Happy Father's Day

A Dad wears many hats; one of them is that of the wise counselor. A good Dad is always ready to offer wise, godly counsel to his sons and daughters. On this Father’s day I offer 12 nuggets for your consideration…

1. Pursue Freedom

Christ paid a huge price for your freedom, take advantage of it, settle for nothing less and live it to the full.

2. Love Extravagantly

You were created by Love, for love and to love – it’s why you are here. Love with all you got and hold nothing back – Jesus didn’t. Of course you’ll get hurt, but its worth it! After you’ve been hurt, love again, the deepest love is the post wound love – it’s the most genuine and often the most passionate.

3. Forgive Quickly

Unforgiveness is like cancer, you don’t want it inside you. Keep short accounts with God and man. Life is way too short to waste on guilt, shame, anger, resentment or bitterness.

4. Respect Everyone

Maybe it’s a New York thing? For me, respect is a high personal value. Some people are worthy of your respect and some aren’t, however, treating them with respect says more about you then it does about them.

5. Dream Big

Dream God sized dreams. Don’t ever be satisfied with fear based, man sized dreams. Nothing is impossible for God and nothing is impossible with God.

6. Don’t Quit

Of course life is hard but your dreams are worth it. Enjoy the good days, endure the bad days and just keep going forward. Your circumstances don’t define you, don’t let them stop you.

7. Take Risks

You’ll never learn to fly with your feet on the ground and walking on water requires leaving the boat. Nothing great has ever been accomplished by playing it safe. God has lots of grace for mistakes, go for it!

8. Live Supernaturally

We are tripartite beings: physical, emotional and spiritual. There is another dimension all around us – the realm of the Spirit. It’s scary wonderful, it’s exciting, it’s where we will live forever and it’s available to you now.

9. Explore Creativity

Try new things, write, paint, sculpt, sing… you’re never too old. Creativity adds color to life, play with the colors – God is really into color.

10. Give Generously

Of your time, your talents and your treasure. Have you ever met a stingy person that you liked? It’s in the nature of God to be generous and His nature is alive in you. Take the best of what God has given you and then give it all away.

11. Embrace Passion

If creativity adds color to life, passion adds fire. Don’t fear godly passion, embrace it. It’s the rocket fuel for your journey and the God given homing device to your destiny. What are you passionate about? Go that way!

12. Know God

It’s the most important of them all. Above and before everything else be a “Friend of God”. Ministry is a poor substitute for intimacy, don’t settle. Cultivate that relationship in everyway you know how, learn new ways and then cultivate it some more. It will cost you everything but it’s still the best deal in the universe.

Happy Father’s Day

© Tom Zawacki 2008