OFF THE CLOCK (EPISODE 39)

Off The Clock notes by Joshua
Alright let’s get into things that happened the past few weeks. It’s been a very busy past 3 weeks for me I rushed to Alabama because I got a phone call that my grandpa was not eating or drinking and he couldn’t swallow anymore so they were taking him to Hospice. I flew back the next day and when I arrived they were moving him from the hospital to hospice. My mom and I stayed with him his first night there and he remembered who I was immediately and was happy that I came to see him. He was in the 7th stage of dementia and not going to make it much longer. I read scripture to him for a while upon his request and prayed with him. This was a time I would never forget and I’m truly blessed that God granted me this time with him to let him know the next thing he would see would be glorious and that his life here would be over soon but his eternal life as a believer would just begin. I praise God that he was still in the know on who I was and that he wanted me to read scripture to him. I asked him if he knew who Jesus was and he said he did and that was his Lord and savior. This was encouragement to know this was not a good by but more of a see you later. He went into a deep sleep after reading and praying with him and he passed away a few days later and then we had his funeral and I got to speak about his last moments awake. Humbling experience but no one is promised tomorrow I was just lucky enough to be there and I praise God for that experience.I got to let go of the constant business life and go hunting and did get a deer and I brought back almost 40 pounds of meat. Praise God for the time in the woods to detach from the business that was good for me. My son also turned 1 years old yesterday and now he is starting to get sick so I won’t stay on for too long tonight just wanted to share that with y’all if y’all could be praying for him. He was going to have a birthday party tomorrow but we called it off until he gets better. This week I want to do what I have been doing and did the last few shows. This is the 2nd week of November and I’m going to read Ephesians Ch.5 but before I do that I’m gonna pray. Lots to pray for if y’all could join me in prayer for these things I would appreciate it (pray for myself and my family, pray for JT, pray for my marriage, pray for my mom and stepdad, pray for the new employee, Tyler Smith, Lee and Weston, thank God for the time spent in Alabama and that it was a safe trip, pray for Randi and her business, pray for Ray and his family and business)
If your a husband or a dad it our responsibility to lead our family and love our family with patience and kindness. Leading our family will require us to spend time with them and be Men! We should battle our sin like men because we love Christ. We should be Strong men who work hard and love unconditionally. Also it’s important as a husband to make sure your doing fun things with your wife because she is your first ministry Have Bible studies and date nights. Even if that means staying at home and doing something Fun at home. These times are critical in bonding and building a relationship in your family. Life is full of worldly things that can consume me. I need to focus on growing my business more than my subscribers. I have to continue to remind myself of these things each week because of what the world has become. I remember that when I focus on those worldly things Im not focused on Christ so I need to let them go and read Gods word to learn his ways and focus on them. Also don’t forget about my album the songs you hear on this show. My music is just a side hobby I do to glorify my Lord all my music is also on Amazon, Apple, Spotify all that just look up Joshua Birdsell. New album I’m working on should be released around November maybe Christmas at the latest. When times are tough this is what I remind myself. God is always in control and all knowing he make everything clear when we trust in him and have faith.