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The Blessing that Doesn't Break You · 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 purple.
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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 the men's morning devotional.
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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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  Christian Calatayud: Good morning and welcome back to the men's morning devotional.
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  Christian Calatayud: This is Christian Kaladiou closing out this week with our final man up moment in Proverbs chapter 10.
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  Christian Calatayud: We've hope you enjoyed it.
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  Christian Calatayud: You've learned something.
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  Christian Calatayud: Next week is going to be incredible as well, as my father-in-law, Pastor Steve, will be continuing our devotional in Proverbs chapter 11.
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  Christian Calatayud: But let's finish off this week strong with today's devotional that is called The Blessing That Doesn't Break You.
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  Christian Calatayud: We're going to be reading Proverbs chapter 10, verse 22 that says, The blessing of the Lord makes one rich, and he adds no sorrow with it.
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  Christian Calatayud: You know, this week we started with diligent hands that produce wealth.
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  Christian Calatayud: And now we end the week with something that sounds like it contradicts that.
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  Christian Calatayud: Blessing, producing wealth without the painful toil.
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  Christian Calatayud: You see, Solomon isn't contradicting himself.
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  Christian Calatayud: Diligence is what a man does.
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  Christian Calatayud: But blessing is what only God can add.
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  Christian Calatayud: You see, this chapter has taught us that we can never think as men that wisdom is a formula that we can operate in without God.
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  Christian Calatayud: In fact, the entire book of Proverbs shows us this.
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  Christian Calatayud: And even in the very first chapter, that it begins with the fear of the Lord.
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  Christian Calatayud: And it's important to tie these two together because diligence without that fear becomes anxious striving.
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  Christian Calatayud: But diligence with that fear, it becomes faithful work resting in a bigger promise.
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  Christian Calatayud: And let this be a warning today against the exhausting, joyless grasping of men who believe that everything depends on us.
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  Christian Calatayud: You see, that kind of toil, it doesn't just wear out the body, it reveals a heart posture that has quietly stopped trusting God to add anything at all.
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  Christian Calatayud: And the truth is, this is the balance that a lot of men miss.
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  Christian Calatayud: Work like Monday's proverb with diligent hands, but hold the outcome like today's proverb, trusting the Lord's blessing, not gripping the results with white knuckles.
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  Christian Calatayud: A man who works hard and rests in God's blessing carries a weight that doesn't break him.
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  Christian Calatayud: And a man who works hard and trusts only himself eventually will break.
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  Christian Calatayud: So here's our man up challenge.
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  Christian Calatayud: We need to look at whatever we've been striving over right now.
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  Christian Calatayud: Work, finances, a relationship outcome.
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  Christian Calatayud: Today, do the diligent work in front of you.
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  Christian Calatayud: Then consciously hand the outcome to God instead of gripping it.
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  Christian Calatayud: Say it out loud if you need to.
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  Christian Calatayud: Lord, this is yours to bless, not mine to force.
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  Christian Calatayud: Let's pray.
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  Christian Calatayud: Lord, thank you that our life doesn't depend on our grip.
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  Christian Calatayud: Forgive us, Lord.
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  Christian Calatayud: For the anxious striving that we might have mistaken for diligence.
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  Christian Calatayud: Lord Jesus, teach us to work hard with open hands, trusting your blessing to add what our effort alone could never do.
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  Christian Calatayud: Lord Jesus, give us the rest that comes from truly trusting in you.
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  Christian Calatayud: We love you, we praise you, and we thank you.
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  Christian Calatayud: In Jesus' name, 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.