What it is about
Rainey maps a man's life through five stages: boyhood, adolescence, manhood, mentor, and patriarch. He shows what it looks like to step up to courageous manhood at each one, and what happens to a man, and to everyone around him, when he refuses.
It is a plain, direct call to stop drifting and take up the responsibility God set in front of you.
The big idea
Manhood is not a matter of age. It is a series of moments where a man chooses courage over comfort and steps up to what God has given him to carry.
Talk it through
- Of Rainey's five stages, which best describes where you are right now, and why?
- Where have you been stuck in a stage longer than you should be?
- What does stepping up look like this week inside your own home?
- Who stepped up for you, and who is watching you now?
- Where are you tempted to stay a boy when a man is needed?
- What responsibility have you been avoiding that God is asking you to carry?
- Who could you begin to mentor, even a little, in this next season?
Read the Word
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One practice
Pick the one area where you have been avoiding stepping up. Take one specific action this week to carry that responsibility, and ask a brother to check in with you about it.