Gods Plan for Man

If you want to be a godly man you have to embrace discomfort.

There is no growth or change without perseverance in the face of difficulty and discomfort.

Genesis 2:15-25 NIV

15 The Lord God took the man and put him in the Garden of Eden to work it and take care of it. 16 And the Lord God commanded the man, “You are free to eat from any tree in the garden; 17 but you must not eat from the tree of the knowledge of good and evil, for when you eat from it you will certainly die.” 18 The Lord God said, “It is not good for the man to be alone. I will make a helper suitable for him.” 19 Now the Lord God had formed out of the ground all the wild animals and all the birds in the sky. He brought them to the man to see what he would name them; and whatever the man called each living creature, that was its name. 20 So the man gave names to all the livestock, the birds in the sky and all the wild animals. But for Adam no suitable helper was found. 21 So the Lord God caused the man to fall into a deep sleep; and while he was sleeping, he took one of the man’s ribs and then closed up the place with flesh. 22 Then the Lord God made a woman from the rib he had taken out of the man, and he brought her to the man. 23 The man said, “This is now bone of my bones and flesh of my flesh; she shall be called ‘woman,’ for she was taken out of man.” 24 That is why a man leaves his father and mother and is united to his wife, and they become one flesh. 25 Adam and his wife were both naked, and they felt no shame.

4 Life-giving Responsibilities for Men

I. Real men treasure God's Word.

To Treasure the Word of God:

1. Read it.

2. Meditate on it.

3. Hunger for it.

4. Embrace community.

We need someone to lovingly point out our blind spots.

Joshua 1:7 NIV

7 “Be strong and very courageous. Be careful to obey all the law my servant Moses gave you; do not turn from it to the right or to the left, that you may be successful wherever you go.

4 Life-giving Responsibilities for Men

I. Real men treasure God's Word.

II. Real men love and lead God’s women.

4 Life-giving Responsibilities for Men

I. Real men treasure God's Word.

II. Real men love and lead God’s women.

III. Real men work for God and not man.

Work is a gift from God to be embraced as a platform to touch the world.

Your work is your calling to serve God by giving your very best.

Colossians 3:23-24 NIV

23 Whatever you do, work at it with all your heart, as working for the Lord, not for human masters, 24 since you know that you will receive an inheritance from the Lord as a reward. It is the Lord Christ you are serving.

4 Life-giving Responsibilities for Men

I. Real men treasure God's Word.

II. Real men love and lead God’s women.

III. Real men work for God and not man.

IV. Godly men leave a godly legacy.

“The glory of God is a man fully alive.”

Be the man God called you to be.

Only Jesus can give you what you need to walk in victory.

Ezekiel 22:30 NIV

30 “I looked for someone among them who would build up the wall and stand before me in the gap on behalf of the land so I would not have to destroy it, but I found no one.

God has a plan for you; it begins with prayer and confession and repentance.