Fight Like a Man

What are your personal non-negotiables? 

What are the things that you are so committed to that you refuse to compromise them? The things you are willing to die for to defend.

Let’s list some.
Your favorite sports team? No. I don’t think anyone would die defending that.
Your favorite NASCAR driver?
How about your favorite wrassler?
Your city? State?
I have seen people actually fight over these things but not so much of the things that follow.

How about your wife and kids?
Your integrity?
Your faith?
Your God?
How many of us are more committed to our favorite sports team than we are to our wives and kids? Do you turn off the TV to spend time with them? Do you forsake a night out with your pals or do you forsake your family?
And how many of us forsake our God for things of less importance? And for those trying to figure it out, everything is of less importance.
People will argue and even come to blows over things of less importance but will refuse to get on their knees and fight for the things of greater importance. God, family, friends, things of greater importance.

Fight for them…..fight like a man…… on your knees.
Remember, your character is the only thing you really leave behind when you leave here. What will people remember about you?

My Look Back at 2010

Ted’s 2010 Remix

(Heavy obnoxious beat box rhythm)

So many experiences,
in this past year.
Wait,
There’s nothin to fear

I started the year
running a church.
Wow.
Nothing to fear
just left in the lurch

(wiggy wiggy wiggy wig)

A brand new lesson.
Time for a sabbatical?
No, not really
I’m just messin
just being radical

Just having it all just
fall into my lap.
Nothing to fear
What’s my job?
Just keep it on the map.

Managing relationships,
balancing personalities,
Nothing to fear
Hey what’s with all this reality?

(wiggy wiggy wiggy wig)

Making the decisions
to keep it open,
to keep it relevant,
anyone know what happened
to the pink elephant?

Hiring a pastor. (what a nerve)
Nothing to fear
Just another man
called to serve.

(wiggy wiggy wiggy wig)

Another experience, totally new,
Nothing to fear
Just not sure of what to do,

What to ask?
what to require?
just another guy
thrown into the fire.

What do I do?
For this I have no affinity
Just lead by God,
and the rest of the Trinity.

(wiggy wiggy wiggy wig)

Now in the second chair,
Now in submission
How will I fare?
Now what is my mission?

Now where is my place
is in this process.
Now maybe I can get back
To making sauces.

(wiggy wiggy wiggy wig)

A new grandson
a new son-in-law,
didn’t Jordan teach Krav Maga?

A daughter in college,
a new adult,
trying to figure out
how did that happen?

Getting renewed,
getting refreshed
my vision, my purpose
it’s starting to mesh

((wiggy wiggy wiggy wig)

A year of highs,
a year of lows,
where it leads
I don’t know

Nothin to fear
That’s the goal,
I can do nothing,
God is in control.

(wiggy wiggy wiggy wig)

My thanks to all
who hung in there,
knowing all the time
that God was there.

Will it work?
Remains to be seen
Hey what does snizzle mcfizzle
really mean?

Xtreme is destined
To do something great
hang in there as we pursue our fate.

(wiggy wiggy wiggy wig)

We got a new pastor
Just what we were after
A man with vision
Yep, right decision.

Now there’s less fog
Things are more clear,
Maybe now I can get back to my blog
This year.

Finally got our space,
almost done.
A brand new place,
Boy was that fun.

(wiggy wiggy wiggy wig)

We’re getting our rhythm,
getting this thing done.
Help us,
as we add to the King-dom.

The transition’s been radical ,
almost done.
Anyone know
how to spell sabbatical?

so comes the new year
so much to be done
changing the world
its going to be fun

That’s all

(wiggy wiggy wiggy wig)