I absolutely love my kids.
Connor and Nevaeh are two great kids and honestly I am pretty undeserving of how great they really are.
Any day now Hailee and I will add another little one to our chaos.
Soon Ty will be here and it's going to be tough to throw another kid into the mix like that.
We love our two kids and it's going to be a hard adjustment to love three kids without some jealousy from the others.
We have to be ready for that, but they are still only the No. 3 most important thing to me.
The list goes…
- God
- Hailee
- Kids/Family
- Church
Hailee and I decided before we got married that the first thing in our life would have to be God and not each other.
If we are focusing on God and growing closer to him then we will be respecting and loving each other.
Matthew chapter 10 is a great chapter to read and talks about how God needs to be first near the end in verses 37-38…
"Anyone who loves his father or mother more than me is not worthy of me; anyone who loves his son or daughter more than me is not worthy of me; and anyone who does not take his cross and follow me is not worthy of me."
Jesus calls us to follow him, and he needs to be our first priority.
Honestly if we focus on him, we will love our family.
There comes a time in life we all have to make the choice whether we are going to follow Jesus with our lives.
Hailee and I went through a really hard decision when we chose to move to Terre Haute and Union Christian Church.
Hailee and I have never lived outside of an hour of Lansing our entire lives.
When I graduated from Great Lakes, I really only focused on looking at Churches in state because it was too far from my family.
I completely limited where God could have called me too.
While I know I was there for a reason, but I know it was time for us to go.
Out of the entire world when we prayed to God on where we should go next the only door he opened was Terre Haute.
A 5.5 hour drive away.
It was completely scary!
We didn't know why God called us there. What his objective was, but when we visited with the elders, staff and family of the Church, Hailee and I got the same feeling, home.
This would be our new home.
What was even scarier, Hailee and I knew that if they offered us the ministry opportunity, we were going to take it.
Even if the pay was bad!
Has that ever happened to you?
The Church completely took care of us financially and spiritually.
It was hard, Jesus mentions putting him before family.
We had to do this.
We love all of our family and friends.
The hardest thing in the world was to move from them.
We knew it was for God and that he provided.
I am at a Church that is honestly one of a kind.
My Spirit is alive and I am looking forward to the vision we have in the Church.
We have made so many new friends (While we really miss our friends in Lansing) that I couldn't imagine living without our new friends.
God is great and he provides in ways we never imagine.
With the rest of the chart, I made a commitment to Hailee before I made a commitment to my kids.
If Hailee and I aren't doing well, how are we going to be good parents?
Then if I can't minister and lead my family in a Godly direction, how am I going to be a servant leader in a Church?
When God is the focus all of the questions in our life are answered.
Even before we know they are answered.
I love my Church, but not as much as I love my kids.
I love my kids, but not as much as I love my wife.
I love my wife, but not as much as I love my God.
He sent us Jesus to die on the cross for our mistakes (sins) the least I can do is give my life to him, because he was will to do the same for me.
I look forward to adding Ty to the mix, but not as much as I look forward to worshipping God.
Where are you at in your life?
Where are your priorities?
Have a great day.
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