Fatherly Advice

On Father's Day weekend, I gave some fatherly advice and encouragement. Some of you were asking me to send it out in this newsletter and I also wanted to encourage out to those of you who weren't there that night. Enjoy your place as Daddy's favored one!

1. You're doing better than you think! (Phil 1:6; Proverbs 4:18)
2. You're making more of a difference than you know! (Hebrews 6:10)
3. Be Yourself! No one can re-present Christ the way YOU do! (2 Cor. 3:3)
4. You can't change other people--You can only give God permission to change you. (Psalm 139:23)
5. Introspection will kill you--ask Holy Spirit what He sees
6. Take the time to encourage someone every day! (Here is the link to that amazing video called "Validation": www.youtube.com/watch?v=Cbk980jV7Ao --you may have to copy and paste the address)
7. Take the plunge into God's love and joy! (Psalm 37:8)
8. You don't have to choose side--you can choose to be for everybody!
9. Let old offenses go (Matthew 18:21-22)
10. Have more fun along the way! Your destiny is a journey, not an end point.
11. No one can take your joy away from you! (Nehemiah 8:10)
12. Take a step towards one of your dreams--see where it takes you...
13. Don't hang on to past regrets--Nothing is stopping you from living life to the fullest TODAY!
14. When you make a mistake, you get to know God's grace in a deeper way! (Romans 11:32)
15. The truth really will set you free! But it has to be the genuine truth of the gospel (I then read from portions of Colossians 1 and 2 from The Mirror Translation--www.mirror.scripturetext.com--an AMAZING translation to enjoy!!)
16. Advice from Papa Bill Johnson: "I can't afford to have a thought in my head about me that is not his!" and "Make a case FOR God not against Him."
17. Advice from Papa Kris Vallotton: "You will always produce the environment around you that you cultivate within you." and "Royal people have a powerful sense of justice in the depth of their souls compelling them to action when they come upon injustice."
18. Advice from Papa Danny Silk: "Accurately acknowledging who people are will position us to give them what they deserve and to receive the gift of who they are in our lives."
19. And one more from me: Rest more in Papa's love!

At that point, about 10 papas from Blazing Fire came up and gave a piece of fatherly advice to us. All of this is on podcast (www.blazingfire.org) if you want to listen to the entire message.

Your Father in heaven is so proud to call you his very own!