One sign of disorientation is a man who settles for being a servant of the kingdom rather than a Warrior for it.

Try this: Missions find you. You don’t have to find them. A man will have several missions in his lifetime. They are bigger than he knows and always have a purpose that includes both his heart and the hearts of others.

The Father is at work authoring, perfecting, and rebuilding something. That something is actually a someone—you and me. The Father is building his sons into men, strong and good men who bear his image. It starts with a foundation of receiving love and advances through healing our hearts through all the means necessary for our becoming his Beloved

Early twentieth-century author Napoleon Hill wrote, “Every adversity, every failure, and every heartache, carries with it the Seed of an equivalent or greater benefit.” Regardless of how long ago a particular wounding moment occupied ground in your heart, you can reclaim that place—and you must. It’s not just “the moment,”; it is the shame or other

Sooner or later, a man must find that he cannot do enough, give enough, serve enough, or work hard enough in church or ministry to make God love him more. He can only allow himself to be loved freely. That’s what the Father is looking for — not performance but a receptive heart. The one leads to burnout. The other leads to burning bright.

Every man hears voices telling him who he is, what he is, and why he is the way he is. Few have taken the time to research their origins.

Are you tired? Worn out? Burned out on religion? Come to me. Get away with me and you’ll recover your life. I’ll show you how to take a real rest. Walk with me and work with me—watch how I do it. Learn the unforced rhythms of grace. I won’t lay anything heavy or ill-fitting on you. Keep company with me and you’ll learn to live freely and lightly.

This is all-out, bloody battle, and there’s no giving it a “G” rating. This creature that lives within you wants to sin. John Eldredge calls it “the poser”; John Lynch refers to it as “the mask”; Paul calls it “the flesh.” The good news is, its lead role can be stripped from it and rightly reassigned to your true self, but its presence and power

He’s generous and abundant. Jesus lays out for us the first step in becoming the Beloved Son: healing. And it starts with our admitting, “Not all is well. I need help.”