Tick Tock

What makes you tick? Have you thought about it? What’s your purpose, what’s your reason…? For me, it all started a smidge over 18 years ago. I was a broken man that ran out of purposes. Fast forward to today, and I found my purposes, 4 to be exact.

Being a husband and a father are the most rewarding roles that I’ve ever had. There are many days you feel judged, even more where I feel insufficient or not good enough. When I enter that front door and three angels drop everything they’re doing so that they can give me the tightest hugs, that all fades away. I’m not gonna pretend I don’t still have nights where all I can do is wait until they’re all asleep so that I can ugly-cry as I release the hurt and pain that ails me during the day. It’s those hugs that keep me going. With each tight clasp God strengthens me for more. You see, it’s only by God’s grace I have breath in my lungs, and it’s in Him I find the strength to fight each day, for them and fight I will.

There’s a great movie where the titular character gives the arguably best movie speech ever. I don’t want to get in trouble for copy-writes, but to paraphrase he explains that life is mean and it will beat you to your knees and keep you there if you let it. He continues to say that man is not measured by the amount of times he’s been knocked down but rather having the will to pull yourself to your feet and keep fighting back.

As a son this will to work and provide with every ounce of my heart was inspired to me by my father before he passed. As a man of God I have learned that my human body can only go so far and without Him I am never enough. With Him no matter how big the mountain, obstacle, etc when I’ve given every last bit of myself, He will carry me the rest of the way through. When I seek inspiration as I father my own kids I generally draw from a combination of both.

As I continue to follow God, I have found myself in the presence of many great men who have shaped my faith in amazing ways.

Life never stops being hard but something that has brought me great comfort is that no matter how hard it gets or how many people I’ve lost, I will never be alone. Thank the Lord!!

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