During the month of December, I’m reading through Luke’s account of Jesus’ life. Today I was struck by the word spoken over the life of John the Baptist. Remember that his parents weren’t expecting him. He would be a surprise. A cherished surprise, but a surprise, nonetheless. But take a moment and listen to the way his life was going to be blessed and valuable.
Luke 1:13 But the angel said to him: “Do not be afraid, Zechariah; your prayer has been heard. Your wife Elizabeth will bear you a son, and you are to call him John. 14 He will be a joy and delight to you, and many will rejoice because of his birth, 15 for he will be great in the sight of the Lord. He is never to take wine or other fermented drink, and he will be filled with the Holy Spirit even before he is born. 16 He will bring back many of the people of Israel to the Lord their God. 17 And he will go on before the Lord, in the spirit and power of Elijah, to turn the hearts of the parents to their children and the disobedient to the wisdom of the righteous—to make ready a people prepared for the Lord.”
John’s life would be…
• A delight and a joy
• Celebrated and meaningful to people
• Filled with the presence of God
• Restoring – he will bring people together
• Full of purpose and mission
When you question whether your life has meaning and value, go back and read this piece of Scripture. Talk to God about the words he wants to speak over you. If you’re in a deep hole, you might need to listen close. I assure you that God is speaking value and meaning and purpose to you. Hang onto that word and let it build confidence in who you are and what you’re here to do.
I want you to finish this year strong. There may have been so many challenges for you in 2022 that you feel like you’re just trying to drag yourself over the finish line. Okay! Maybe so. But what if you approach 2023 from a place of godly confidence? What if you determined that God has a word and a purpose for you and you are not going to settle for anything less.
I want to cheer you on.
Men have found great success working with me as their coach and strategist. I know you have things you want to improve. I know you have areas of life that could be even better than they are right now. Working together, I can assure you that you’ll have better clarity on who you are and where you’re going. You’ll walk away every week with a defined strategy and actions to get you further along in your goals.
I can only work with so many people at a time, so here’s my calendar. Let’s have a talk about what you want and who you want to become.