Todays Video!
Happy Wednesday!
Facing any big challenges this week? Don’t forget last Wednesdays blog: Change the Tune, Turn Your Tide!
My facebook status this morning:
Confidence: more than a feeling, it’s my spiritual position these days. I am fearless, joyful, and creative because I BELIEVE I am! (happy morning beautiful people)
I’m not teaching anything in todays blog from this statues update… just thought you might like to read it!
A Gigantic Milestone!
Yesterday, @ about 5:30pm EST, I hit a gigantic milestone in the evolution of my book, Make Me a Legend! As of 5:30pm Tuesday, March 2-2010, I am now 100% finished with chapters 1-14 and chapter 16: ONE TO GO (chapter 15)… I’ve already written a few pages and the outline: Bow Lower as You Climb Higher!
I’m not sure why this means so much to me! Really, right after I turned the page to start on chapter 15… I went back and scrolled over several of the 354 completed word doc pages (approximately 250 book pages)… and I started crying! Every single paragraph has a quotable line!
This project has taken almost 4 years! I know it’s hard for anyone to believe… but it’s been met with opposition similar to what Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr., must have went through! Please don’t think I’m downplaying the unimaginable challenges of such a legendary martyr. I’m just saying that at times, I really felt like I was going to be assassinated before the book was published. I’ve even given my wife detailed instructions about how to finish, if anything were to happen to me!
And here I am, working on the FINAL 12-15 pages! I look at this manuscript… and think, “This could really change the world!” And even if it doesn’t sell a million copies, at least I’ve been faithful to FINISH this divine assignment, despite the fiery furnace from which so much of this book was written!
The Reason Behind Make Me a Legend!
You know, there is no higher aim in a fathers life, than to help his children become EVERYTHING they were destined to be! I have a son 18 and a daughter 17… both of them will be going to college this fall.
Sometimes, I think, “What if something happened to me, and I was no longer able to cover them? What would I want to tell my precious Coree and Heaven, and all of my spiritual kids… over and over again for the rest of their lives? How would I be sure they always lived in the face of eternity? What kinds of principles would they need to master in order to fulfill EVERY last ounce of their divine purposes?”
Make me a Legend was written as this loving fathers manual to his adult kids, and to anyone else who dares to pick it up! I’ve etched my legacy in stone! Herein are contained the secret principles of those people we now call LEGENDS!
Perhaps this hyper message will possess my kids, and a few of us… perhaps we will live and die in such a way, that we won’t need a fancy funeral preacher to exaggerate us at the graveside! Perhaps, one hundred years from today… you and I will be known, as the Legends of tomorrows better world!
Thanks for being so enthusiastic everyone! Your encouragement always makes the difference! These are very exciting days for this great tribe! We’re just a few steps away from pulling off something epic!
Please leave a few comments if you have the time… say hello, let us know you’re out there! How is your life going these days? What are you working on? How can we pray for you and encourage you? I’m looking forward to reading about it! Love you all… praying for you with a smile on my face!
Dream Big, Live Bold, and Make the Difference!
Chuck
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Pastor Chuck, I'm excited about what's going on. God is moving and we as Christians are beginning to feel Him. Last Sunday really shook me up spiritually. As you said after worship, I too could feel Him so THICK in the air. He was there so strong and I felt so GRATEFUL to be in his presence.
Your teaching was so powerful and it was exactly what I needed to hear. Specifically when you mentioned talking to Heaven and Cole about whether they felt a calling to be in ministry. It brought me to tears as I feel the calling. It made me think about what I need to do to get to where He wants me to be. I realized how little I know the Bible and also how there has been no one in my life to keep me accountable for my walk with God. I prayed very hard on the way home from church to find at least one person that could help me stay in the Bible and stay in Faith.
I was invited to a friends house Monday night by my brother, Scotty and I met some of his new Christian friends. God had obviously put all of us together perfectly and for a PURPOSE. We talked and got to know each other and it wasn't long before we were singing worship songs together and praising God. We all discussed what we want to achieve together…a Bible study and to keep each other encouraged and ACCOUNTABLE. Wow. Thank you, God!! We all agreed to read the book of Acts and to keep notes on it. We are going to meet again soon to talk about it and we will keep going like this.
I thank you so much, Pastor for being the example that you are. I feel like you don't know how much God really is using you. It's amazing and you are helping SO many people. PRAISE GOD.
I can't wait to read your book!
Goodness! I am so excited to read this book! I have actually put most of my reading on hold so I can read more of the Bible. I have had severals confirmations that I need to know God's word better. As a person that grew up without a father for most of my life I am thrilled you have written this. Thank you. Thank you for remaining faithful!
Thanks you guys!! Emily, you are one of my favorite people in the whole wide world these days! I cant WAIT to see what God is going to do in your future! We need to get you leading something FUN at DFC… any ideas??
Jake, I'm really stoked about that bible study you guys had! And, I'm stoked about YOU bro! Great thoughts about consuming Gods Word… no kidding, I wrote a segment in my book about the YESTERDAY!!
Chuck!
I'm not sure what I could might lead at DFC, but I'll pray about it until I am! Last night's Honors Reward was awesome. That was the first Wednesday I've been able to make it out since the small groups have started and I KNEW I was missing out before.