The man who stands alone, stands momentarily!

Welcome to day 18!  Good morning men!  Let’s pray together: Lord, I pause this morning because I need Your living water today!  My highest desire is real connection with You!  You feed me with the ‘bread of life,’ because You love me and You know that nothing else will satisfy me!  Amen!

Pastor Paul powerfully reminded us all about going deep with a few other men!  Shallowness in your spirit happens by not sharing deep things.  The broken man is the man that doesn’t want to burden other men with ‘their stuff.’  Who are we kidding?  We are killing ourselves by doing it all alone.  Have you ever let anyone know about what you are really wrestling with?  If not, you are playing right into the devil’s strategy to take you out!

Isolation is the sure path to devastation.  We’ve all seen the videos– a pride of lions do all they can to just isolate their prey.  Then it’s easy for them to bring devastation to that one who stands alone.  God warns us, “Your adversary the devil walks about like a roaring lion, seeking whom he may devour!” 1 Peter 5:8

Every man needs a ‘Nathan?’  Where is your ‘Nathan?’ This is not easy for us men.  At this stage in my life, I need a ‘Nathan’ more than ever before.  Why?  Because I can be tricked by the devil.  ‘You don’t need to go to that men’s retreat.  You’ve heard it all before.’  Isolate yourself, enjoy your projects.  However, my ‘Nathan,’ would say something like this, ‘You must go to that retreat, not because you’ll get more information, but because your testimony will give hope to a man there that’s discouraged.  That retreat is not about you, it’s about Me being glorified by your obedience.’

My prayer for today: Lord, open the eyes of my heart to see that I can’t be isolated and be the ‘man of God’ You desire.  Help me to get my ‘Nathan,’  so I can come out of hiding!  Amen!