"We don't rise to the level of our expectations, we fall to the level of our training." Archilochos, Ancient (i.e., dead) Greek poet The U.S. Navy Seals have an adapted version of Archilochos' statement: "You don’t rise to the occasion, you sink to the level of your training. That’s why we train so hard.” If […]
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Your choices matter.
Proverbs 13:22 says a wise man leaves an inheritance for his children's children.
Think about that for a second.
His children's children.
That's what you call having a long view on life.
There is something to this proverb that speaks into how we live our lives and how we ought to live our lives.
It's easy to make terrible choices when we don't have the view that our children's children will be affected by our choices.
Not taking our health seriously, poor financial habits, or not cultivating a meaningful friendship with God don't seem so bad until you pause to think about the life of your children's children.
And that your choices helped shape them.
Of course you might no longer be alive to see the outcomes of your choices.
But think about this.
How you showed up or didn't show up for your kids, the practices you implemented to be formed by God, and how you led yourself influences both the positive and negative generational patterns (not curses) that they will pass on to their children.
Our lives echo through generations.
When we acknowledge that our actions not only affect our future alone, but future generations as well, we are faced with a choice to be intentional.
Intentional about our choices.
Intentional about taking a journey inwards.
Intentional about facing our internal turmoil.
Intentional about learning.
Intentional about living a life of wholeness and integrity.
Intentional about building community.
On this site we'll journey together on the path towards living a legacy our children's children will love by learning about 4 intersecting areas of our life: self-leadership, spiritual formation, parenting, and marriage.
Why take the journey with us?
Because we are blessed with one life.
One story we are writing through our choices and actions that - if we do our part- will continue living beyond our lifetime.
And every choice we make from here on out can impact the ending of that story.
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His children's children.
That's what you call having a long view on life.
There is something to this proverb that speaks into how we live our lives and how we ought to live our lives.
It's easy to make terrible choices when we don't have the view that our children's children will be affected by our choices.
Not taking our health seriously, poor financial habits, or not cultivating a meaningful friendship with God don't seem so bad until you pause to think about the life of your children's children.
And that your choices helped shape them.
Of course you might no longer be alive to see the outcomes of your choices.
But think about this.
How you showed up or didn't show up for your kids, the practices you implemented to be formed by God, and how you led yourself influences both the positive and negative generational patterns (not curses) that they will pass on to their children.
Our lives echo through generations.
When we acknowledge that our actions not only affect our future alone, but future generations as well, we are faced with a choice to be intentional.
Intentional about our choices.
Intentional about taking a journey inwards.
Intentional about facing our internal turmoil.
Intentional about learning.
Intentional about living a life of wholeness and integrity.
Intentional about building community.
On this site we'll journey together on the path towards living a legacy our children's children will love by learning about 4 intersecting areas of our life: self-leadership, spiritual formation, parenting, and marriage.
Why take the journey with us?
Because we are blessed with one life.
One story we are writing through our choices and actions that - if we do our part- will continue living beyond our lifetime.
And every choice we make from here on out can impact the ending of that story.
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Trying to lead yourself by yourself is a recipe for self-sabotage.
At some point, we hit a wall in our spiritual formation and self-leadership and discover that we need help.
And that's ok.
And that's ok.
We all need a group of people that walks alongside us when we hit walls in life.
I learned this the hard way.
We are not responsible if something goes wrong