You have heard people say, real men don’t cry. Or real men are not afraid of anything.But neither of those is true. Fear: Is the emotion of alarm in reaction to a perceived danger or threat. The danger may be real (the shadow of a burglar, a rapidly approaching car) or it may be imaginary …
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The Heart, part 3
(Review for Men’s Ministry Series: The Heart of a Man) We’ve looked at the reality of a corrupt heart. We’ve seen that what comes out in speech and action cannot be blamed on circumstances but is the fruit of internal motivations and desires that control our hearts. Going along with pride, we also must deal …
Don’t be a man pleaser
Found this quote on the blog Ministry Best Practices An unhealthy dependence on people for affirmation traps us in a horrible prison. The Bible calls this dependence “the fear of man”. “Fear of man will prove to be a snare, but whoever trusts in the Lord will be kept safe” (Proverbs 29:25). The apostle Paul …