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Put Pride In Its Place · Men's Morning Devotional

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  SPEAKER_00: Gentlemen, every day is a battle.
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  SPEAKER_00: A battle for your faith, your family, and your purpose.
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  SPEAKER_00: The men who stand strong don't prepare when the battle arrives.
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  SPEAKER_00: They prepare before it begins.
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  SPEAKER_00: Welcome to a man's morning devotion.
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  SPEAKER_00: Let's get into God's word.
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  SPEAKER_00: It's time to man up.
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  SPEAKER_01: Good morning gentlemen.
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  SPEAKER_01: I'm Chris Munya, and it's time for another man up moment.
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  SPEAKER_01: This week I'm continuing in Proverbs chapter 13, with today's devotional being about humility.
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  SPEAKER_01: I encourage you to share this devotional with someone who you think would benefit from it.
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  SPEAKER_01: Proverbs 13, verse 10 says this where there is strife, there is pride, but wisdom is found in those who take advice.
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  SPEAKER_01: Every man will experience conflict.
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  SPEAKER_01: We talked about this and how to respond on yesterday's episode.
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  SPEAKER_01: Conflict with your wife, with your kids, conflict at work, conflict with friends.
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  SPEAKER_01: Sometimes conflict is unavoidable.
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  SPEAKER_01: But Proverbs 13 10 gives us something important to talk about or to think about.
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  SPEAKER_01: Where there is strife, there is pride.
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  SPEAKER_01: That's a hard verse because our first instinct is usually to look at the other person and think they're the problem.
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  SPEAKER_01: They're being unreasonable.
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  SPEAKER_01: They won't listen.
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  SPEAKER_01: They won't understand.
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  SPEAKER_01: They're wrong.
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  SPEAKER_01: But Solomon forces us to look into the mirror.
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  SPEAKER_01: Sometimes conflict isn't just about what the other person did.
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  SPEAKER_01: Sometimes pride is keeping us from resolving it.
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  SPEAKER_01: Pride says things like this I'm not apologizing first.
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  SPEAKER_01: They need to come to me.
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  SPEAKER_01: I don't need anybody's advice.
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  SPEAKER_01: I've been doing this long enough.
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  SPEAKER_01: I know what I'm doing.
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  SPEAKER_01: If you found yourself saying that in the past, then listen up.
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  SPEAKER_01: Because pride can turn a small disagreement into a major division.
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  SPEAKER_01: Think about how many arguments could have ended differently if someone had simply said, Maybe I'm wrong.
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  SPEAKER_01: Those three words can be incredibly difficult for a man to say.
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  SPEAKER_01: But they can also be incredibly powerful.
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  SPEAKER_01: The second half of the verse says, Wisdom is found in those who take advice.
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  SPEAKER_01: Notice that Scripture doesn't say wisdom is found in the man who gives advice.
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  SPEAKER_01: It says wisdom is found in the man who is willing to receive it.
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  SPEAKER_01: That's humility.
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  SPEAKER_01: A strong man isn't someone who thinks he knows everything.
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  SPEAKER_01: A strong man understands that he doesn't.
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  SPEAKER_01: He knows that there are things his wife may see that he doesn't.
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  SPEAKER_01: There are things his pastor may recognize that he hasn't noticed.
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  SPEAKER_01: There are things another man who has walked through a similar situation can teach him.
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  SPEAKER_01: There are things God wants to reveal through correction.
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  SPEAKER_01: And sometimes the person giving you advice isn't even saying it perfectly, but there may still be something you need to hear.
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  SPEAKER_01: You don't have to agree with everything someone says to be humble enough to listen.
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  SPEAKER_01: Men, we need to get comfortable with correction.
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  SPEAKER_01: Because if it can't if you can't be corrected, you can't grow.
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  SPEAKER_01: If you haven't given someone in your life permission to correct you, then start there.
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  SPEAKER_01: If nobody can challenge you, you will eventually become a man surrounded by people who tell you what you want to hear.
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  SPEAKER_01: And that's dangerous.
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  SPEAKER_01: A wise man builds people around him who are willing to say, Brother, I think you're wrong.
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  SPEAKER_01: Or you need to handle that differently.
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  SPEAKER_01: Or you owe your wife an apology.
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  SPEAKER_01: Or maybe that's not the right decision.
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  SPEAKER_01: You need to slow down.
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  SPEAKER_01: Those words may sting, but sometimes the people who love you enough to tell you the truth are the very people God uses to keep you from making a foolish decision.
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  SPEAKER_01: Pride wants to win the argument.
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  SPEAKER_01: Wisdom wants to find the truth.
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  SPEAKER_01: Pride asks, how do I prove I'm right?
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  SPEAKER_01: And wisdom asks, What can I learn from this?
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  SPEAKER_01: That's the difference.
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  SPEAKER_01: So next time you're in an argument, don't immediately defend yourself.
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  SPEAKER_01: Stop, listen, ask questions, and pray.
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  SPEAKER_01: God, show me what I'm missing.
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  SPEAKER_01: Because maybe the greatest thing God wants to change in the situation isn't the other person.
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  SPEAKER_01: Maybe it's you.
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  SPEAKER_01: That's not weakness, that's manning up.
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  SPEAKER_01: So here's your man up challenge.
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  SPEAKER_01: Today, identify one person you trust who is willing to tell you the truth.
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  SPEAKER_01: And ask them this question.
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  SPEAKER_01: Is there anything you see in my life that I need to work on?
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  SPEAKER_01: And here's the hard part.
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  SPEAKER_01: Don't defend yourself, don't explain, don't argue, don't tell them why they're wrong.
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  SPEAKER_01: Just listen.
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  SPEAKER_01: Say, thank you, I'll pray about that.
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  SPEAKER_01: Then actually take some time with God and ask him whether there's truth in what you heard.
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  SPEAKER_01: And if there is something you need to change, then change it.
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  SPEAKER_01: If you've been holding on to a conflict because you're too proud to make the first move, man up and make the call.
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  SPEAKER_01: Send the text, start the conversation, apologize, take responsibility for your part.
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  SPEAKER_01: You don't have to win every conflict.
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  SPEAKER_01: Sometimes the real victory is choosing humility over pride.
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  SPEAKER_01: So man up, listen, learn, and grow.
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  SPEAKER_01: Let's pray.
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  SPEAKER_01: Father, give me the humility to recognize that I don't have all the answers.
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  SPEAKER_01: Show me where pride has created conflict in my relationships.
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  SPEAKER_01: Help me become a man who welcomes wise counsel and doesn't run from correction.
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  SPEAKER_01: Give me the courage to listen when someone speaks the truth into my life, even when it's difficult to hear.
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  SPEAKER_01: Surround me with men who will challenge me, sharpen me, and help me become the man you've called me to be.
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  SPEAKER_01: In Jesus' name I pray.
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  SPEAKER_01: Amen.
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  SPEAKER_00: All right, gentlemen, you've heard God's word.
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  SPEAKER_00: Now go live it.
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  SPEAKER_00: Lead well, stand strong, honor God in everything you do.
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  SPEAKER_00: Share this devotional with another brother.
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  SPEAKER_00: Remember, every day is another opportunity to man up.