Small group met again Saturday night to complete #crazylove chapter 3. Another great chapter and we are excited to begin moving into week 4: the Lukewarm Christian. Our lesson got a late start when the Butler-Florida game went into OT. Leave it to Butler to never make it easy!
Back to chapter 3.... it is all about the love of our Father. The relationship we had with our earthly father tends to dictate the relationship we have with our heavenly father. The video for this lesson is the best one yet!
We had great discussion about relying on God and trusting God. All the things that we typically fail at every day and need to work at. We need to make a conscious effort to be in relationship with our Lord daily. We talked about our struggles of reading our Bibles every day and our prayer lives.
Looking forward to week 4!
Tuesday, March 29, 2011
Thursday, March 24, 2011
The Purity Principle
Sexual #Purity for the men who travel can be very difficult. I have previously written about the pull of temptation that starts before the man even leaves home. We all know the loneliness felt when away from home. We know the struggles as the temptation is denied, and consequently it grows and grows. We know that it is really a spiritual battle, and there is ZERO chance of success without the power of Christ.
The Purity Principle sounds like something high school students would take. It is really no different. Committing yourself to a pure life will work wonders and eliminate quite a bit of temptation. Satan will know there is no need to mess with you - you are part of the Purity Principle.
I wish it was this easy and there would be no more temptation to sin. A man's secret sin is devastating to families. The guilt and shame of this sin forces it to stay a secret. And we all know what happens when we keep secrets. It's not good. It never is. Keeping things in the darkness of your heart only allows more darkness in.
All men, and especially those separated from the fellowship of their friends and families, are susceptible to sexual sin. Claim purity as the standard. You will not be disappointed!
The Purity Principle sounds like something high school students would take. It is really no different. Committing yourself to a pure life will work wonders and eliminate quite a bit of temptation. Satan will know there is no need to mess with you - you are part of the Purity Principle.
I wish it was this easy and there would be no more temptation to sin. A man's secret sin is devastating to families. The guilt and shame of this sin forces it to stay a secret. And we all know what happens when we keep secrets. It's not good. It never is. Keeping things in the darkness of your heart only allows more darkness in.
All men, and especially those separated from the fellowship of their friends and families, are susceptible to sexual sin. Claim purity as the standard. You will not be disappointed!
Tuesday, March 22, 2011
Temptations while traveling
The blog gets alot of hits from web searches asking about #temptations while traveling. I think people are starting to realize how serious a problem this is. The temptations a man faces when he is away from home are very real and can destroy a marriage. The temptations can come in many forms -- something simple like watching network TV (i.e Dancing with the Stars), to a little deeper like a hotel room with HBO or Cinemax, to the extreme like pay per view movies.
The goal of TMM is to help guys stay pure while they are away from home. Pure can come in many forms - sexually pure, alcohol pure, gambling pure...you get the idea.
A man must be continually on guard to defend himself from these temptations. One slip up can lead to disaster on the purity front. Stay strong and do not let the enemy in!
The goal of TMM is to help guys stay pure while they are away from home. Pure can come in many forms - sexually pure, alcohol pure, gambling pure...you get the idea.
A man must be continually on guard to defend himself from these temptations. One slip up can lead to disaster on the purity front. Stay strong and do not let the enemy in!
Monday, March 7, 2011
Crazy Love, Week 2
Our small group continued our study of #crazylove last weekend. Chapter 2 is all about how God can call us home at any minute. We had some great discussion about regrets and highlights of life. We all were saddened by people that we know that have committed suicide, and this put a somber note for awhile. We are all excited to get into the "meat and potato's" of the study as we move into chapter 3!
But the main thing that I was thinking about when reading and discussing chapter 2 is in regards to the traveling men. What would happen if you died in your hotel room tonight? What would your wife see when she came to collect your things? Would she be proud of what you had in your room or what you may have been doing when you died? I know alot of guys who travel for their work. I know alot of guys that have "company sponsored affairs". I know alot of guys that do things when they are away from home that they would never ever do at or near home. Travel is liberating, and those men that live a double life while away from their wife have lost their foundation of love and support.
The temptation to misbehave is so strong. Satan is so good at what he does. Don't let him in. I am not saying you need to sit in your room with the computer off, the TV off, and your phone off. I am simply saying that the battles you face are spiritual battles, and we need to allow Jesus to fight them for us. This is hard to understand and hard to do, but He is there with you. Every day and every night.
But the main thing that I was thinking about when reading and discussing chapter 2 is in regards to the traveling men. What would happen if you died in your hotel room tonight? What would your wife see when she came to collect your things? Would she be proud of what you had in your room or what you may have been doing when you died? I know alot of guys who travel for their work. I know alot of guys that have "company sponsored affairs". I know alot of guys that do things when they are away from home that they would never ever do at or near home. Travel is liberating, and those men that live a double life while away from their wife have lost their foundation of love and support.
The temptation to misbehave is so strong. Satan is so good at what he does. Don't let him in. I am not saying you need to sit in your room with the computer off, the TV off, and your phone off. I am simply saying that the battles you face are spiritual battles, and we need to allow Jesus to fight them for us. This is hard to understand and hard to do, but He is there with you. Every day and every night.
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