VITAL MAN

Weekly email for men seeking the kingdom in every aspect of life: work, relationships, health, creativity, etc.

    The evidence of the VITAL MAN is seen in this: Everything around him flourishes.

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    The Biggest Problem w/ Understanding Manhood

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    Don't Seek Your Own Adventure

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    3 Step Framework to Become an Intentional Man

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    The Orginal Sin of Man

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    How Jesus Reframes Finding Your Purpose

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    To the man who grew up poor and has made a vow to never put your family in that situation and because of that, pursues wealth above everything: 

Wealth is a fickle master. It cannot provide the stability, significance, and assurance that you hope it will. What a costly mistake to sacrifice life in the kingdom for riches. 

“Command those who are rich in this present world not to be arrogant nor to put their hope in wealth, which is so uncertain, but to put their hope in God, who richly provides us with everything for our enjoyment.
Command them to do good, to be rich in good deeds, and to be generous and willing to share.
In this way they will lay up treasure for themselves as a firm foundation for the coming age, so that they may take hold of the life that is truly life.” 1 Timothy 6:17-19 #vitalmanView on Instagram
    In these days, you will need more than your favorite podcast, self-help book, or sermon. 

You will need spiritual authority. 

This cannot be manufactured or repeated. It can only come through direct contact with God where (like Jacob) He marks you and as a result, you walk differently. 

"but the people who know their God shall be strong, and do exploits" - these are the days. #vitalmanView on Instagram
    “A man is an image-bearer and son of God entrusted with power and the responsibility to create, cultivate, care and defend, for God’s glory and the good of others.” - @jontyson #vitalmanView on Instagram
    Flesh gives birth to flesh. And Spirit gives birth to Spirit. 

Only that which is born of the Spirit will be able to stand before Him on that day. 

So get rid of anything that is standing NOW that won't be able to stand THEN. 
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    Solomon is known as the wisest & wealthiest man to have ever lived. During his reign, gold & silver were as common as stones and there was widespread peace.

His Father (David) gave him 2 pieces of advice on how to live as a man: 👑👇

1. "Be strong, act like a man."

To be a man is to be strong. Strong in character and conviction. Not swayed by the opinions of man or the climate of the culture.

2. "Observe what the Lord requires: Walk in obedience... Do this so that you may prosper in all you do."

The call to strength is not to exercise your own power, but to submit to God. 

The call for every man: Be strong in your conviction to follow in obedience to God so that you may prosper in all you do.

Don't try to make your own way in the world.

Follow in God's way bc He made it and knows how it works! #vitalmanView on Instagram
    Single Men: Stop Endlessly Searching & Start Doing These 5 Things to Attract the Right Woman:

In the Old Testament, the people cried out for rain in a famine and God said: 

'You ask for rain, but you haven't dug cisterns.'

Stop searching ,start digging cisterns. Here are 5:

1. Pursue Purpose. 
Find your unique ability and throw yourself headfirst into that work. 

Do not think that you have to wait until marriage to actualize what God has called you to. 

Everything has a time and a place. You have now.

2. Develop Yourself. 
This starts with defining your values. Write them down and live from these convictions. 

Develop standards for how you live that lead you toward your vision. 

Act now as if one day you will lead a family.

3. Put yourself in environments where there is potential to meet women who align with your values... a church. (don't just go for that reason)

4. Actively seek out families that you look up to and marriages you respect. 
Be in their life. Even if it's serving them, taking their kids to a park, or bringing dinner over. 

Be in family environments.

5. Don't become isolated. 
Isolation is death to a man - a sitting duck for the enemy.

Learn a martial art, join a pickle-ball league, volunteer at church, serve at a shelter, join private online communities with people who share your interests. 

Get out and experience life. Don't be stagnant. 
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And finally, know that you are not in this life for yourself - for you have lost your life, and your life is now hidden in Christ. 

Walk through the challenge with complete trust and total surrender. 

It's not by might nor by power but by His Spirit. #vitalmanView on Instagram
    This may be the #1 thing hurting men today: The lack of true brotherhood. Our culture idolizes romantic (eros) love so highly that many men try to find all their fulfillment in romantic love. It’s not possible. You end up needy and taking strength instead of bringing strength to the relationship. Slowly, the woman becomes critical and starts to lose respect bc she innately feels the man seeking validation in ways she isn’t made to give. The best version of a man emerges not around women, but in a brotherhood of men who challenge, love and call each other to a standard. The agape love of brotherhood.View on Instagram
    You are called to walk the narrow way. Yes, it will require conviction and strength of character. Yes, it will require sacrifice. 

But you only give up things you were never meant for in the first place. Narrow is the path to freedom. 

So walk the narrow way and become a man who can weather the storms of life and be a refuge to those around you. #vitalmanView on Instagram
    Men need a longer view of life. The problem with our youth obsessed culture is that young men model their lives after people with no real responsibility or life experience. So we end up reducing life down to being financially free by 30. We become short-sighted.

Forget the “flash in the pan” success. Aspire to a life that compounds over decades.

Show me the 65 year old man who is fit in body and mind, has friendship with his adult children, and has wisdom to impart. These are the men worth following. #vitalmanView on Instagram
    It’s easier for men to find battles in front of them to fight, instead of facing the battle within themselves. It’s an avoidance tactic… consumed by (news, culture war, sports, etc) but can’t face themselves alone in a room. Don’t be distracted from your own life. You were born for a fight, just make sure you’re fighting the right one. #vitalmanView on Instagram
    The modern man will show the most passion, energy, and emotion while wearing a shirt with another man’s name on the back and then wonder why women aren’t attracted to him. Take inspiration, not identity. #vitalmanView on Instagram
    Start building. Set sail!
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    It’s not supposed to be easy. If it were easy, it wouldn’t change you. And you’re not in it to stay the same. You’re in it to be formed into someone of significance. So don’t avoid; embrace. #vitalmanView on Instagram
    There is a sect of the modern masculine movement that uses bible verses as philosophy to affirm their own self actualization. They want the power of God without submission.

That’s not how it works.

God does not revolve around you. 

You submit to Him and you enter His story, His kingdom. Not your own.

This is the path to a vital life. #vitalmanView on Instagram
    The world is utterly lost on the issue of masculinity: on one side, abandoned the notion altogether. On the other side, become your own God. 

The church has fell short as well. It has offered a shallow vision of manhood: Read Wild at Heart and go to “men’s night”. 

It is in these conditions that the VITAL MAN emerges. Men born of the spirit who reign in life. #vitalmanView on Instagram
    Message to Women: It’s easy to point to where men are failing bc the vast majority are failing left right and center. With that can come this mindset of until the ultimate “vital man” appears, it’s a no go. I encourage you to not hold so tightly to that but instead to look for the pursuit of personal growth. We’re not passive bc we want to be. We’re working through our own insecurity and vulnerability. It’s uncharted territory. So have grace for that.View on Instagram
    Do what needs to be done.View on Instagram
    Obedience to your life purpose will inevitably bring suffering. Did you expect the process of facing your own development and emerging a man of consequence to be pain free? Of course you didn’t. So embrace it— and go even further: find joy through it.View on Instagram
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