Ed Tandy McGlasson Ministries

Make sure you get your hands on this powerful little book by Ed McGlasson that serves as a super resource for dads in their quest to be great fathers.

Download a sample chapter
or
Visit our website

for some great specials and help get the word out about this book.

Don't forget to sign up below to join our mailing list!

Help Your Kids Chase Their Dreams

Are you merely a dreamer or do you live your dream? I'm not talking about fantasy, but real dreams, the kind of things you hope will one day come true if everything goes the way you want it to. Far too often, our dreams remain a distant hope instead of a present reality because we don't build the structure around the truly God-given dreams to see them come to pass.

In this week's newsletter, we will address how you can unleash the destiny in your own child's heart through listening to what God is speaking to them. Our Coaching Moments video also shares the story of my son and how he responded when God dropped a dream in his heart. We also have some other powerful stories about fatherhood to equip and inspire you this week.

If you like this newsletter, be sure to forward it on to other dads who would be encouraged by its contents. Our mission is to speak life into men again and help them catch the Smile over their lives so they can make a difference with their kids and the orphans they meet.

Coaching Moment: Dream Chasers

In this Coaching Moments video, Ed McGlasson shares how releasing your son into manhood or daughter into womanhood allows them to take hold of the dream God has placed in their heart.

Creating Space to Hear Their Hearts

Know: Sometimes those cute little comments our kids make when they're young have a way of turning into a surprising reality in their future. Even at a young age, your kids have already had something dropped in their hearts by God about the man or woman your child will become and the destiny He has for each child.

Learn: Proverbs 23:18-19 says, "There is surely a future hope for you, and your hope will not be cut off. Listen, my son, and be wise, and keep your heart on the right path." (NIV)

Do: On a regular basis, I take my wife out on a "dream date" where we just talk about the future and what we want it to look like, giving us a framework to build around in making that dream a reality. Begin doing this with your kids as well. Create some time where you can sit down and hear their hearts for their future and what they want to do as they grow up.

Here's a story from Gospel for Asia about a man who wanted to pursue God's call on his life but was just waiting for his father's blessing:

Sunil Gupta was rocked to his core when he found out his alcoholic father had abandoned his family. Sunil was only visiting his family for a short vacation when his mother told him the news.

Sunil, a second-year student at one of Gospel for Asia's Bible colleges located in Himachal Pradesh, India, knew his father had an alcohol problem. Even after the entire family received Christ into their lives, the drinking continued. Sunil remembered the many sleepless nights he had while living at home as his drunken father fought with his mother and siblings.

But Sunil didn't think his father would leave his own family. The gravity of the situation put him on his knees.

Sunil spent hours praying that God would bring his father back home before his vacation was up. Day and night he cried out to God for his father's deliverance.
In his dismay, Sunil made a vow to God that if his father did not return home in the remaining time he had with his family, he would not return to the Bible college to finish his studies, for he knew he could not leave his family alone with no one to provide for them.
With his decision made, Sunil continued to pray. Days went by without an answer to his incessant pleas. The allotted time he had with his family began to shorten, but he would not give up.

The day arrived when he was scheduled to leave for Bible college. Hope seemed lost when an unexpected visitor appeared at their door. To Sunil's amazement, his father stood before him promising that he would never drink again and that he would to take care of his family.

Rejoicing at God's faithfulness, Sunil left to continue his studies at the Bible college with his father's blessing upon him. Today, Sunil has graduated from the Bible college and wants to become a pastor. His father, also, has kept the promises he made long ago and is taking care of the family.

Email me your stories

Some words about Dream Dates

A couple of years ago I had an idea about creating a moment where my wife and I could dream about the future. I made a reservation at one of our favorite restaurants and the assignment I gave my wife was to come to the dinner prepared to talk about our future. The atmosphere was perfect, the food out of this world, but our conversation turned from dreaming to trying to fix one another again.

Instead of thinking ahead we got stuck in the mire of "if you would just do this, or if you only would stop doing this ..." Do you find yourself doing the same thing? I find it far easier trying to fix than stepping back and dreaming with them.

Looking around the restaurant I saw many would-be lovers looks of adoration turned into the familiar glares of "I can't believe you just said that." I also find myself stuck with my kids when my conversation is limited to the amount of homework that is done, or the current grades, or the chores I see undone, etc.

I looked at Jill and said, "Honey, if we keep on trying to fix one another, we will end up like most of the couples in this restaurant whose only enjoyment that night was the meal in front of them."

Take some time this month to step back with your loved one and your kids and dream again. Michael Phelps' eight gold medals didn't just happen. He dared to dream with his mom, his coach and his family who believed it could happen.

In His Smile,

Ed Tandy McGlasson
My Website

Now on Facebook
fathers@mac.com

Login