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The David Alliance

 

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How am I doing? Well I hit a deer early yesterday morning… the car is toast. Don’t get me wrong it had 310k miles on it… but she was good and I was hoping to get at least 350k out of her… but the good news is I no longer have to look at all the warning lights on my dash… and without exaggeration it had 7 lights lit up… and that’s where we are going today.

 

Now I gotta find a cheap reliable used or NEW car… pray for me. But honestly… its all good, I never hit a deer before so I got a new experience! Its just a car… I’m good, the deer is dead and my family has me around the house more LOL 

 

 

Hey what is your weakness? 

Chocolate? Porn… chocolate porn? Wouldn’t it be great to have lights on our life that light up when we are dealing with a weakness… much like my dashboard?

 

Ephesians 6:10-16  Finally, my brethren, be strong in the Lord and in the power of His might. 11 Put on the whole armor of God, that you may be able to stand against the [b]wiles of the devil. 12 For we do not wrestle against flesh and blood, but against principalities, against powers, against the rulers of [c]the darkness of this age, against spiritual hosts of wickedness in the heavenly places. 13 Therefore take up the whole armor of God, that you may be able to withstand in the evil day, and having done all, to stand.

14 Stand therefore, having girded your waist with truth, having put on the breastplate of righteousness, 15 and having shod your feet with the preparation of the gospel of peace; 16 above all, taking the shield of faith with which you will be able to quench all the fiery darts of the wicked one. 

The wiles of the enemy, and the arrows he shoots at us.

 

What’s this trying to say? 

These are well planned out methods to corrupt us due to our weaknesses.

 

What are our weaknesses in todays world? 

Denial is first and foremost the problem in a mans life. 

You may not deal with your problems because you are busy, you are ignorant, you think your ok… it doesn’t matter - its all a form of denial. You are choosing to not look at your life and check your weaknesses. 

 

Psalm 139:23-24 KJV

Search me, O God, and know my heart: Try me, and know my thoughts: And see if there be any wicked way in me, And lead me in the way everlasting.

 

But what are the next weaknesses in todays world for men?

1. Money

According to the Federal Reserve Bank of New York, the amount of credit card debt in the U.S. is close to a trillion dollars.

Money is like a rotten banana - the longer you ignore it the worse it gets.

Newsflash… most of us make enough money… 95% that is. We just don’t spend it wisely. Don’t make money a weakness… work on it head on! Do not ignore it any longer and you will see you can tame the tiger. 

 

2. Lust

Is there any more fun weakness than lust. You can pick your fantasy, you can make that fantasy anything you want, you can replay it over a 1000 times and no one will ever know… and that is the danger. You have just made a person an object. You have taken Gods creation and made it an idol and an object all at the same time. You have poisoned the well in which you will draw from to try to lover others… including your own kids. Its vile and evil and will destroy you without you ever knowing it… and you will be tricked to blame the other person. DEAL WITH IT. Lust is a sin, lust is adultery and lust is fornication - period! 

 

3. Current or Past Hurts

Admitting we are hurt is a struggle for men because it involves vulnerability. Vulnerability means you are not tough, macho, in control and invincible. But we all know that - that’s true for everyone… even the strongest Christian and the most in control dude has hurts to deal with. 

4. Fear

How can fear be a weakness… I thought bravery was not the absence of fear but the ability to act in the face of fear… yeah, nice quote.

But that’s not exactly what I mean. Fear is a weakness when we don’t deal with it and when we are not honest about it - it freezes us from doing anything in the areas we need to most. So what to do… deal with fear best by first being honest about it, being accountable to someone about it and picking a plan to act on it. I would even write it out in a journal or in your phone and make it an actual plan… what are you afraid of… go after it. 

In all things, in our weaknesses we are strong in Christ… meaning, in my weakness I must depend on God and his strength… and when I do, I walk in his victory.