Lawson Brown: I don't want to be dependent on me, i want to seek glory for myself. To avoid credit as if it's cryptonite, is something that i'm takin from this. And not because it diminishes god, because it doesn't. Because he is the all powerful almighty. He's everything. Nothing can diminish him. Some dads need to hear this message that they are holding on so white knuckled to their family. They're trying so hard to control their children. It's true about me, where i try to control the outcome of every decision my children make. For this just changed a month ago as my middle son hit 18.
Glory can be one of our biggest downfalls when we direct it away from God. It often brings out the opposite of an "attitude of gratitude." We can't let our successes (financial, career, life accomplishments) convince us that we did it all on our own. Resisting the temptation to lay claim to personal triumphs helps bring glory to God's grace, not ourselves. "But remember the Lord your God, for it is he who gives you the ability to produce wealth.” (Deuteronomy 8:18). Download 2 chapters of Bring Your Hammer for free: manhoodjourney.org/HAMMER