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When Wrong Looks Right · Men's Morning Devotional

• 0:01
  SPEAKER_01: Gentlemen, every day is a battle.
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  SPEAKER_01: A battle for your faith, your family, and your purpose.
• 0:08
  SPEAKER_01: The men who stand strong don't prepare when the battle arrives.
• 0:12
  SPEAKER_01: They prepare before it begins.
• 0:14
  SPEAKER_01: Welcome to the men's morning devotional.
• 0:17
  SPEAKER_01: Let's get into God's word.
• 0:19
  SPEAKER_01: It's time to man up.
• 0:29
  SPEAKER_00: Good morning, man.
• 0:30
  SPEAKER_00: Welcome to the men's morning devotional.
• 0:32
  SPEAKER_00: This is Danny Burgos.
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  SPEAKER_00: And yesterday we talked about being intentional about the people we allowed into our lives.
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  SPEAKER_00: And today we're looking at another area where we need wisdom, the direction we're choosing to take.
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  SPEAKER_00: If you haven't shared this with another brother or friend, I will encourage you to go ahead and share this devotional with someone.
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  SPEAKER_00: I'm sure there's someone in your life that needs a word today.
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  SPEAKER_00: Here's your manup moment.
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  SPEAKER_00: A wise man doesn't trust every path just because it feels right.
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  SPEAKER_00: Proverbs chapter 14, verse 12 says, There is a way that appears to be right, but in the end it leads to death.
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  SPEAKER_00: This is one of those verses that should make us stop and think.
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  SPEAKER_00: Solomon says, There is a way that appears to be right.
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  SPEAKER_00: It looks good.
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  SPEAKER_00: It feels right.
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  SPEAKER_00: It might even make sense to us, but the end of that path can be completely different from what we expected.
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  SPEAKER_00: And that's the danger.
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  SPEAKER_00: As men, we can be very confident in our own decisions.
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  SPEAKER_00: I think there's a little bit of pride in that as well.
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  SPEAKER_00: We can think, I know what I'm doing, or this makes sense to me.
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  SPEAKER_00: But feeling confident doesn't mean we're walking in the right direction.
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  SPEAKER_00: Sometimes the path that looks easiest isn't the path God wants us on.
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  SPEAKER_00: And when we look at Jesus, we see a completely different mindset.
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  SPEAKER_00: Jesus didn't live based on what simply felt right to him.
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  SPEAKER_00: He lived according to the Father's will.
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  SPEAKER_00: Think about the night before the cross.
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  SPEAKER_00: Jesus knew exactly what was coming.
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  SPEAKER_00: He knew the pain, the rejection, and the suffering that were ahead of him.
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  SPEAKER_00: If anyone had a reason to choose the easier path, was Jesus.
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  SPEAKER_00: But in the Garden of Gethsemane, he prayed, Not my will, but yours be done.
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  SPEAKER_00: How powerful is that?
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  SPEAKER_00: Jesus trusted the Father more than he trusted what he felt in that moment.
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  SPEAKER_00: And man, that's something we need to learn.
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  SPEAKER_00: There will be decisions in your life where what feels right and what God is asking you to do are not the same thing.
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  SPEAKER_00: Maybe God is asking you to walk away from something.
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  SPEAKER_00: Maybe He's asking you to forgive someone.
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  SPEAKER_00: Or He's asking you to wait instead of forcing something.
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  SPEAKER_00: Take responsibility or make a change you've been avoiding.
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  SPEAKER_00: There will be decisions in your life where what feels right and what God is asking you to do are not the same thing.
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  SPEAKER_00: Maybe God is asking you to walk away from something.
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  SPEAKER_00: Maybe he's asking you to wait instead of forcing something.
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  SPEAKER_00: Maybe he's asking you to have a difficult conversation, take responsibility, or make a change you've been avoiding.
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  SPEAKER_00: The question isn't simply, what do I want to do?
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  SPEAKER_00: The better question is, what does God want me to do?
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  SPEAKER_00: Because Proverbs is warning us that our own understanding can lead us somewhere we never intended to go.
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  SPEAKER_00: That's why we need God's word.
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  SPEAKER_00: That's why we need prayer.
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  SPEAKER_00: That's why we need wise people around us who aren't afraid to tell us the truth.
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  SPEAKER_00: A wise man doesn't assume that because a door opened, God must be telling him to walk through it.
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  SPEAKER_00: He stops and asks God for direction.
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  SPEAKER_00: Just because a path looks right doesn't mean it's God's path.
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  SPEAKER_00: Jesus showed us what it looks like to trust the Father even when the road is difficult.
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  SPEAKER_00: He didn't choose the easy way, he chose obedience.
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  SPEAKER_00: So today, don't just ask God to bless the path you are already walking.
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  SPEAKER_00: Ask him to show you whether you are walking on the right path in the first place.
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  SPEAKER_00: Here's your man up challenge.
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  SPEAKER_00: Think about one decision or area of your life where you're unsure of the direction you're taking.
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  SPEAKER_00: And before making the next move, just ask God for direction.
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  SPEAKER_00: Let's pray.
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  SPEAKER_00: God give us wisdom to recognize when our own ways and our own understanding is leading us in the wrong direction.
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  SPEAKER_00: We want to make sure that we're walking with you and that we're doing your will, Lord.
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  SPEAKER_00: Give us the courage to follow you, the strength to stay on the path, and the wisdom to know the next step.
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  SPEAKER_00: In Jesus' name I pray.
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  SPEAKER_00: Amen.
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  SPEAKER_01: All right, gentlemen, you've heard God's word.
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  SPEAKER_01: Now go live it.
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  SPEAKER_01: Lead well, stand strong, honor God in everything you do.
• 6:15
  SPEAKER_01: Share this devotional with another brother.
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  SPEAKER_01: Remember, every day is another opportunity to man up.