Men of Fuel

From our time together at the tables last week, it seems as if none of us had any issue discussing places or times in our lives where we sought to build our own Jericho. The issue seems to be, how do we stop the process or even realize when we are doing it. It reminds me of the saying “ How did I end up in such a deep hole and what is my best shovel doing here?”

If last week was the “So What”, this week will be the “Now What”, meaning now that we know there is a difference between building our kingdom and God’s kingdom, what do we need to do to better align our actions. Look forward to seeing you guys in the AM.

Regards

D.R.

Men of Fuel

Just got done watching the movie “Looper”. It’s pretty far out there. So much so that after trying to come up with a two sentence overview of the movie I gave up went to IMDB. Here is how they explain the movie
In 2074, when the mob wants to get rid of someone, the target is sent 30 years into the past, where a hired gun awaits. Someone like Joe, who one day learns the mob wants to ‘close the loop’ by transporting back Joe’s future self.
Told you it was out there. If you are wondering if it’s any good…….”2074”……”Mob”………need I say more.

Anyway, one of the main characters is this little boy named Cid. He can’t be older than six, and about halfway through becomes a focal point in the story line. This little boy has this amazing power (remember it’s 2074) but he is completely unable to handle it, and continues to put himself and others in danger.

I wonder if that is why God calls us not to build our own kingdoms. Maybe that’s why we are called to pray “Thy will be done”. Maybe in all of His infinite wisdom God knows that we are not able to handle the power that we seek. The power after which we lust. Maybe, He knows that even the pursuit of that power will not only put ourselves in harm’s way, but harm the ones closest to us.

I would bet a large chunk of change that there are men on this list right now, who lost their fathers to their jobs or their pursuit of making their own name great. And I would bet that many on this list feel that same desire. Not to sacrifice their families, but to make our own name great. But what if there was a possibility that they went hand in hand. Would you want to know?

Set the alarms and come on out tomorrow as we continue our series with “My kingdom come”

D.R. Carlson

Men of Fuel

Years ago we created our mission statement, which is; “To provide a relevant environment where men can explore aspects of life purpose and faith”. Well, I am not sure you can get more relevant than we have been the last few weeks. It has been an absolute blessing to hear all of the reports of not only guys starting to look at aspects of their life differently, but also to see the amount of new guys that have been invited out and the number that are now coming back. Again, we are ALL battling something and the first thing we all need to do is stop thinking that we are the only one dealing with this type of stuff.

Bill Clark is back on the MIC tomorrow morning, which you should know by now is guaranteed to be off the charts. What most excites me about tomorrow is Bill will have us begin to look at what lies beneath the lust with which we struggle. Set your alarms and invite a buddy as we continue our current series

Invest and Invite
D.R. Carlson

Men of Fuel

A huge hats off to all of you that answered the call to action last week. If you remember I asked those who did not attend to reach out to someone that did, and asked those that did attend to reach out to someone that didn’t, due to the fact that the previous week with Dr. Clark was unbelievable. We had a big jump in the number of men that came out on Wednesday and all of the reports from the tables are that week II was just as amazing as week 1.

Please don’t let the short week allow you to forget that today is actually TUESDAY and that we will be meeting again tomorrow morning at 6:30am. Dr. Clark will continue our series in what is sure to be an amazing continuation of the past two weeks. I will once again ask those of you that did not attend to call someone that did just to see how valuable this session has been, and if you did attend, I would ask you to reach out to someone that didn’t attend. Just let them know that this isn’t for everyone, just guys that might have noticed that Lust may be impacting their lives.

Invest and invite
D.R. Carlson

Men of Fuel

Each week, about this time I send out a note giving a brief preview/reminder of our meeting tomorrow. All I want to say today is this: If you did not attend last week, reach out to someone that did and ask them how it was. If you did attend last week, reach out to someone that didn’t and tell them how it was.

Dr. Clark spoke last week, and while there are parts of his teaching with which I am still wrestling, I can tell you that his breakdown of the scene in the Garden, and the description of how horrific lust can be will be two things I will never forget.

Again, if you weren’t there call someone that was and if you were call someone that wasn’t

This is something we are all battling. Might as well stop trying to do it alone

Invest and invite
D.R. Carlson