00:00all right lean in with me here for a minute you said give me something to believe in that right
00:11there tells me something powerful about you it tells me you're not numb you're not done
00:19you're not satisfied with shallow living you're hungry for meaning and that hunger well that
00:28hunger is sacred let's talk about men because right now a lot of men are quietly asking that same
00:38question what am i supposed to believe in what am i even here for does my life matter beyond paying
00:49bills and surviving the world has confused men some voices say masculinity is toxic
00:58other voices say masculinity is dominance some say men should be soft some say men should be ruthless
01:10some say men are the problem others say men must prove themselves endlessly no wonder why so many
01:22men feel lost but here's something you can believe in god did not create men by accident he did not
01:32create strength to be suppressed he did not create leadership to be mocked he did not create courage to be
01:43wasted from the very beginning when god formed adam from the dust he did something profound he breathed life
01:54into him he gave him purpose before he gave him comfort work before rest responsibility before recognition a man was
02:07created to build to protect to cultivate to stand to love sacrificially not to dominate and not to abuse
02:22not to hide but to reflect the character of christ and if you're looking for something to believe in
02:33believe in this a real man looks like jesus not the weak caricature that people paint not the passive figure in
02:44stained glass jesus jesus jesus flipped tables he confronted hypocrisy he walked into storms he touched lepers no one else would go near
02:58he wept openly he endured betrayal he carried a cross and he forgave while bleeding that well that is strength strength
03:13under control power surrendered to purpose authority anchored in love if you're a man wondering what to believe in believe in
03:26in becoming that because the world doesn't need louder men it doesn't need angrier men it doesn't need more distracted men scrolling their purpose away it needs grounded men
03:42men we need disciplined men faithful men men men who pray when no one sees men who show up when it's
03:52inconvenient men who protect what is sacred men who tell the truth even when it costs them and let me say something gently
04:06but clearly men are not obsolete men are not obsolete men are not unnecessary men are not the enemy
04:18but men without purpose are dangerous and mostly to themselves when a man doesn't know what he's here for
04:30he'll settle for what numbs him addiction distraction validation comparison comparison anger but when a man knows who he is in god
04:44he becomes steady he becomes dependable he becomes dangerous but in the best possible way
04:54he becomes the kind of man that children feel safe around the kind of man that women can trust the kind of man that other men want to rise
05:07beside you want something to believe in believe that god is still raising men who will not bow to culture men who will not collapse
05:18collapse under pressure men who will not trade integrity for applause believe that your discipline matters
05:30your quiet consistency matters your unseen prayers well they matter too believe that strength and tenderness are not opposites
05:40they are partners believe that leadership is not about control it's about responsibility believe that being a man
05:52is not about proving yourself it's about offering yourself you know jesus said greater love has no man than this
06:05that a man lay down his life for his friends now that's the blueprint not ego not performance and not posturing
06:19sacrifice you want to believe in something believe that you can become the kind of man who breaks
06:28generational patterns instead of repeating them the kind of man who apologizes the kind of man who mentors the kind of man who gets back up after failing
06:42instead of disappearing because here's the truth no one says loudly enough most men are carrying silent battles
06:52financial pressure emotional weight fear of inadequacy the burden of expectations the memory of mistakes
07:06and yet they keep showing up the quiet endurance that is holy but endurance alone isn't enough you need direction
07:18so believe this god is not done with men he is refining them fire doesn't destroy gold it reveals it if you feel pressure it might be
07:34purpose forming if you feel stretched it might be strength being built if you feel challenged it might be calling awakening
07:46awakening and you are not too broken i don't care what anybody says you are not too late you are not too flawed because you know what look at the example david was flawed peter failed publicly paul had a violent past
08:12moses doubted moses doubted himself abraham lied jacob manipulated and yet god still used them not because they were perfect men but because they surrendered and that's it you don't need to be impressive you need to be yielded you don't need to dominate you need to obey
08:40you don't need to prove you're strong you need to trust that god's strength is made perfect in your weakness if you're looking for something to believe in believe in becoming a man who prays before he reacts a man who serves before he demands a man who builds instead of tears down a man who disciplines his mind
09:08a man who guards his heart a man who keeps his word
09:16because the world changes when men do homes change churches change communities change generations change
09:32the enemy the enemy wants men distracted god wants men devoted the enemy wants men isolated god calls men isolated god calls men into brotherhood the enemy wants men ashamed god calls men redeemed
09:52you are not here to drift you are here to lead starting with leading yourself lead your thoughts lead your habits lead your emotions and lead your choices and then lead others with humility
10:14so if tonight you're asking for something to believe in believe this god still calls men by name
10:22he still assigns purpose he still equips the willing he still restores the fallen and he still strengthens the weary
10:34believe believe that you are not random you are intentional believe that your masculinity
10:44is not something to hide it is something to refine believe that courage is not loud it is faithful believe
10:56believe that greatness is not measured in applause it is measured in obedience and believe that you don't
11:04have to have it all figured out to take the next step just kneel pray stand up and take it because the world is desperate for
11:20for men who know who they are in jesus christ be one of them and if you're tired if you're doubting if
11:32you're wondering whether you matter well you do more than you know now stand up you've got something to believe in
11:45in truth god bless you
11:53bye bye
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