Nathan has always been so good at keeping me focused on the moment I stand before my Lord.  I want to be pleased with my decisions from this day, when I stand before Him on that day.  This perspective has helped us to stay focused on what’s REALLY important when it comes to how we spend our time, our energy, our money and in raising our kids.  

Living overseas took this intentional lifestyle to another level.  We knew we would be in that country for a finite number of years.  If we wanted to spend time with someone or travel somewhere, today was the day.  Another opportunity likely wouldn’t come back around.  We learned to make the most of our days and not let them slip by, full of unfulfilled wishes.

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Bible verses referenced in this episode:

“For we will all stand before the judgement seat of God; for it is written, ‘As I live, says the Lord, every knee shall bow to me, and every tongue shall confess to God.’ So then each of us will give an account of himself to God.” 
Romans 14:10b-12

“Therefore, since we are surrounded by so great a cloud of witnesses, let us also lay aside every weight, and sin which clings so closely, and let us run with endurance the race that is set before us, looking to Jesus, the founder and perfecter of our faith”
Hebrews 12:1-2a

“The fruit of the spirit is…self control”
Galatians 5:22-23

“Train up a child in the way he should go, and when he is old, he will not depart from it.”
Proverbs 22:6

“Set your mind on things that are above, not on things that are on earth.” 
Colossians 3:2

“And when the soles of the feet of the priests bearing the ark of the Lord, the Lord of all the earth, shall rest in the waters of the Jordan, the waters of the Jordan shall be cut off from flowing, and the waters coming down from above shall stand in one heap.”
Joshua 3:13

Books that Nathan mentions as helpful:
All In – Mark Batterson
Not a Fan – Kyle Idleman
Unoffendable – Brant Hansen

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