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The Secret of Job Contentment
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The Big Idea: The secret of job contentment is not getting what I want, but redefining what I need. What do you want from your job, and are you getting it? It turns out that most men are not content in their work. In fact, according to Gallup’s 2013 “State of the American Workplace” report,…
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Priorities: How To Decide What’s Important
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The Big Idea: Priorities help me manage the pressures that would otherwise manage me. We are all under a lot of pressure. Work pressures, marriage pressures, parenting pressures, money pressures, health pressures. Taking some time for yourself sounds good, but then who’s going to meet that deadline? How do you decide? You have far more…
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Time Management: Doing God’s Will
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The Big Idea: Move from “Plan, then pray” to “Pray, then plan.” Each of us wants to lead a productive life. God wants that too. “Producing a crop” is a big part of His will for us. Yet adding a bunch of rules and regulations to “make it happen” doesn’t really help much, does it? …
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Fear
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The Big Idea: Faith in the promises of God will render fear impotent, even if our circumstances don’t change. Everyone struggles with fear: What if this deal falls through? Will she ever feel safe with me again? Will I be able to make payroll? Is it cancer? How am I going to pay my mortgage?…
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Anger
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The Big Idea: I pledge not to sin when I get angry, but openly confess I can’t do it on my own. Studies show that 75 – 90% of all doctor’s office visits are stress-related, and the most destructive form of stress is anger. Anger is not a sin–Jesus got angry, but anger can easily…
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Avoiding Suffering
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The Big Idea: Suffering compels us to seek the God success makes us think we don’t need. What is making you suffer? Do you think God knows what you’re going through? If He knows, does He care? If He knows and cares, can He do anything about it? And if He can, why doesn’t He?…
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Leading a Secret Thought Life
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The Big Idea: I will make it my ambition to live “one life, one way.” Most of us would be embarrassed if our families, friends, or colleagues knew what went on inside our heads. Here’s the good news: You’re not crazy. A secret thought life is normal. However, you can live your “invisible” life in…
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The Cure For a Troubled Heart
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The Big Idea: Notwithstanding the world is such a troubled place, we can experience the peace of Christ. t’s not just that peace eludes foreign nations, but peace eludes us too. Our walls are broken down. Our cities are struggling. Our neighborhoods are divided. Our homes hide secrets. It’s understandable why so many of us…
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How To Experience Joy Even If You’re Hurting
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The Big Idea: Jesus promises that your grief will end in joy. Many men are hurting because their circumstances are filled with trouble, trouble, trouble. They wonder, “Where is the joy?” You may be one of them. But there are other men in similar, or worse, circumstances who appear to be genuinely at peace and…
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When the Pain Is Too Much To Bear
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The Big Idea: Suffering compels us to seek the mercy that success makes us think we don’t need. How much pain can you tolerate? When we as men have painful circumstances, most of us try to double-down with self-reliance, determination, and grit. But what can you do when the pain just gets to be too…
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Job: The Principle of Suffering for No Apparent Reason
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The Big Idea: God makes men by allowing us to gain through suffering what can be gained no other way. Sometimes we suffer for doing wrong. We all get that. We also suffer for doing right. But in cases like that we can find strength from God’s Word because we know we’re doing the right…
Stress Management
Stress Management offers strategies to navigate life’s pressures through a biblical lens. These lessons feature practical advice, personal testimonies, and spiritual insights aimed at helping men manage stress, build resilience, and maintain mental well-being by grounding themselves in faith and biblical principles.