Fighting For Your Marriage (Even When Things Are Good)
Jul 13, 2018
Why Fight When Things Are Good?
If you are like most people, you're probably thinking... "Why would I fight for my marriage when things are going great?" In one sense, the word "fighting" doesn't sound like a great word to be used in conjunction with the word "marriage." On the other hand, it depends on your definition of the "fighting."
fight·ingˈfīdiNG/noun: fighting; plural noun: fightings1. the action of fighting; violence or conflict. (ex. "terrible fighting broke out in the streets")Synonyms: Violence, hostilities, conflict, action, combat, warfare, war, battles.Antonyms: Peaceadjective: fighting1. displaying or engaging in violence, combat, or aggression. (ex. "he was a fighting man")
Other definitions go from "to quarrel or argue" to "struggle or campaign against."
Let's narrow the focus a bit. Another definition is "endeavor vigorously to win (an election or other contest)." In plain words, this...
5 Ways You Can Master The Art Of Slowing Down And Enjoying Life
Jun 25, 2018
There's a slowing down problem in today's society.
I hear the same words repeated time and time again:
- Exhausted
- Overworked
- Overwhelmed
- Over-scheduled
- Anxious
- Dissatisfied
It’s an issue that applies to everyone it seems. No matter if you run a successful business, non-profit, corporation or church... These words might sneak up on you. No matter if you are young or old, rich or poor, professionals or parents, women or men, Republicans or Democrats, it doesn't matter. This is an issue that doesn't discriminate. It's clearly a global issue.
If you get to the heart of these issues, you will see that the issue is really just a TIME issue.
- If you are feeling exhausted, it might be because you haven’t allowed yourself enough time to rest.
- If you are feeling anxious, it might be because you want something to change and happen that is outside of your control.
- If you are feeling overwhelmed, it might...
The MVP Strategy Every Winning Family Should Use
Jun 20, 2018
If you haven’t heard of what our version of what "winning" really is then let me fill you in… You ready? You have to lead at home, to win at life (shocker, I know). So in today we are going to give you a brand new winning strategy that you can use for your family.
MVP is an acronym, most people think it stands for Most Valuable Player… Which it does… But not for today. Today it stands for something else because we are going to give you the MVP acronym for winning families.
Think MVP.
M = Mission
A family mission statement is a combined, unified expression from all family members of what your family is all about — what it is you really want to do and be — and the principles you choose to govern your family life. Here's an example of our family mission statement.
Garcia Family Mission Statement:
"We will grow our faith in God and live in His kingdom’s purpose. We will worship our Creator...
The 3 Keys to Cultivating A Winning Marriage by Randy and Kelli Ayres
Jun 18, 2018
A message from Pastor Randy and Kelli Ayres, Lead Pastors at Cross Mountain Church in San Antonio, TX.
"We don't have all the answers. We are not perfect, our marriage is not perfect and our family is not perfect. We still argue and we still want to strangle our kids at times (only kidding), but we simply want to share what we've learned. We want to share things we are trying… or know we should be trying.
Studies show that as the average couple gets older (and their kids grow older), the satisfaction level of the marriage gets lower and lower. The only time this changes significantly is when the children leave home. At that point, the satisfaction of marriage will rise somewhat but still remain lower than when the marriage first began.
We wanted to break each of those down and talk about cultivating each of those in our lives, in our relationship and in our marriage.
1. Cultivating Commitment
This is the bedrock and...
5 Actionable Ways to Help You Lead at Home and Win At Life
Jun 15, 2018
The whole concept of "Leading at home, winning at life" may seem ideal to many people, but it doesn't happen overnight. It comes with making big decisions that will impact the way you live and lead.
We believe that with a God-focused mindset, everything else will fall into place.
With God at #1... marriages thrive, parenthood produces fruit, and God expresses favor over your career. If done in the opposite order, many people will find that filling their career bucket first will lead to much unhappiness and dissatisfaction.
Today, we bring you the 5 Actionable Ways to Help You Lead At Home And Win At Life.
Leading at home will help you...
1: Rethink your priorities
At the beginning of 2017, I went on The Millennial Leadership Show, and made a promise to my listeners that I would read one book per week for a whole year. That's a whopping total of 52 books! As soon as the show ended, I cringed.
How in the world am I going to do...