I don’t have it all figured out, far from it. But here’s what I do know, I’m as close to God as I choose to be. This goes for you as well. So then do I choose God or does he choose me? Both.

The principal of abundance vs. scarcity is applicable and relevant to many situations we men find ourselves in, including leadership, fatherhood, finances and relationships. In short, abundance is simply a mindset and belief that what I have and who I am is enough, stemming from a place of fulfillment, contentment and wholeness.

Imagine a fleet of naval ships setting out to traverse an ocean and arriving together at a distant port. The first and arguably most critical decision is to identify their destination. Lewis called this the morality of purpose. But Lewis believed morality was made up of three parts. Knowing the destination isn’t enough to guarantee you’ll arrive there. Two additional questions remain.

A raging, vengeful spirit of war had descended upon Europe. The year was 1941, and already Adolf Hitler and his Nazi forces had invaded Czechoslovakia, Poland, Denmark, Norway, and Russia. France had fallen. Bombs were devastating London. The free nations of the world were in peril, and Winston Churchill knew he needed God.

The guards on both sides of the gate wore full body armor. The sun glared off their helmets. With machine guns in hand and a stoic look about them, they gazed intently at us as a uniformed soldier, who exchanged his assault rifle for a pen and clipboard, leaned into our car.

Renewal happens when a life is brought out of a state of unconsciousness, it’s alive. People who have wandered aimlessly for decades have found a sense of being and purpose. Perhaps an alternative meaning to being “woke” in our present day. This is good, very good.