Comments on: You’ve Got What It Takes

By: kristiapplesauce

kristiapplesauce — Tue, 29 Jul 2008 05:20:04 +0000

This is a hard post to respond to. I am pretty sure with the tools and experiences my parents had; they did their best. But no. Growing up, they didn’t answer this for me. I had to figure it out on my own. They totally allowed me to explore and seek God and in encouraging me to do that…I found the Cross and my place in the world, but I did not grow up believing “I have what it takes”. I seriously doubt that they believed that they did either…Do any of us really? My parents got married young and dad pulled himself out of addiction and the life that follows and now they have been married over 30 years. I know they have regrets, but looking back…I think they are answering that question for me now and helping, equipping and supporting my husband and I to stick it out on the mission field and that to me means more then the scary place of adolescence.

By: Kristie

Kristie — Mon, 28 Jul 2008 11:08:48 +0000

Video – too cute, Pete!
Dan has been telling me I should read that book, too….

By: Kim Hewison

Kim Hewison — Mon, 28 Jul 2008 02:00:23 +0000

I have written a poem in tribute of the ideas my mother taught me.

To My Mother, Barb Izydorek
by
Kim Hewison

Thank you for teaching me the important lessons in life.
Believe in yourself,
Respect yourself.
If you don’t, no one else will.
Love yourself.
And others will find you lovable.
Smile.
Add sunshine to the cloudy days.
Don’t give up on your dreams.
When the world knocks you down,
Pick yourself up,
Dust yourself off,
To try, try again.
You’re never to old for dreams to come true.

By: bholliman

bholliman — Sun, 27 Jul 2008 14:14:59 +0000

My father passed away when I was 17 but left my family when I was 10. This is terrible in itself but not in any way a rare truth in lots of kids lives today. My mother married a guy who ended up taking care of me and he raised me better than my own father could have (no offense dad!). I think the main reason for this is because he walked me through each stage of boyhood and then even through manhood. I too am a huge fan of John Eldredge and the follow up book to Wild At Heart is called Way of the Wild Heart (best book I hae ever read!) and it was only through reading that book that I realized how blessed I was to have been raised the way I was. He really showed me that I “had what it takes”. Really a God thing for sure! This has impacted my life in such a monumentous way that I just pray that I can pass it on to my son (who will be here any day by the way!)

By: Anna

Anna — Fri, 25 Jul 2008 21:39:22 +0000

@ the 0:51 mark ….he looks like such a BAD A

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By: sarah walston

sarah walston — Fri, 25 Jul 2008 16:31:52 +0000

I just finished reading The Journey of Desire by Eldredge. The Counselor asked me to read it a year ago, but I told him I was on a 1 year sabbatical from all Christian Self Help books. July was the 1 year anniversary of that…so….I reluctantly began reading the book.

MAN. Who IS this John Eldredge and where have I been while he’s been writing all this great stuff?? Oh yeah! In that church that we no longer speak of. LOL! I couldn’t put the book down. I’m soaking it in right now. Eventually I’ll read his other stuff.

Anyway – my parents always told me I had what it took to succeed in life. But it was always coated with a nice thick layer of criticism. So. That’s not fun. But it was what it was and now it is what it is. Moving forward…..

By: Pete Wilson

Pete Wilson — Fri, 25 Jul 2008 16:13:02 +0000

@ScottMocha, Man your tearing me up. I’m so sorry to hear about your father.

I’m so excited to hear about your trip to Paris and I will be praying for you. I know God is going to use you in a huge way!

By: ScottMocha

ScottMocha — Fri, 25 Jul 2008 15:57:47 +0000

This post hits home for me in a million ways Pete. I too read “Wild at Heart” and it was right after I got saved. I loved the book, it painted Christianity and a relationship with Christ in a way that I could really grab on to.

Now the father wound is one that is getting lanced right now by the enemy, and maybe by Jesus, as I prepare to head overseas as a missionary in Paris. The world around me is lifting me up, and encouraging me, and trying to get me ready to step into something huge and far beyond a world I have ever dreamt of… my Father on the other hand, is panicked, and out of his panic he is tearing me down, being very hurtful, vengeful, and is at the point of sabatoge to stop this trip from happening. The wound may have been deep, but now it is getting gnarly.

So, here I am 52 days from leaving the country for at LEAST a year… and all I am hearing from my father is how stupid of a decision this is, and how I am neglecting my duty to the family. It is literally tearing me apart.

SO I guess the purpose of my spilling of the beans here is two fold, one… it is an excuse to talk about what is on my heart to someone who isn’t tired of hearing about it (and who, in a wierd way, asked.) And two, to explain and maybe underline the continued importance of a father’s encouragement… I really miss my father’s right now.

By: Camey

Camey — Fri, 25 Jul 2008 12:38:01 +0000

My Daddy always told me, “I may be your earthly dad, but you have only One Real Father. And that relationship is the most important.”

Yes, that directly impacts how I parent. All three of our sons are Christ-followers. And I know they are only on loan to me/us. NO matter what I do, or do not do, or whatever… only One can ultimately save them.