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The authority as a man to lead comes through submitting to God and following Christ.
Men Who Are True Leaders are First Followers
Sometimes it feels like God's plans for us have been thwarted, but often it can just be a detour before He leads you back to the main road.
Detours and Delays toward where God has called you
The Lord is showing us how to embrace the setbacks - the things which used to set us back in our path would discourage us and make us give up, but now it's time to embrace them as a part of the battle. When we see the setbacks we will no longer turn around, we'll plow through them in prayer and faith together with our Savior. The enemy has been trying to traffic us into "learned helplessness" for so much of our lives, trying to condition us to seeing bumps in the road as mountains. But God is giving us GRIT by His Spirit. We're going to start breaking through these barriers and keep pressing!
Embrace the setbacks
Draw near to God and be filled with His strength through Christ.
Guys Are Expected to be Strong
Lean in to Jesus even more through hardship
Are you striving to create your own self worth like bringing a Report Card to God, trying to prove yourself worthy of His love? Or are you resting in the finished work of Jesus and receiving the love God already has for you in Christ? Are you striving or resting in your identity as a son or daughter of God? Some are motivated by hard work in trying to prove they’re worthy of being loved, but Jesus already demonstrated God’s love and acceptance for you. Receive God’s love and allow that love to be your motivation which propels your ministry to others.
Striving for your worth? Or Resting in God's love?
What does it feel like to feel like an orphan? God has a specific heart for the widows and orphans all throughout Scripture. I want to encourage you to understand your belonging in Christ is a reality. If you are in Jesus, you have an adopted identity as a Son or Daughter of God. You may encounter thoughts of rejection, but God's truth and Jesus' finished work is greater. In Jesus you are already a member of the Church and belong in the Church - it's not something you earn or strive toward, but something God has declared. Let this word - BELONGING - transform your relationships and your life.
Feel Like an Orphan in this World?
There are times when keeping the peace goes beyond just peaceable living, and becomes a state of living dishonestly with yourself and others. People pleasing often arises from what Scripture refers to as, “the fear of man.” Fear of man is when you are living a life where you become more concerned about satisfying the opinion of others than resting in God’s opinion of you. God has called us to put Him first. This means above all people, kings, and powers, we fear and revere God the most. When you fear others and their opinions over God, it can become idolatry and an obstacle in your obedience to God and your walk with Jesus.
People Pleasing or Honest Relationships?
The degree in which we can be the effective leaders God created us to be is dependent upon the degree in which we are followers of Christ. We are not just "tasked" by God, but we are co-laborers together with God. We must abide in the Vine in order to produce fruit. We can't produce fruit ourselves.
Men Who Abide in the Vine
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