Responsibility

“Mistakes are always forgivable, if one has the courage to admit them.” ~ Bruce Lee

Success begins with owning your failures and that begins with courage and assuming the ownership of your responsibility in life. Daniel Webster once said that the greatest  thought to ever occupy his mind was the thought of his individual responsibility to God. This is where our minds should be constantly.

No matter what the responsibility, whether to our spouses, children, followers, etc, the truth is that the responsibility to all of these people begins with our individual responsibility to God. As we seek to honor God he will afford us the opportunity by positioning us to honor others. ~ Dr. Rick Wallace

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Daddy I wanna be a Man

Daddy I wanna be a man
But I need someone to teach me how to take a stand

I can’t turn to you because you sell drugs

I can’t lean on you because you’d rather be a thug

Daddy I wanna be a man

I wanna be there for my wife and kids

Not jet like a coward as you did

I wanna be more than a rolling stone

I wanna be the undisputed head of my home

I wanna be there for every spelling bee and football game

I wanna be more to my kids than the source of their last name

When I think of you and all the pain I’ve endured

Because you thought you wanted to be a father, but then became unsure

It motivates me to seek the higher road

To be there as a father ; to help bear the load

Daddy I wanna be a man

A man in every sense of the word

 Because anything less is truly absurd

Something more than a sperm donor I desire to be

Something more than you’ve ever been to me

Someone my kids can come to when they need affection

Someone that will hold them when they need protection

Someone through whom they can see Christ’s reflection

Daddy I wanna be a man

To say that your absence hurt is an inadequate description

Buy being a better dad than you is the healing prescription

By the way, where were you all those years?

Why weren’t you there to wipe away the tears?

Why were you not at even one game?

That name on the back of my Jersey should have been your last name

You will probably say you were busy and couldn’t make it

That’s a lame excuse Pops, so don’t even waste it

Say what? You were in jail and it wasn’t your fault

I say, you wouldn’t have been there if you had been doing as you ought

Let me save you the trouble of even responding

Don’t worry, I’m doing fine, my grandfather and me, we bonded

Daddy I wanna be a man

I wanna give my kids what I didn’t have

Someone to tickle me and make me laugh

Someone to scold me when I did wrong

Someone to be an example of how to lead in the home

I don’t know what happened to make you leave

But it’s motivated me to be there for my kids as long as I breathe

I wanna be the one to follow God’s divine plan

That’s right daddy, I wanna be a man

Dr. Rick Wallace 

A World Apart

We are called to come out from among the World; not is a sense of alienation, but in the sense of distinction. It is become increasingly lucid to me the immense impact that secularism has had on this nation and the Christian faith over the past forty years. We have moved so far from where we once stood that what was clear to us just a decade ago has either become blurred on totally blocked out. The once clear distinction of the believer from the world has been marred by acceptance of what is not acceptable. The lines have been blurred by the ambiguity of  transcultural commingling.

We as Christian believers have lost our way in such a way that the immensity of our social impact has dissipated. We have in many ways gone from the aristocrat to being just one of the boys. Don't get me wrong, I have told you many times before that I do not preach from the platform of perfection, but from the oasis of a transformed heart. With that being said, I do not speak on this issue with a judgmental tone, but simply as one bringing forth revelation. In everything I preach I preach as it is given to me by the Holy-Spirit. We are being called to walk in our uniqueness as a peculiar people called out by God.

We are at a pivotal point in the history of the faith. The world is watching to see what we will do. I was speaking with a friend today and we were discussing he subtle way that the enemy is infiltrating the ranks of Christianity and ultimately dismantling the moral foundation of a nation that was once rich in its Christian heritage. The subliminal messages that are in the music we love to listen to, the subtle suggestions we find in the TV shows we watch, and the many media and marketing avenues that have targeted our children. if we don't take a stand now we will be overrun. The Christian nucleus of this nation was so strong at one point and time that it was the overwhelming influence in every major sector of society. From politics to media, the power of Christian influence was felt. We voted our faith and we stood unwavering on Christian values. We are not only at a point where we have abandoned so many of these principals, but we have done it with no embarrassment or guilt whatsoever. The world has sold us a corrupted an worthless bill of goods and we have happily accepted it.

The Word of God used to be the substratum of the Christian faith now we find all sorts of secular philosophies intertwined in our beliefs. Once again, let me be lucidly clear, I am not speaking so much to the Christian that is struggling with his weaknesses, because he knows that he has not arrived and is seeking the complete transformation. Being aware of your need to change ultimately brings you to a point of decision. That decision is whether or not to trust God and the power of the Holy-Spirit to completely change and renew you. It is for most and progressive walk on a continuum toward spiritual maturity and ultimate sanctification. Who I am speaking directly to here is the believer that is claiming Jesus and yet accepting false ideologies taught by deceptive men. Not the believer that is striving, but the believer that is content in his waywardness.

This is the time that we must rise up and live in our destiny. This is the time when we must stand when others fall away. This is the time when we must press forward in purpose and refuse to relent in the face of adversity. This is the time when we must never allow the outward circumstances to dictate the inward conviction. It is time to be the committed believers we were designed to be. I call on each you to come and join me, not simply in word and acknowledgement, but join in the battle to take back our nation. Be a part of a movement that will revive the waning hopes of every yearning heart in this country. It is time to stop talking about the commitment and it is past time to move in purpose. Each of you were designed to play a role in the execution of the plan of God. Somewhere somehow we have moved off course. It has become about self-fulfillment It has become a what is in it for me movement.

Let me tell you something, if you think that Christ died to present you with eternal life so that you can sit around and suck everything out of the kingdom without contributing anything, you are sadly mistaken. As you will see by my next sermon, that the Word promises that without the bearing of the cross, there can be no wearing of the crown. Here is your wake up call: It is not about you my friend, you were created, saved, and preserved for service. I ask you now who is willing to unite is this cause of revival?


Thank you,

Bishop Rick Wallace

P.S. To all those that are in the Dallas area, Bishop Rick Wallace will be conducting a live offsite Bible Study on the book of Romans at Panera Bread 3826 Lemmon Ave, Dallas, Texas - (214) 443-0880. The first Study will be on Saturday, April 2, 2011 at 11:00 am. For those that are interested please inbox Bishop Wallace. We look forward to seeing you there as we unlock the power of God in His infallible Word.

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Sending a Message to the World

 I have been told that my book The Invisible Father has great content and would be an awesome blessing, but the market for the book is unique. The demographic audience that the book would appeal to is difficult to reach. I see this as a problem. This is why: We have a massive epidemic in the way of absentee fatherhood on our hands and it affects this country as a whole, believers and none believers alike. It affects the wealthy and the poor, either directly or indirectly. IFS is an indicator of the direction this country is headed in and swiftly. The inner yearnings and cries of our youth that are being expressed in acts of suicide, teen pregnancy, gang affiliation and more are the direct result of absent fathers. Yet, we are content with minimal attention given and even less action taken to rectify the situation. We have to send a message that our children matter. We have to send a message to advertising and marketing agents that Christians would much rather read a book that is biblically founded and addresses a spiritual and social issue of great concern than to read the next great sex novel. Yes, that is probably what the world desires, that next great Zane masterpiece, but is that what the people of God should yearning. Shouldn't we be about our fathers business. We are told to expose the deeds of unrighteousness by our righteous acts. I am asking each of you right now to help me make the publishing of this book a reality. You will be helping me attack one of the most pernicious machinations ever devised by the enemy; the destruction of an entire generation through filial abandonment. Please visit www.gofundme.com/The-Invisible-Father

I thank each of you in advance for your help.

Bishop Rick Wallace

The Publishing Of The Invisible Father: Reversing the Curse of a Fatherless Generation

To each of you that will read this blog. I pray that you are blessed by what you read. I further pray that you are inspired to become engaged in the battle to defeat IFS (The Invisible Father Syndrome). This growing epidemic has crippled a nation and almost single handedly destroyed an entire generation. I would love to have your support in publishing my book addressing this issue. For those of you that are not able to help in the way of finances, we still need you to become involved; this nation's youth needs believers to be involved in their development. We are witnessing a generation evolving out of self-progression, meaning they have basically been reared by Wii's and Play Stations. If we don't do something soon we will find ourselves being a part of the greatest spiritual decline since the founding of the church nearly 2000 years ago. Trust me, that is saying a lot.

So I ask you to be a part of movement that will inspire and encourage a nation that is in desperate need of a morality boost. A nation that has found itself in a place where men have found it acceptable to procreate and then abandon their progeny. I believe that in moments like this is when Gods moves the mightiest. In situations where people have given up hope; in situations where it seems that there is no recourse. This is where the men of God must stand up and be accounted for. We must send a message with our actions and our lifestyles. We must send a message with our commitment to living for God. We must become the example by which the world walks. We have not, in quite a few years, lived up to our design as Christian men. We can no longer let this be the case. We have to be active and accountable.

I personally invite you to be apart of this movement. For those that are interested in supporting the book, please visit www.gofundme.com/The-Invisible-Father


Thank you,


Bishop Rick Wallace
Founder & President
Rick Wallace Ministries
100 Men of Purpose

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The Invisible Father Syndrome

This is an excerpt from my book: The Invisible Father: Reversing the Curse of a Fatherless Generation:

“But if anyone does not provide for his own and especially for those of his household, he has denied the faith and is worse than an unbeliever.” 1 Tim 5: 8

Where is my father? Why isn’t he here? Does he love me? These are only a few of the questions that flowed constantly through my mind as a young child. See, I never knew my father; the first time I saw my father was at his funeral. I remember it as if it were yesterday. As the coffin descended into the ground, any possible chance of a long desired relationship with my father vanished before my eyes. I was fourteen then. For the majority of my life I have battled many demons in an attempt to come to grips with the fact that I have never and will never know my father.

After my father’s death, I convinced myself that I was fine. I told myself that I could do just fine without my father, but reality said different. Although I was reared by my great-grandparents and provided with a loving and nurturing environment, I could not shake the heartache of not knowing who my father was or better yet, not having an understanding of why my father chose not to be a part of my life. Although I was immensely precocious as a child, I still lacked the capacity to apprehend the circumstances that surrounded me.

I mentioned the fact that I was reared by my great-grandparent, both of whom have since gone to be with the Lord; my grandfather in 1992 and my grandmother in 2010. As nurturing as my grandparents were, not even they were able to totally eradicate the pain I felt due to my father’s absence.

The one thing I am most grateful to my grandparents for is introducing me to Christ. Through the constant intake of Biblical Doctrine and consistent hands on teaching, I developed a personal relationship with Christ, which is the true foundation of Christianity. The Bible says, “Train up a child in the way it should go, and when he is old he will not depart from it.” (Prov. 22:6).  My grandparents lived and functioned daily under this principle.

My personal relationship with Christ has empowered me to move past the pain and difficulty of not knowing my earthly father; it has allowed me to have access to my heavenly Father, which provides me with the strength and stability to victoriously endure the vicissitudes of life.

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Having said all this, I would like elucidate the fact that this book is not an autobiography on the life of Bishop Rick Wallace. I am giving you some background information to add lucidity to the perspective from which I write.

                                                           

Unfortunately, my situation is by no means an anomaly in today’s society. The past few decades has witnessed an exponential increase of fatherless homes. As men, we have found it acceptable to procreate and then abandon our progeny. The once inherent sense of pride and responsibility fathers had in and for their offspring have been replaced by an enormous and perpetual state of irresponsibility. Far too frequently mothers have been forced to assume the responsibility of taking on dual roles in the home.

I decided to write a book from a biblical perspective that addresses the issue of absentee fatherhood. I am looking for those that would like to discuss the topic, be a part of the movement to bring Christian fatherhood back to the forefront. Those who have suggestions.