Better Husbands
Better Fathers
Better Followers of Jesus
Better Men
- Nate Whitson -
Can I be honest with you about something?
I'm pretty fat right now.
More fat than pretty, in fact. (*check out the pic in the P.S. and see for yourself!)
In the grand scheme of things, this isn't a huge deal or a major sin (or is it??). But it's a problem for me.
Why?
Because it's a DISCIPLINE issue that I keep failing at and I keep telling you that's it's a core principle of mine and that YOU should have more discipline, too.
Ugh.
Now, I'm not lying when I say it's a principle of mine. It really is.
But, I just kinda suck at it still. It's who I WANT to be but I'm just not fully there yet.
Maybe you can relate.
To help me be more of that man, I pray about it daily.
Here's a picture of what I pray for every day in my fight for discipline. I call it our Fight Club Prayer (email me for a copy if you want one and you want to suck at being a man of discipline like me, too).
Do you see it right there under the word DISCIPLINE? This is what I say:
"I do the hard right thing over the easy wrong thing every time."
I pray that every day and I still suck at it.
Do you ever feel like that too? I'm guessing it's not just me.
Are there things that you've been praying for God to help you with and yet you feel like you're just not making progress in that area?
Maybe for you it's finding the discipline to eat right and exercise more - just like me.
Or, maybe you're praying that God helps you fight off an addiction like smoking or porn or erupting in anger.
Or, maybe you've been praying for a stronger mindset and mental fortitude and it just seems elusive and out of your reach.
It's tough when who you want to be and who you are just aren't aligned, isn't it?
Although this frustrates me to no end, I see it for what it is.
A FIGHT!
As I remind myself and other men all the time: we're in a war and we just don't know it!
We think fighting to be the men that God meant for us to be can be won with little effort and little faith - but it can't.
So, if you want to be the man that He made you to be, you're going to fight and lose and face setbacks and failures all along the way.
I hate that that's true for you, but it is.
Yet, here's the thing I'm reminding myself of today and I hope you hear it clearly as well: keep going - one day at a time!
Don't let your frustration of not being the man you want to be keep you from fighting one more day.
It won't be pretty. But, "we are more than conquerors through Him who loved us"! (Roman 8:37)
Keep fighting, my brotha!
One day at a time.
Nate
P.S.
What area of your life do you feel like you're losing in today?
I shared what mine is, so now email me and let me know what your biggest challenge is and we can sulk (and pray) together!
Don't let the temptation to quit derail your efforts. Manhood is about facing challenges and getting back in the fight one day at a time.
So keep going!
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