Life gets complicated. Pressure builds. Obstacles hit. A voice whispers, "Just give up."
But… you're not built to quit. You're built to win. The Spirit of God within you has already won the victory and will lead you into victory. Sometimes the key is just a matter of habit. Your daily walk.
I’ve been able to ask some great leaders questions. From their answers, I've learned that endurance, grit, tenacity, and faith are core ingredients in the hearts of men who walk through some of life's toughest battles.
But these qualities aren't accidental - they're intentional. These are the qualities developed through daily habits.
I remember my Dad's mother, Florence Cole (my grandmother "Gaga"), who at 70 years old and after hip surgery, broke her ankle trying to turn back on crutches to get her glasses, then later cracked a rib trying to retrieve her keys from a trash barrel after she’d emptied the trash with her keys in her hand and threw them in, too. She got up, dusted herself off and kept going. Some days are just difficult. But she was one strong, Godly woman who planted churches and left a legacy of great faith. She was a woman of daily prayer and Godly resolve.
What keeps us standing in tough days isn't our strength alone - it's the habits we build on a daily basis.
For over 50 years we’ve taught 4 foundational daily habits, they always work.
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Pray: speak out loud over your family, work, present battles.
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Read: Besides any other Bible reading you’re doing, read Proverbs in the morning for wisdom and Psalms at night for courage. Ingesting the Word for even 5 minutes daily changes your whole life outlook
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Move: Do something. A 7-minute workout works. Do more if you can but don’t sit in guilt because you’re not doing the 60 minutes you intended.
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Brotherhood: Text 2 friends, keep iron sharpening iron. We are stronger together.
You have more power than you know, brother. The Holy Spirit is inside you! He is your strength.
The habits you're building today form the man who will walk through tomorrow's storms with perseverance and endurance. The battles you're fighting in private forge the warrior who stands when others fall.
Keep going. Never quit. Make it a habit.
Your family and friends need you to be the resilient man. That is who you are.
