Sometimes the principles that provide us with the most benefits, can be the very ones we either ignore or simply don’t take the time to intentionally incorporate into our lives. This particular principle is one that I’m so glad I did!

Gifts and surprises from our Heavenly Father often come in different forms and ways. Sometimes they’re a timely financial blessing, or they can present to us an incredible opportunity to inspire, encourage, and build up the people around us.

I pray that Jesus brings us both amazing gifts and surprises this week!

Can you imagine God using something that we used to get in trouble with to now help shape us into the man He desires us to become? What are you daydreaming about these days?

When The Lord invites us into a new area/sphere of life that feels over our heads, it can be so easy to partner with feelings and thoughts of being an impostor and that we don’t belong. Intellectually we know that’s a lie, but our emotions treat it as truth. We WILL make a choice to partner with either one. Which will it be for you?

Everybody talks a good talk about the things that they intend to do, whether it has to do with their marriage, finally writing that book, or going after that business idea that they’ve been thinking or talking about for years. But we know that these things ONLY happen when we get intentional with them.

After listening, I’d like to encourage you to think of a couple of things you can do to put into practice what we’ve learned from this series.

Here’s part two of our 3-part special series, “What Our Wives Really Want.”

I hope it encourages, inspires, and reminds you of practical ways to love and serve your bride.

In this 3-part series I interview my wife and ask her the question, "What do wives really want from their husbands." She gives me 6 incredible answers from a wife's perspective. 

Declarations are not a “magic wand” we use to get our family members to do what we want. They are a powerful biblical tool that enables us to partner with the Lord to see His kingdom influence brought into our family situations.

Not only has the Lord invited us to partner with Him when it comes to learning how to effectively connect with, love and serve our wife and children, but He’s also given us powerful and effective tools that will bring the supernatural elements of heaven into our relationships. However, these tools are ONLY powerful when we use them.