/bookdetails/867418-the-last-instructions-of-jesus
Pastor Brian
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