
Questions? Thoughts? Comments? Leave me a voicemail message to use in a future podcast episode: https://www.speakpipe.com/timschmoyerComment on the full post here: https://read.timschmoyer.com/p/divine-assignments-to-the-underpreparedA few weeks ago, I was texting with a friend about this “Elder My City” project. He mentioned that I’m “taking up the mantle to lead fathers in this direction” in our homes and cities.I remember sitting there thinking for a minute and then replying:“Oh man, now that you say that, taking up the mantle for this topic makes me nervous. I don’t know that I’m qualified for it, but I also care about it deeply, so I will.”His reply was quicker than I anticipated:I read the message a few times. The pattern he recognized isn’t that I’m competent in whatever I decide to pursue, but that I pursue the passions the Lord gives me and develop competence along the way.I replied:“Thanks. I don’t feel that way, but I choose to believe that it’s true.”Maybe you live in t...