09/06/2022
I've reached the age where my peers have kids and of course they desire to have good influences in the lives of their kids, but we all know that parents aren't the only influence happening to youth. Even strangers I run into want me to meet with and talk to their kids. Parents want Influences that help them mature and be confident and successful and spiritually and emotionally healthy, as well. I find parents, especially singe parents, are asking and wanting me to meet with and coach their kids because youth today need a safe place to connect and be seen and heard and influenced by something other than the culture they consume on their devices all day. Mental health needs are only getting greater! We adults are not exempt from this need, either! We all need safe places to process and regroup and even grow and heal! That's always been one of my gifts.
At the intersection of pastoring and counseling, you find me--a spirit led, heart intelligent, coach, heart warrior and encourager with the gifts of a counselor and pastor that I can trace all the way back through school and college and beyond.
From my years in the entertainment and talent industry as a model, spokesmodel, scout and coach, I was fully aware that God gave me the outside appearance as a means to open the door to reach people who might not otherwise care about what I have to say. Appearance is a gift like any other, and gifts have purpose. Mine just gave me access to a different sphere of people.
My experience is that my youthful and model appearance gave me access to the attention and interest of youth in my coaching classes so that my words sank a bit deeper. We all know we invite influence from people for all sorts of surface reasons, and appearance is definitely one of them! Hello, social media! My looks opened a door, but what they got was what God had put within me. That's still true, today.
If you're a parent of a kid--teen or college age and beyond--or you yourself want coaching and support and a safe place to be seen and heard and encouraged and even guided toward knowing and walking out God's plan for you, please reach out to me. That is what TimeWithDavid is about. What are you struggling with? God never intended us to walk alone. As I used to say to all my performers I was coaching, "Don't suffer in silence." We were never made to do this alone. Gifts of counsel and encouragement were given because God knew we would need them!
God has given me my experiences in life and the world so that I can be a “Father” and Coach. I'm definitely not perfect, but I do endeavor to run my race well and to use what God has given me to its fullest to help others do the same.
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