AUTHOR: mrjwhit~ TITLE: This fast and daddyhood DATE: 1/18/2007 01:38:00 PM ----- BODY:

This is day 18 of my 40 day fast. I honestly feel lighter. I've been soaking in God's word and I know that something powerful is going to happen to use in 2007. Today , I want to rant. I am saddened in my heart. I have a couple friends that are about my age. I've seen these guys grow up and mature over time. Sadly they got set back in an area and they started making their own choices and not waiting on wise counsel. I saw a these guys yesterday and I knew it. They're floundering. They're grasping at straws looking for something to plug these holes in their lives and stop the leaking. One has ventured into porn another has resorted to becoming a domesticated lap animal for his wife. Another is filing bankruptcy. I am not mad at them at all and I do not cast judgments on their decisions. I know that I would not have chosen these paths for them. I know them their hearts are better than what they've become. My observation is that as we live and as we go on in life we have to crank up the intensity of our relationships with God and others. As much as I like to do things on my own... I can't I am smart, but not that smart. God has to be smarter than me so if I do anything without His advice I can't expect good things. Plus I have a great wife. I know that her heart is for me to succeed in everything. That's the kind of gift my Daddy gives. So I would be equally stupid if I didn't seek her input in my ventures. She's there to help not to beat me down. I've made HUGE mistakes in the past. Since I've made it my practice to seek my wife's input before stepping into things I've really seen a decrease in that. We're 15 weeks pregnant this weekend. We're both just as psyched as can be. I was praying with my wife and talking to her tummy this AM. I can't wait to meet this new little person and see who it is that God has blessed the world with.

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