{"id":306761,"date":"2021-03-08T07:00:04","date_gmt":"2021-03-08T12:00:04","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/wp-stage.familylife.com\/www\/podcast\/%series%\/becoming-a-four-pillar-man\/"},"modified":"2021-03-08T07:00:04","modified_gmt":"2021-03-08T12:00:04","slug":"becoming-a-four-pillar-man","status":"publish","type":"podcast","link":"https:\/\/wp-stage.familylife.com\/www\/podcast\/familylife-today\/becoming-a-four-pillar-man\/","title":{"rendered":"Becoming A Four Pillar Man"},"content":{"rendered":"","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Dave Wilson admits he&#8217;s as messed up as the next guy. 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This file is auto-generated *\/\n!function(d,l){\"use strict\";l.querySelector&&d.addEventListener&&\"undefined\"!=typeof URL&&(d.wp=d.wp||{},d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage||(d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage=function(e){var t=e.data;if((t||t.secret||t.message||t.value)&&!\/[^a-zA-Z0-9]\/.test(t.secret)){for(var s,r,n,a=l.querySelectorAll('iframe[data-secret=\"'+t.secret+'\"]'),o=l.querySelectorAll('blockquote[data-secret=\"'+t.secret+'\"]'),c=new RegExp(\"^https?:$\",\"i\"),i=0;i<o.length;i++)o[i].style.display=\"none\";for(i=0;i<a.length;i++)s=a[i],e.source===s.contentWindow&&(s.removeAttribute(\"style\"),\"height\"===t.message?(1e3<(r=parseInt(t.value,10))?r=1e3:~~r<200&&(r=200),s.height=r):\"link\"===t.message&&(r=new URL(s.getAttribute(\"src\")),n=new URL(t.value),c.test(n.protocol))&&n.host===r.host&&l.activeElement===s&&(d.top.location.href=t.value))}},d.addEventListener(\"message\",d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage,!1),l.addEventListener(\"DOMContentLoaded\",function(){for(var e,t,s=l.querySelectorAll(\"iframe.wp-embedded-content\"),r=0;r<s.length;r++)(t=(e=s[r]).getAttribute(\"data-secret\"))||(t=Math.random().toString(36).substring(2,12),e.src+=\"#?secret=\"+t,e.setAttribute(\"data-secret\",t)),e.contentWindow.postMessage({message:\"ready\",secret:t},\"*\")},!1)))}(window,document);\n\/\/# sourceURL=https:\/\/wp-stage.familylife.com\/www\/wp-includes\/js\/wp-embed.min.js\n<\/script>\n"},"spectra_custom_meta":{"_wp_page_template":["default"],"transcript_url":["https:\/\/transcript.familylife.com\/fl2021-03-08.pdf"],"audio_file":["https:\/\/mp3.familylife.com\/fl2021-03-08.mp3"],"transcript_content":["<strong>Bob: <\/strong>A real man accepts responsibility for his actions. Pastor Dave Wilson says that\u2019s not how it worked for Adam and Eve in the Garden. \n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\t<br><strong>Dave: <\/strong>When God came looking for them after they ate the apple\/ate the fruit, what did Adam say? He said, \u201cHey, God, You don\u2019t want to talk to me. You want to talk to apple-breath over here. That\u2019s who we want to talk about; right?\u201d [Laughter] Actually, what did he say? He said, \u201cThe woman that <em>You<\/em> gave me\u2026\u201d\u2014He <em>blamed<\/em> God. We do the same thing; we make excuses. Boys make excuses; men accept responsibility.\n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\t<strong>Bob: <\/strong>This is <em>FamilyLife Today<\/em> for Monday, March 8<sup>th<\/sup>. Our hosts are Dave and Ann Wilson. I\u2019m Bob Lepine. You can find us online at FamilyLifeToday.com. We\u2019re going to hear from Dave Wilson today about what real men do; including, stepping up and taking responsibility. Stay with us.\n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\tAnd welcome to <em>FamilyLife Today<\/em>. Thanks for joining us. Are you starting to feel like there is a future ahead that does not include lockdowns and masks and COVID? Are you starting to feel like maybe you can see that day? \n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\t<strong>Dave:<\/strong> I wish I could say, \u201cYes\u201d; not yet. \n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\t<strong>Bob:<\/strong> You still kind of feel like you\u2019re under the cloud. I mean\u2014\n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\t<strong>Ann:<\/strong> I don\u2019t want to get my hopes up. \n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\t<strong>\u00a0<\/strong>\n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\t<strong>Bob: <\/strong>I can get that.We\u2019re getting our hopes up fornext February; right?\n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\t<strong>Ann:<\/strong> Yes, we are.\n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\t<strong>Bob:<\/strong> Because this\u2014\n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\t<strong>Dave<\/strong>: We will be out of lockdown by February. \n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\t<strong>Bob:<\/strong> This is where\u2014\n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\t<strong>Dave:<\/strong> I\u2019m <em>guaranteeing<\/em> it right here, Bob. [Laughter]\n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\t<strong>Ann:<\/strong> Ohhh.\n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\t<strong>Bob:<\/strong> Like that!\n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\t<strong>Dave:<\/strong> Yes.\n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\t<strong>Bob:<\/strong> This year was <em>tough<\/em>. We had ten years in a row, where we had the FamilyLife<sup>\u00ae<\/sup><em>Love Like You Mean It<\/em><em><sup>\u00ae <\/sup><\/em>marriage cruise. Each year, it seemed like it got bigger; it got better. It was just <em>spectacular<\/em>. \n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\tThen we were getting ready for year 11; in fact, it was last year at this time, we were on <em>FamilyLife Today<\/em>, saying to everybody, \u201cYou need to sign up for the FamilyLife <em>Love Like You Mean It<\/em>marriage cruise.\u201d People were calling and starting to sign up. Then, all of a sudden, it was like: \u201cOh no; are we really going to sign up for a cruise?\u201d because the first outbreaks of COVID were on board cruises.\n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\t<strong>Ann:<\/strong> Right; it happened right after our ten-year anniversary cruise last year. \n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\t<strong>Dave:<\/strong> \u2014after we got home, yes.\n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\t<strong>Bob:<\/strong> <em>But<\/em> we\u2019re ready for next year. Next February, you have Dave\u2019s guarantee we\u2019re going to be out of lockdown.\n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\t<strong>Dave:<\/strong> Yes.\n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\t<strong>Bob:<\/strong> We\u2019ve got a great lineup of speakers and artists. We\u2019ve got great ports that are in place. We\u2019ve talked with the cruise company. They\u2019ve done all their safety precautions; everything to make it\u2014I mean, we\u2019re ready to get on the boat. \n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\t<strong>Ann:<\/strong> We\u2019re <em>excited<\/em>.\n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\t<strong>Dave:<\/strong> It could be our best cruise ever.\n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\t<strong>Bob:<\/strong> Yes; and we want to let our listeners know: right now, we have opened registration for next year. If you are ready to join us\/if you\u2019re ready to get out of all of this, and get on a boat, and head out and have a great time on the <em>Love Like You Mean It<\/em><em><sup>\u00ae <\/sup><\/em>marriage cruise, you can sign up today. It\u2019s the best rate available, right now, for couples. You\u2019ll save $400 per couple off your cabin registration if you sign up this week, and you\u2019ll get your pick of staterooms on board the cruise. Now is the time to get signed up.\n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\tWe thought we should just revisit some of the highlights from the last decade of cruises. One of the highlights we picked was when you, Dave, back in 2015, did a men\u2019s talk on board the cruise. You borrowed a definition of manhood; explain this to our listeners.\n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\t<strong>Dave:<\/strong> Yes; bottom line is Robert Lewis\u2014who is a friend\/a partner of FamilyLife for years\u2014wrote a book, years ago, called <em>Raising a Modern Day Knight<\/em>, where he walks through four characteristics of what a man is: \u201cWhen does a boy become a man?\u201d\u2014\u201cWell, when you start to <em>live<\/em> out these characteristics\u2026\u201d \n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\tI actually sat down with Robert, years ago, and said: \u201cHey, could I use those as the four pillars of manhood?\u201d and \u201cI want to change one of them.\u201d\n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\t<strong>Bob:<\/strong> You wanted to adjust it.\n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\t<strong>Dave:<\/strong> He was so gracious; he\u2019s like, \u201cOf course; do whatever you want. These aren\u2019t <em>mine<\/em>; these are from Scripture. \n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\tI had always heard men\u2014and I\u2019ve said this: \u201cWhat\u2019s it to be a <em>real<\/em> man?\u201d\u2014R-E-A-L. I thought, \u201cThese actually fit that acrostic, R-E-A-L.\u201d I just said, \u201cYou want to be a real man? Here\u2019s what a real man looks like\u2026\u201d \n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\t<strong>Bob: <\/strong>In Part One of this message, you say the \u201cR\u201d is \u201cReject passivity.\u201d\n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\t<strong>Dave:<\/strong> \u2014which is straight from Robert\u2019s material. When something has to be done, you don\u2019t look around and say, \u201cWho\u2019s going to do it?\u201d A man says: \u201cI\u2019m going to do it.\n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\t<strong>Bob:<\/strong> Right.\n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\t<strong>Dave:<\/strong> \u201cI\u2019m going to step in\u201d; so that\u2019s \u201cReject passivity.\u201d\n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\t<strong>Ann:<\/strong> This is one of my favorite talks that you give; I think it\u2019s really good. I think, for women, I think this is a great talk to listen to, too; because it helps you know how to encourage your husband and your sons.\n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\t<strong>Bob:<\/strong> We\u2019re going to hear Part Two of your message. If listeners want to hear Part One, they can go online, FamilyLifeToday.com, and download the complete message. We\u2019re going to pick it up after talking about rejecting passivity; you pick it up with \u201cE\u201d in your definition of real manhood.\n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\t[Previous <em>Love Like You Mean It <\/em>Message]\u00a0 \u00a0\n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\t<strong>Dave: <\/strong>Okay; here is the \u201cE.\u201d This is the one I actually got permission from Robert to change; I say this: \u201cA real man <em>engages<\/em> with God.\u201d\u00a0 \u201cEngages\u201d\u2014action verb\u2014\u201cengages with God\u201d: pursues God; goes after God. It\u2019s a guy on a kickoff team, coming\/flying down the field. He\u2019ll do whatever it takes to get to that ball. Same thing\u2014you chase down God, no matter what. \n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\tThe reason I wanted this in the four pillars is I think our culture gets it all messed up. Our culture thinks a man is a man when they\u2019re tough\/they\u2019re strong; right?\u00a0 The opposite is true: \u201cA <em>real<\/em> man is a man who realizes: we\u2019re weak; we\u2019re sinful; and we are prone to get in big trouble; and without God and His power, we are <em>dead<\/em>.\u201d A real man in our culture\u2014man, it\u2019s like\/really, in our culture, it\u2019s like\u2014if you have Jesus; or if you go to church; or you, even in the football team, if you go to chapel\u2014they are like, \u201cAh, weak\/weak men need that stuff, but real men don\u2019t.\u201d\u00a0 No; it\u2019s the <em>opposite<\/em>. <em>Real men<\/em> realize they are weak and <em>need<\/em> God, so they <em>engage<\/em> with God. \n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\tYou know what\u2019s really interesting?\u00a0 In the David and Goliath story, when David goes to King Saul\u2014because he says, \u201cYou can\u2019t go fight; you\u2019re a boy,\u201d\u2014you know what David says?\u00a0 He basically says, \u201cI\u2019m a shepherd. When I\u2019m out taking care of the sheep, and a lion or bear come, I do what?\u2014I kill it.\u201d\u00a0We usually read over that like, \u201cWell, yes; he kills a bear.\u201d\u00a0No, no; think about it: he, literally, kills a bear. \n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\tWhat does he say to Saul?\u2014he says, \u201cThe Lord\u2014your servant has killed both the lion and the bear\u2014this uncircumcised Philistine will be like one of them because he has defied the armies of the Living God.\u201d\u00a0 In verse 37, he says, \u201cThe Lord who rescued me from the paw of this lion and the paw of the bear will rescue me from the hand of this Philistine.\u201d\u00a0 \n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\tWhat was David saying?\u00a0 He was saying, \u201cWhen nobody is looking\/when it\u2019s just me alone, I\u2019m engaging with God,\u201d\u2014that\u2019s what he is saying\u2014\u201cI\u2019m getting to know God. I understand God; I understand God\u2019s power.\u00a0<em>I know God!<\/em> I don\u2019t know <em>about<\/em> God; <em>I know God<\/em>.\u201d\u00a0That, in a sense, was enough for the king to go: \u201cOkay, you go; because you are not going alone; you\u2019re going with God.\u201d\u00a0\n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\tA <em>real<\/em> man spends private time alone, cultivating his walk with God. Do you hear what I\u2019m saying?\u00a0 It isn\u2019t once-a-week church. It\u2019s like\u2014Word of God\u2014they know it. Do you know the Word of God?\u00a0 When somebody tells you to turn to a book in the Bible, do you know where it is?\u00a0See, a real man <em>engages<\/em> with God\/pursues Him. It isn\u2019t: \u201cTry hard to be like Jesus\u201d; it\u2019s: \u201c<em>Train<\/em>\u00a0to be like Jesus.\u201d\u00a0 You know the difference?\u00a0 You <em>can\u2019t<\/em> try hard\u2014that\u2019s the\/80 percent of the church is like: \u201cI\u2019ve got to try hard to be like Jesus,\u201d\u2014no; you\u2019ve got to\u00a0<em>train<\/em>. \n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\tSee, when you train, you put your life in an exercise pattern to train you to be like Jesus. You get into the Word of God daily. You spend time to pursue God like you pursued your wife before you were married. I would jump in a car, after a football game on Saturday afternoon, drive to the University of Kentucky; it took three-and-a-half hours. Spent a half hour with her; drive back three-and-a-half hours. Seven-hour trip for a half-hour with her\u2014nobody even blinked\u2014because that\u2019s what you do when you\u2019re in love. <em>Men<\/em>, engage with God. If I had only one pillar to talk about, this would be the one.\n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\tThird one is: \u201cAccepts responsibility.\u201d\u00a0 Again, this is right from Robert Lewis\u2019s material\u2014\u201cAccepts responsibility.\u201d\u00a0 David goes to the king, and he says what?\u2014verse 32, he says\u2014\u201cLet no one lose heart on account of this giant, this Philistine. Your servant will go and <em>fight<\/em> him.\u201d\u00a0 He says, \u201cI accept responsibility.\u201d\u00a0\u201cNone of these boys are,\u201d\u2014he didn\u2019t say that\u2014but he was saying: \u201cA man accepts responsibility for the bad he\u2019s done in his life,\u201d \u201c\u2026for the good he\u2019s done in his life.\u201d When a man needs to step up and do something, a man does. He accepts responsibility; he says, \u2018I will fight.\u2019\u201d\u00a0\n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\tI wrote in my notes: \u201cIt\u2019s always easier to wait for someone else.\u201d\u00a0 That\u2019s what boys do; they wait for somebody to step up\u2014that\u2019s a boy. I\u2019ll tell you what\u2014honestly, you know who\u2019s stepping up in our culture?\u2014women. Again, I love women; I love that they are strong. A lot of times, they don\u2019t want to step up. They step up\u2014why? Because there\u2019s no strong men around, so they will.\n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\t<br>It\u2019s always easier to make excuses. You ever make excuses?\u00a0 Yes, it\u2019s a part of our DNA! The first man, Adam, was the big excuse-maker; we do the same thing. You know, when God came looking for them, after they ate the apple\/ate the fruit, what did Adam say?\u00a0 He said, \u201cHey, God, You don\u2019t want to talk to me. You want to talk to apple-breath over here. That\u2019s who we want to talk about; right?\u201d\u00a0 [Laughter]\u00a0No, actually, what did he say? He said, \u201cThe woman that <em>You<\/em> gave me\u2026\u201d\u2014He <em>blamed<\/em> God.\u00a0We do the same thing; we make excuses. Boys make excuses; <em>men<\/em> accept responsibility. \n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\tI wrote in my notes: \u201cIt\u2019s\u00a0<em>my<\/em>\u00a0responsibility to be the man of my home. It\u2019s <em>my <\/em>responsibility to love Ann. It\u2019s\u00a0<em>my<\/em>\u00a0responsibility to lead her and our kids spiritually. It\u2019s\u00a0<em>my<\/em>\u00a0responsibility to provide, to protect, and pastor her.\u201d\u00a0Those are the three words I teach our men at our church: \u201cYou are called, as a man in your home, to provide, to protect, and pastor,\u201d\u2014no excuses. Is it hard?\u2014yes! Do I have what it takes to do it?\u2014<em>no<\/em>! But if I engage with God, He gives me power to be that man in my life.\n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\tI can remember\u2014when I was in college, I realized, early, that: \u201cI\u2019m called, now, as a follower of Christ, to <em>share<\/em> the good news.\u201d I was\/I flew down to see my dad in Florida; he ended up living in Florida in West Palm Beach. I spent a few days with him on spring break my senior year. And then, I was going to drive\/rent a car and drive up to the Campus Crusade for Christ<sup>\u00ae<\/sup> spring break on the beach, where we were going to share Christ\u2014never done this before. As I\u2019m driving north, about four or five hours I think, I pray to God: \u201cGod, if You want me to share You with somebody on the way, put them in my car; and I\u2019ll do it.\u201d\n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\t<strong>\u00a0<\/strong>\n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\tI am not kidding\u2014a <em>minute later<\/em>\u2014there\u2019s a big dude hitchhiking. [Laughter] I looked at him; he had this big bag. He was a <em>big dude<\/em>, and he\u2019s hitchhiking. He didn\u2019t look real nice. As I got closer, I\u2019m like: \u201cNo way, God; I\u2019m not picking that guy up.\u201d\u00a0 [Laughter] I drove by. \n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\tI don\u2019t know how God talks to you\u2014I didn\u2019t know yet; I was just new\u2014but I <em>sensed<\/em> in my spirit: \u201cTurn around. You prayed for a guy to talk to. That\u2019s the guy; turn around.\u201d\u00a0I\u2019m like, \u201cNope; not going to do it.\u201d\u00a0 I kept driving, and then it wouldn\u2019t go away. I saw this illegal U-turn in the middle of the highway you\u2019re not supposed to do\u2014but if you\u2019re doing it for God, you can do it\u2014so I did a U-turn; [Laughter] right?! And I went down; I did another illegal U-turn, and \u201cOkay; it\u2019s for God.\u201d \n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\tI\u2019m driving back north; I\u2019m thinking, \u201cThe guy\u2019s gone by now.\u201d\u00a0 And there he was; so I said, \u201cOkay, God, here we go.\u201d\u00a0I pull over, and he gets in my car\u2014throws his big duffle bag in the back\u2014big old dude.\u00a0We start talking. His name\u2019s Jim. I go, \u201cHey, Jim, what do you do?\u201d\u00a0He goes, \u201cI\u2019m a Navy SEAL.\u201d\u00a0When he said <em>that<\/em>, I got <em>so scared<\/em>. [Laughter] I\u2019m not kidding; I thought, \u201cThere\u2019s no way I\u2019m sharing Christ with this guy. Because if he doesn\u2019t want to hear about Jesus, he\u2019ll just reach over and go, [makes a sound: kccch!]; and I\u2019m dead\u201d; you know?\u00a0 [Laughter]\u00a0 That\u2019s what those guys do; right?\u00a0 They are trained to do that. I\u2019m like, \u201cNot going to go there,\u201d\u2014right?\u2014so we just kept driving.\n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\tHe\u2019s in my car like three hours\u2014n<em>ever<\/em>\u00a0mentioned God\/Jesus\u2014the whole time. The Holy Spirit is saying, \u201cYou prayed. You said you\u2019d share. Here he is; share Christ with him.\u201d\u00a0 Right before I\u2019m about to drop him off\u2014his exit is a little before where I\u2019m going to get off\u2014I said to him this\u2014I just go, \u201cOkay, God, here it goes.\u201d\u00a0 I go, \u201cHey, Jim, you ever think about God?\u00a0 You ever think about Jesus and spiritual things?\u201d\u00a0I\u2019ll never forget\u2014he\u2019s sitting there\u2014and he goes, \u201cI <em>can\u2019t<\/em> believe you just asked me that.\u201d\u00a0He goes, \u201cMy life is a <em>wreck<\/em>!\u201d\u00a0He goes, \u201cI was standing on that road\u2014I won\u2019t even tell you how I ended up on this road, needing a ride\u2014but I prayed the only prayer I\u2019ve ever prayed in my life.\u201d\u00a0 \n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\tI go, \u201cWhat?\u201d\u00a0He goes, \u201cI said, \u2018God, if You\u2019re real, and You\u2019re up there, send me one of Your followers to tell me about You.\u2019\u201d\u00a0 He goes, \u201cWould that be you?\u201d\u00a0I go, \u201cYes, that\u2019d be me!\u201d [Laughter] I share the gospel, as limited as I knew. All I knew was: \u201cGod loves me. We\u2019re sinners; He died on the cross to pay for that, and you can be born again right here in my car.\u201d\u00a0We were sitting now on the shoulder, because it took 30 minutes before we could get off at his exit. He gave his life to Jesus <em>right there<\/em> <em>in my car<\/em> that day; why?\u2014[Applause]\u2014\u201cReject passivity; engage with God; accept responsibility.\u201d This isn\u2019t a <em>preacher\u2019s<\/em> job; this is <em>my<\/em> job, as a man. \n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\t<em>Real<\/em> men accept responsibility to <em>be<\/em><em>\u00a0<\/em><em>men<\/em>. Let me ask you this: \u201cWhere do <em>you<\/em> need to step up, as a man?\u201d \n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\tYou\u2019re being <em>passive<\/em> somewhere\u2014you know it; God already spoke to you in that first pillar\u2014it\u2019s like, \u201cMan, you\u00a0<em>know<\/em> I\u2019ve been speaking to you about taking a step in this area; step up!\u201d\u00a0\n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\tMaybe, it\u2019s engaging with God; it\u2019s like, \u201cMan, I am <em>lazy<\/em> in my walk with God.\u201d\u00a0 So am I, guys. <em>Don\u2019t<\/em> be lazy; tell another man to hold you accountable. Start the <em>One-Year Bible<\/em>\u2014whatever it is\u2014say, \u201cMan, hold me accountable. Let\u2019s do this, as men, together. I want to <em>engage<\/em> with God.\u201d \n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\tAccept responsibility\u2014whatever it is God\u2019s calling you to apologize for\u2014say, \u201cI own up to my mistake.\u201d Or God\u2019s calling you to say, \u201cMan, you\u2019ve been letting this area go; accept responsibility; step up and <em>lead<\/em>.\u201d\u00a0\n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\tThat\u2019s the last one: \u201cA real man <em>leads<\/em> courageously.\u201d As I studied the Bible, and I was trying to figure out, \u201cWhat is a man?\u201d\u2014I <em>never<\/em> had a vision of manhood\u2014many of you guys did; I didn\u2019t. Robert Lewis and his material were my thing. I went to the Word of God; every time I read about men, there was this subtle thing\u2014and many times, blatant\u2014\u201cLead, lead, lead.\u201d \n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\tAgain, my wife is a <em>better<\/em> leader than I am; she\u2019s more <em>gifted<\/em> as a leader. If God was basing it based on who had the better gift, He\u2019d say, \u201cAnn, you lead.\u201d But He said, \u201cNo; Dave, <em>you<\/em> lead.\u201d\u00a0 And my wife <em>loves<\/em> it when I lead\u2014not as a dictator\u2014as a gentle, firm, loving, lay-my-life-down leader, but still <em>strong<\/em>. She <em>loves<\/em> that; she <em>does<\/em>, and your wife will too. Again, you are not dictating; but you are leading them with courage, even when you are scared to death; even when you don\u2019t know what to do, you lead.\n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\tYou know, I think about this David and Goliath story. It\u2019s <em>amazing<\/em> when you get to the battle scene\u2014and I\u2019m going to read some it because you talk about leadership\u2014again, we have a <em>boy<\/em>, who puts away the armor; because it doesn\u2019t fit. He walks out with a sling shot and five stones. Some of you are like, \u201cWhy did he have five? He only needed one.\u201d\u00a0 There were four <em>brothers<\/em> to Goliath\u2014you\u2019ll find that out in other passages\u2014he thought he was probably going to have to kill them all that day.\n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\tHe walks out; right?\u2014he stands at the battle line\u2014a giant who nobody will face\u2014every day, taunting them. They\u2019re all <em>hiding<\/em> behind bushes\/hiding behind rocks, and a boy walks out. Do you know what he says?\u2014he says this: \u201cYou come against me with a sword and a spear and a javelin; but I come against you in the name of the Lord Almighty\u201d\u2014where does that come from?\u2014engaging with God; he <em>knows<\/em> the Lord God Almighty\u2014\u201cthe God of the armies of Israel, whom you have defied.\u00a0This day, the Lord will deliver you into my hands, and I\u2019ll strike you down and cut off your head. This very day, I will give the carcasses of the Philistine army to the birds and the wild animals, and the whole world will know that there is a God in Israel. All those gathered here will know that it is not by the sword or spear that the Lord saves; for the battle is the Lord\u2019s, and He will give all of you into our hands.\u201d\n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\t<strong>\u00a0<\/strong>\n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\tHe doesn\u2019t say, \u201cI\u2019m going to kill a giant.\u201d\u00a0 He says, \u201cI\u2019m going to kill all of you.\u201d\u00a0 And how is that going to happen?\u2014\u201cThe Lord God Almighty who I know\u2014and I know who He is, and I know His power; I know His character, and I know His plan\u2014you\u2019re going down today.\u201d\u00a0\n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\tNow, here\u2019s something I <em>never<\/em> heard in Sunday school whenever this story was taught. The next verse says, \u201cAs the Philistine, Goliath, moved closer to attack him,\u201d\u2014guys know what it says? \u2014it says, \u201cDavid ran quickly toward the battle line to meet him.\u201d \n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\tYou\u2019ve got stuff in your life; I\u2019ve got stuff in my life\u2014it\u2019s like the giant\u2019s huge, and God is little\u2014no; when God is big, and you know who He is because you are training to engage with Him, the giants\/the problems in our life get small. He didn\u2019t charge at something bigger than him; he charged at something smaller than his God. Are you attacking anything in your life with that kind of aggression?\u00a0 Or is something getting you, and you are sort of hiding back here, like: \u201cOh, I hope my marriage works out,\u201d \u201cI hope she starts\u2026\u201d \n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\tYou know what God\u2019s saying to you guys and to me, as a man, today?\u2014\u201cReject passivity, engage with God, accept responsibility, and you start leading.\u201d You walk into those situations; you run to the battle\u2014you say, \u201cThis\u00a0<em>ends today,<\/em>\u201d\u2014maybe it\u2019s the sin in your own life; you say, \u201cI\u2019m going to start leading this family.\u201d By the way, don\u2019t tell your wife that; just do it! I\u2019m telling you\u2014tell a brother; tell somebody back home to hold you accountable, and then do it\u2014she\u2019ll see it. You start doing it.\n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\tI\u2019ll tell you where it starts: on your knees. You get on your knees, and you say, \u201cGod, I am weak; I can <em>never<\/em> do this. I\u2019ve made commitments to You before, and I <em>never<\/em> fulfilled them. God, I <em>need<\/em> You.\u201d\u00a0 God will meet you there as you engage with Him, and He\u2019ll transform your life.\n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\tI\u2019ll end with this; my sophomore year\u2014I don\u2019t tell football stories\u2014I have one football story; and it\u2019s a bad one, actually. I became the starting quarterback at Ball State my sophomore year. When you get in the huddle, as the new quarterback taking over\u2014who is supposed to talk in a huddle and everybody is supposed to listen?\u2014the quarterback. I get in the huddle; nobody listened to me, because I\u2019m nobody yet; right?\u2014start off the season.\n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\tBut there was an offensive lineman named Tim Young; he went to the Bears. He was a captain; he was a senior. He was like 6\u20196; 300 pounds. When he said, \u201cGuys, shut up; listen to our quarterback,\u201d they\u2019d all shut up and listen. He was the leader.\n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\tFifth game, we were playing Indiana State at home\u2014homecoming. That\u2019s when Larry Bird played basketball at Indiana State; anybody that old? Fortunately, he didn\u2019t play football. [Laughter] We\u2019re playing them, and we are beating them. We run out the clock, but we needed one more first down. The guy ran the play in and said, \u201cIt\u2019s a short little pass; throw it. If he\u2019s not open, run it; so the clock keeps going.\u201d \n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\tIt\u2019s like a minute left. I throw to get a first down; a guy intercepts it for a touchdown to beat us. I not only threw the pick; missed the tackle. He scores, and we\u2019re down like four with less than a minute to go. I walk off the field; my head coach goes, \u201cSophomore mistake.\u201d\u00a0 I was so arrogant; I\u2019m like, \u201cNeh.\u201d\u00a0 I sit on the bench. They kick off; we get the ball\u2014one last try. I run up there; and he goes, \u201cOkay, we\u2019re throwing deep. We can\u2019t get a field goal; we\u2019ve got to score.\u201d\u00a0 First down, incomplete; second down, incomplete; third down, there\u2019s like 15 seconds left. We call an up route. \n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\tYou guys know what an up route is?\u2014you all do\u2014in backyard football, you go down and out, and you throw it. [Mimicking a kid\u2019s voice] \u201cNext time, you go down and out, and then, up\u201d; that\u2019s called an up route. \n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\tThey are going to thump it; they\u2019re going to come up. That doesn\u2019t work against prevent; right?\u00a0 But that\u2019s what we called. I roll out; I pump at this guy. I go like this\u2014I\u2019m getting ready to throw, and I started getting hit\u2014so on my back foot, I go\u2014FOOMPH\u2014throw it down to the left as far as I can. I go\u2014BOOM\u2014down to the ground. If you\u2019ve ever played quarterback, you know that you don\u2019t <em>see<\/em> a lot of your plays\u2014you just listen to the crowd\u2014you learn what it means. If the crowd at home goes, \u201cAHHH!\u201d that\u2019s really good; you know?\u00a0 If they go, \u201cUhhh-ohhh!\u201d that\u2019s an interception. And if they go, \u201cUgh!\u201d; that\u2019s incomplete; right?\u00a0[Laughter]\n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\tI throw this thing\u2014BOOM BA BOOM BO\u2014BOOM\u2014and I am laying there. I hear the crowd\u2014\u201cAH-AH-AHHH!\u201d\u2014going crazy. I look up, and they are all jumping up. I jump up, and I look. My receiver\u2019s got the ball; he\u2019s sprinting 80 yards to a touchdown. DB\u2019s trying to catch him. This guy, Rick Morrison, runs a four-two\u2014nobody catches him\u2014SCORES!\u00a0 We win the game!\u00a0 \n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\tI\u2019m jogging down the field; because we\u2019ve still got to kick the extra point, and I\u2019m the holder. I\u2019m jogging down the field. Tim Young, the offensive tackle, comes up beside me, and he goes [shouting], \u201cYou\u2019re the man!\u00a0 You\u2019re the man!\u00a0 You\u2019re the man!\u201d\u00a0 I\u2019m jogging down there, and I\u2019m looking up. I\u2019m like [speaking softly], \u201cYes, okay; I\u2019m the man.\u201d\u00a0 [Laughter] We won the game; right?\u00a0\n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\tWe go to practice Monday. What happens when we get in the offensive huddle?\u00a0 You know exactly what happened; I walked in the huddle, and they\u2019re like\u2014[gestures made]\u2014why?\u2014because I made a play at a crucial moment; and now, \u201cI\u2019m the man.\u201d The next three years, \u201cI\u2019m the man.\u201d And by the way, we saw the film on Monday; it was total luck\u2014it was pure luck\/pure luck\u2014[Laughter]\u2014but it didn\u2019t matter; right? Because, in that moment, a\u00a0<em>man<\/em>\u00a0<em>stepped up<\/em>, made the play; and they were willing to follow him.\n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\tWhy would I tell you that crazy story?\u00a0 Here is the application, and we\u2019re done. There comes a moment in your home\u2014actually, there come <em>many<\/em> moments in your home\u2014where your wife is\u00a0<em>longing<\/em>\u00a0for you to be the man. Your sons and daughters are\u00a0<em>longing<\/em><em>\u00a0<\/em>for you to be the man. They may\u00a0<em>never<\/em>\u00a0say the words out loud: \u201cYou\u2019re the man!\u00a0 You\u2019re the patriarch!\u201d But when you make a play\u2014when you reject passivity, when you engage with God, when you accept responsibility, when you lead with courage\u2014that\u2019s not even your courage; it is God\u2019s courage in you\u2014underneath their breath, they may say it out loud\u2014but underneath their breath, they are like, \u201cI will <em>follow<\/em> that man.\u201d\u00a0 Why?\u2014because women, and children, and our society, and churches are\u00a0<em>longing<\/em><em>\u00a0<\/em>for real four-pillar men.\n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\t[Studio]\u00a0\u00a0 \n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\t<strong>Bob:<\/strong> We\u2019ve been listening to Part Two of a message from Dave Wilson on what real manhood is. The guys in the room on the cruise, when you were presenting that message back a few years ago, I mean, they were ready to go out and storm the boat; right?\n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\t<strong>Ann:<\/strong> I want to stand up and cheer. Every woman is like, \u201cYes! That\u2019s what I long for.\u201d\n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\t<strong>Dave:<\/strong> I got to tell you\u2014I enjoy speaking to men as much as anything I ever do. When you get in a room\u2014because there\u2019s something in the man\u2019s soul\/the masculine soul\u2014that longs to be what God created us to be. Often, I don\u2019t think we know what that looks like; so to get a chance to give a vision, like, \u201cThis is what it looks like.\u201d Like you said, Bob\u2014I hope, at the end of the day, you\u2019re like, \u201cLet\u2019s go!\u201d\u2014I mean, it\u2019s one thing to talk about it; let\u2019s actually do it.\n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\t<strong>Bob:<\/strong> I mentioned that this message was one that you gave on the FamilyLife <em>Love Like You Mean It <\/em>marriage cruise. These kinds of messages\u2014from folks like you guys\/the speakers that we bring on the cruise\u2014I mean, you leave that cruise with a whole fresh perspective on your assignment in marriage, your assignment as parents, your assignment as husbands\/as wives. It really is an <em>empowering<\/em>, exciting week. \n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\t<strong>Dave:<\/strong> Yes; the first time we went on the cruise, I joked because I thought it was just a <em>Love Boat<\/em>\u2014you know: \u201cWe\u2019re going to go on the <em>Love Boat<\/em>. We\u2019re just going to laugh and enjoy each other. It will be a vacation.\u201d I had no idea. It is a vacation, and you are refreshed; but it\u2019s a marriage-intensive retreat. You come off the boat, after a few days or a week, and you\u2019re in love\u2014you\u2019re not just in love with your spouse, but with Jesus\u2014it\u2019s transforming.\n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\t<strong>Ann:<\/strong> I think the words that come to my mind are: \u201cequipped and inspired\u201d\u2014 \n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\t<strong>Bob:<\/strong> Yes.\n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\t<strong>Ann:<\/strong> \u2014in every way: in marriage\u2014and you\u2019re right, Dave\u2014spiritually speaking\u2019 like you want to draw closer to God, because you have a vision of what He\u2019s created you to do and be in a marriage.\n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\t<strong>Bob:<\/strong> We cannot <em>wait<\/em>, because you know we had to cancel this year because of COVID. Some of you are thinking, \u201cI\u2019m not sure I\u2019m ready to go back on the boat. I may need\u2026\u201d Okay; if you need a year off, we get that; but I know there are others, who are like, \u201cWe are <em>so<\/em> ready.\u201d\n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\t<strong>Ann:<\/strong> \u201cGet me out of here.\u201d\n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\t<strong>Bob:<\/strong> That\u2019s right. \u201cWe are so ready to get on the boat.\u201d \n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\tWe\u2019ve started taking registrations; and honestly, it\u2019s starting to fill up. We\u2019re hearing from a lot of people, who are ready to go. If you are interested, this is the week to get in touch with us to find out more and make your reservations for the <em>Love Like You Mean It <\/em>marriage cruise in 2022. We\u2019re making a special offer to <em>Family Life Today<\/em> listeners that is good now through March 22<sup>nd<\/sup>. \n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\tYou can find out more about that when you go, online, to FamilyLifeToday.com; or when you give us a call at 1-800-FL-TODAY\u2014call and talk to somebody\u2014and make reservations for your stateroom, and join us in February for the <em>Love Like You Mean It <\/em>marriage cruise. Again, there\u2019s more information available, online, at FamilyLifeToday.com. \n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\tTomorrow, we\u2019re going to balance things out. We heard from Dave today about masculinity. We\u2019re going to hear from your wife\u2014we\u2019re going to hear from you, Ann\u2014tomorrow about being a godly wife\/a godly woman. Again, another message from the <em>Love Like You Mean It <\/em>marriage cruise from a few years ago. 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I mean\u2014\n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\t<strong>Ann:<\/strong> I don\u2019t want to get my hopes up. \n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\t<strong>\u00a0<\/strong>\n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\t<strong>Bob: <\/strong>I can get that.We\u2019re getting our hopes up fornext February; right?\n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\t<strong>Ann:<\/strong> Yes, we are.\n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\t<strong>Bob:<\/strong> Because this\u2014\n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\t<strong>Dave<\/strong>: We will be out of lockdown by February. \n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\t<strong>Bob:<\/strong> This is where\u2014\n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\t<strong>Dave:<\/strong> I\u2019m <em>guaranteeing<\/em> it right here, Bob. [Laughter]\n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\t<strong>Ann:<\/strong> Ohhh.\n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\t<strong>Bob:<\/strong> Like that!\n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\t<strong>Dave:<\/strong> Yes.\n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\t<strong>Bob:<\/strong> This year was <em>tough<\/em>. We had ten years in a row, where we had the FamilyLife<sup>\u00ae<\/sup><em>Love Like You Mean It<\/em><em><sup>\u00ae <\/sup><\/em>marriage cruise. Each year, it seemed like it got bigger; it got better. It was just <em>spectacular<\/em>. \n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\tThen we were getting ready for year 11; in fact, it was last year at this time, we were on <em>FamilyLife Today<\/em>, saying to everybody, \u201cYou need to sign up for the FamilyLife <em>Love Like You Mean It<\/em>marriage cruise.\u201d People were calling and starting to sign up. Then, all of a sudden, it was like: \u201cOh no; are we really going to sign up for a cruise?\u201d because the first outbreaks of COVID were on board cruises.\n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\t<strong>Ann:<\/strong> Right; it happened right after our ten-year anniversary cruise last year. \n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\t<strong>Dave:<\/strong> \u2014after we got home, yes.\n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\t<strong>Bob:<\/strong> <em>But<\/em> we\u2019re ready for next year. Next February, you have Dave\u2019s guarantee we\u2019re going to be out of lockdown.\n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\t<strong>Dave:<\/strong> Yes.\n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\t<strong>Bob:<\/strong> We\u2019ve got a great lineup of speakers and artists. We\u2019ve got great ports that are in place. We\u2019ve talked with the cruise company. They\u2019ve done all their safety precautions; everything to make it\u2014I mean, we\u2019re ready to get on the boat. \n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\t<strong>Ann:<\/strong> We\u2019re <em>excited<\/em>.\n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\t<strong>Dave:<\/strong> It could be our best cruise ever.\n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\t<strong>Bob:<\/strong> Yes; and we want to let our listeners know: right now, we have opened registration for next year. If you are ready to join us\/if you\u2019re ready to get out of all of this, and get on a boat, and head out and have a great time on the <em>Love Like You Mean It<\/em><em><sup>\u00ae <\/sup><\/em>marriage cruise, you can sign up today. It\u2019s the best rate available, right now, for couples. You\u2019ll save $400 per couple off your cabin registration if you sign up this week, and you\u2019ll get your pick of staterooms on board the cruise. Now is the time to get signed up.\n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\tWe thought we should just revisit some of the highlights from the last decade of cruises. One of the highlights we picked was when you, Dave, back in 2015, did a men\u2019s talk on board the cruise. You borrowed a definition of manhood; explain this to our listeners.\n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\t<strong>Dave:<\/strong> Yes; bottom line is Robert Lewis\u2014who is a friend\/a partner of FamilyLife for years\u2014wrote a book, years ago, called <em>Raising a Modern Day Knight<\/em>, where he walks through four characteristics of what a man is: \u201cWhen does a boy become a man?\u201d\u2014\u201cWell, when you start to <em>live<\/em> out these characteristics\u2026\u201d \n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\tI actually sat down with Robert, years ago, and said: \u201cHey, could I use those as the four pillars of manhood?\u201d and \u201cI want to change one of them.\u201d\n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\t<strong>Bob:<\/strong> You wanted to adjust it.\n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\t<strong>Dave:<\/strong> He was so gracious; he\u2019s like, \u201cOf course; do whatever you want. These aren\u2019t <em>mine<\/em>; these are from Scripture. \n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\tI had always heard men\u2014and I\u2019ve said this: \u201cWhat\u2019s it to be a <em>real<\/em> man?\u201d\u2014R-E-A-L. I thought, \u201cThese actually fit that acrostic, R-E-A-L.\u201d I just said, \u201cYou want to be a real man? Here\u2019s what a real man looks like\u2026\u201d \n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\t<strong>Bob: <\/strong>In Part One of this message, you say the \u201cR\u201d is \u201cReject passivity.\u201d\n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\t<strong>Dave:<\/strong> \u2014which is straight from Robert\u2019s material. When something has to be done, you don\u2019t look around and say, \u201cWho\u2019s going to do it?\u201d A man says: \u201cI\u2019m going to do it.\n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\t<strong>Bob:<\/strong> Right.\n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\t<strong>Dave:<\/strong> \u201cI\u2019m going to step in\u201d; so that\u2019s \u201cReject passivity.\u201d\n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\t<strong>Ann:<\/strong> This is one of my favorite talks that you give; I think it\u2019s really good. I think, for women, I think this is a great talk to listen to, too; because it helps you know how to encourage your husband and your sons.\n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\t<strong>Bob:<\/strong> We\u2019re going to hear Part Two of your message. If listeners want to hear Part One, they can go online, FamilyLifeToday.com, and download the complete message. We\u2019re going to pick it up after talking about rejecting passivity; you pick it up with \u201cE\u201d in your definition of real manhood.\n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\t[Previous <em>Love Like You Mean It <\/em>Message]\u00a0 \u00a0\n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\t<strong>Dave: <\/strong>Okay; here is the \u201cE.\u201d This is the one I actually got permission from Robert to change; I say this: \u201cA real man <em>engages<\/em> with God.\u201d\u00a0 \u201cEngages\u201d\u2014action verb\u2014\u201cengages with God\u201d: pursues God; goes after God. It\u2019s a guy on a kickoff team, coming\/flying down the field. He\u2019ll do whatever it takes to get to that ball. Same thing\u2014you chase down God, no matter what. \n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\tThe reason I wanted this in the four pillars is I think our culture gets it all messed up. Our culture thinks a man is a man when they\u2019re tough\/they\u2019re strong; right?\u00a0 The opposite is true: \u201cA <em>real<\/em> man is a man who realizes: we\u2019re weak; we\u2019re sinful; and we are prone to get in big trouble; and without God and His power, we are <em>dead<\/em>.\u201d A real man in our culture\u2014man, it\u2019s like\/really, in our culture, it\u2019s like\u2014if you have Jesus; or if you go to church; or you, even in the football team, if you go to chapel\u2014they are like, \u201cAh, weak\/weak men need that stuff, but real men don\u2019t.\u201d\u00a0 No; it\u2019s the <em>opposite<\/em>. <em>Real men<\/em> realize they are weak and <em>need<\/em> God, so they <em>engage<\/em> with God. \n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\tYou know what\u2019s really interesting?\u00a0 In the David and Goliath story, when David goes to King Saul\u2014because he says, \u201cYou can\u2019t go fight; you\u2019re a boy,\u201d\u2014you know what David says?\u00a0 He basically says, \u201cI\u2019m a shepherd. When I\u2019m out taking care of the sheep, and a lion or bear come, I do what?\u2014I kill it.\u201d\u00a0We usually read over that like, \u201cWell, yes; he kills a bear.\u201d\u00a0No, no; think about it: he, literally, kills a bear. \n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\tWhat does he say to Saul?\u2014he says, \u201cThe Lord\u2014your servant has killed both the lion and the bear\u2014this uncircumcised Philistine will be like one of them because he has defied the armies of the Living God.\u201d\u00a0 In verse 37, he says, \u201cThe Lord who rescued me from the paw of this lion and the paw of the bear will rescue me from the hand of this Philistine.\u201d\u00a0 \n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\tWhat was David saying?\u00a0 He was saying, \u201cWhen nobody is looking\/when it\u2019s just me alone, I\u2019m engaging with God,\u201d\u2014that\u2019s what he is saying\u2014\u201cI\u2019m getting to know God. I understand God; I understand God\u2019s power.\u00a0<em>I know God!<\/em> I don\u2019t know <em>about<\/em> God; <em>I know God<\/em>.\u201d\u00a0That, in a sense, was enough for the king to go: \u201cOkay, you go; because you are not going alone; you\u2019re going with God.\u201d\u00a0\n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\tA <em>real<\/em> man spends private time alone, cultivating his walk with God. Do you hear what I\u2019m saying?\u00a0 It isn\u2019t once-a-week church. It\u2019s like\u2014Word of God\u2014they know it. Do you know the Word of God?\u00a0 When somebody tells you to turn to a book in the Bible, do you know where it is?\u00a0See, a real man <em>engages<\/em> with God\/pursues Him. It isn\u2019t: \u201cTry hard to be like Jesus\u201d; it\u2019s: \u201c<em>Train<\/em>\u00a0to be like Jesus.\u201d\u00a0 You know the difference?\u00a0 You <em>can\u2019t<\/em> try hard\u2014that\u2019s the\/80 percent of the church is like: \u201cI\u2019ve got to try hard to be like Jesus,\u201d\u2014no; you\u2019ve got to\u00a0<em>train<\/em>. \n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\tSee, when you train, you put your life in an exercise pattern to train you to be like Jesus. You get into the Word of God daily. You spend time to pursue God like you pursued your wife before you were married. I would jump in a car, after a football game on Saturday afternoon, drive to the University of Kentucky; it took three-and-a-half hours. Spent a half hour with her; drive back three-and-a-half hours. Seven-hour trip for a half-hour with her\u2014nobody even blinked\u2014because that\u2019s what you do when you\u2019re in love. <em>Men<\/em>, engage with God. If I had only one pillar to talk about, this would be the one.\n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\tThird one is: \u201cAccepts responsibility.\u201d\u00a0 Again, this is right from Robert Lewis\u2019s material\u2014\u201cAccepts responsibility.\u201d\u00a0 David goes to the king, and he says what?\u2014verse 32, he says\u2014\u201cLet no one lose heart on account of this giant, this Philistine. Your servant will go and <em>fight<\/em> him.\u201d\u00a0 He says, \u201cI accept responsibility.\u201d\u00a0\u201cNone of these boys are,\u201d\u2014he didn\u2019t say that\u2014but he was saying: \u201cA man accepts responsibility for the bad he\u2019s done in his life,\u201d \u201c\u2026for the good he\u2019s done in his life.\u201d When a man needs to step up and do something, a man does. He accepts responsibility; he says, \u2018I will fight.\u2019\u201d\u00a0\n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\tI wrote in my notes: \u201cIt\u2019s always easier to wait for someone else.\u201d\u00a0 That\u2019s what boys do; they wait for somebody to step up\u2014that\u2019s a boy. I\u2019ll tell you what\u2014honestly, you know who\u2019s stepping up in our culture?\u2014women. Again, I love women; I love that they are strong. A lot of times, they don\u2019t want to step up. They step up\u2014why? Because there\u2019s no strong men around, so they will.\n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\t<br>It\u2019s always easier to make excuses. You ever make excuses?\u00a0 Yes, it\u2019s a part of our DNA! The first man, Adam, was the big excuse-maker; we do the same thing. You know, when God came looking for them, after they ate the apple\/ate the fruit, what did Adam say?\u00a0 He said, \u201cHey, God, You don\u2019t want to talk to me. You want to talk to apple-breath over here. That\u2019s who we want to talk about; right?\u201d\u00a0 [Laughter]\u00a0No, actually, what did he say? He said, \u201cThe woman that <em>You<\/em> gave me\u2026\u201d\u2014He <em>blamed<\/em> God.\u00a0We do the same thing; we make excuses. Boys make excuses; <em>men<\/em> accept responsibility. \n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\tI wrote in my notes: \u201cIt\u2019s\u00a0<em>my<\/em>\u00a0responsibility to be the man of my home. It\u2019s <em>my <\/em>responsibility to love Ann. It\u2019s\u00a0<em>my<\/em>\u00a0responsibility to lead her and our kids spiritually. It\u2019s\u00a0<em>my<\/em>\u00a0responsibility to provide, to protect, and pastor her.\u201d\u00a0Those are the three words I teach our men at our church: \u201cYou are called, as a man in your home, to provide, to protect, and pastor,\u201d\u2014no excuses. Is it hard?\u2014yes! Do I have what it takes to do it?\u2014<em>no<\/em>! But if I engage with God, He gives me power to be that man in my life.\n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\tI can remember\u2014when I was in college, I realized, early, that: \u201cI\u2019m called, now, as a follower of Christ, to <em>share<\/em> the good news.\u201d I was\/I flew down to see my dad in Florida; he ended up living in Florida in West Palm Beach. I spent a few days with him on spring break my senior year. And then, I was going to drive\/rent a car and drive up to the Campus Crusade for Christ<sup>\u00ae<\/sup> spring break on the beach, where we were going to share Christ\u2014never done this before. As I\u2019m driving north, about four or five hours I think, I pray to God: \u201cGod, if You want me to share You with somebody on the way, put them in my car; and I\u2019ll do it.\u201d\n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\t<strong>\u00a0<\/strong>\n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\tI am not kidding\u2014a <em>minute later<\/em>\u2014there\u2019s a big dude hitchhiking. [Laughter] I looked at him; he had this big bag. He was a <em>big dude<\/em>, and he\u2019s hitchhiking. He didn\u2019t look real nice. As I got closer, I\u2019m like: \u201cNo way, God; I\u2019m not picking that guy up.\u201d\u00a0 [Laughter] I drove by. \n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\tI don\u2019t know how God talks to you\u2014I didn\u2019t know yet; I was just new\u2014but I <em>sensed<\/em> in my spirit: \u201cTurn around. You prayed for a guy to talk to. That\u2019s the guy; turn around.\u201d\u00a0I\u2019m like, \u201cNope; not going to do it.\u201d\u00a0 I kept driving, and then it wouldn\u2019t go away. I saw this illegal U-turn in the middle of the highway you\u2019re not supposed to do\u2014but if you\u2019re doing it for God, you can do it\u2014so I did a U-turn; [Laughter] right?! And I went down; I did another illegal U-turn, and \u201cOkay; it\u2019s for God.\u201d \n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\tI\u2019m driving back north; I\u2019m thinking, \u201cThe guy\u2019s gone by now.\u201d\u00a0 And there he was; so I said, \u201cOkay, God, here we go.\u201d\u00a0I pull over, and he gets in my car\u2014throws his big duffle bag in the back\u2014big old dude.\u00a0We start talking. His name\u2019s Jim. I go, \u201cHey, Jim, what do you do?\u201d\u00a0He goes, \u201cI\u2019m a Navy SEAL.\u201d\u00a0When he said <em>that<\/em>, I got <em>so scared<\/em>. [Laughter] I\u2019m not kidding; I thought, \u201cThere\u2019s no way I\u2019m sharing Christ with this guy. Because if he doesn\u2019t want to hear about Jesus, he\u2019ll just reach over and go, [makes a sound: kccch!]; and I\u2019m dead\u201d; you know?\u00a0 [Laughter]\u00a0 That\u2019s what those guys do; right?\u00a0 They are trained to do that. I\u2019m like, \u201cNot going to go there,\u201d\u2014right?\u2014so we just kept driving.\n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\tHe\u2019s in my car like three hours\u2014n<em>ever<\/em>\u00a0mentioned God\/Jesus\u2014the whole time. The Holy Spirit is saying, \u201cYou prayed. You said you\u2019d share. Here he is; share Christ with him.\u201d\u00a0 Right before I\u2019m about to drop him off\u2014his exit is a little before where I\u2019m going to get off\u2014I said to him this\u2014I just go, \u201cOkay, God, here it goes.\u201d\u00a0 I go, \u201cHey, Jim, you ever think about God?\u00a0 You ever think about Jesus and spiritual things?\u201d\u00a0I\u2019ll never forget\u2014he\u2019s sitting there\u2014and he goes, \u201cI <em>can\u2019t<\/em> believe you just asked me that.\u201d\u00a0He goes, \u201cMy life is a <em>wreck<\/em>!\u201d\u00a0He goes, \u201cI was standing on that road\u2014I won\u2019t even tell you how I ended up on this road, needing a ride\u2014but I prayed the only prayer I\u2019ve ever prayed in my life.\u201d\u00a0 \n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\tI go, \u201cWhat?\u201d\u00a0He goes, \u201cI said, \u2018God, if You\u2019re real, and You\u2019re up there, send me one of Your followers to tell me about You.\u2019\u201d\u00a0 He goes, \u201cWould that be you?\u201d\u00a0I go, \u201cYes, that\u2019d be me!\u201d [Laughter] I share the gospel, as limited as I knew. All I knew was: \u201cGod loves me. We\u2019re sinners; He died on the cross to pay for that, and you can be born again right here in my car.\u201d\u00a0We were sitting now on the shoulder, because it took 30 minutes before we could get off at his exit. He gave his life to Jesus <em>right there<\/em> <em>in my car<\/em> that day; why?\u2014[Applause]\u2014\u201cReject passivity; engage with God; accept responsibility.\u201d This isn\u2019t a <em>preacher\u2019s<\/em> job; this is <em>my<\/em> job, as a man. \n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\t<em>Real<\/em> men accept responsibility to <em>be<\/em><em>\u00a0<\/em><em>men<\/em>. Let me ask you this: \u201cWhere do <em>you<\/em> need to step up, as a man?\u201d \n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\tYou\u2019re being <em>passive<\/em> somewhere\u2014you know it; God already spoke to you in that first pillar\u2014it\u2019s like, \u201cMan, you\u00a0<em>know<\/em> I\u2019ve been speaking to you about taking a step in this area; step up!\u201d\u00a0\n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\tMaybe, it\u2019s engaging with God; it\u2019s like, \u201cMan, I am <em>lazy<\/em> in my walk with God.\u201d\u00a0 So am I, guys. <em>Don\u2019t<\/em> be lazy; tell another man to hold you accountable. Start the <em>One-Year Bible<\/em>\u2014whatever it is\u2014say, \u201cMan, hold me accountable. Let\u2019s do this, as men, together. I want to <em>engage<\/em> with God.\u201d \n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\tAccept responsibility\u2014whatever it is God\u2019s calling you to apologize for\u2014say, \u201cI own up to my mistake.\u201d Or God\u2019s calling you to say, \u201cMan, you\u2019ve been letting this area go; accept responsibility; step up and <em>lead<\/em>.\u201d\u00a0\n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\tThat\u2019s the last one: \u201cA real man <em>leads<\/em> courageously.\u201d As I studied the Bible, and I was trying to figure out, \u201cWhat is a man?\u201d\u2014I <em>never<\/em> had a vision of manhood\u2014many of you guys did; I didn\u2019t. Robert Lewis and his material were my thing. I went to the Word of God; every time I read about men, there was this subtle thing\u2014and many times, blatant\u2014\u201cLead, lead, lead.\u201d \n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\tAgain, my wife is a <em>better<\/em> leader than I am; she\u2019s more <em>gifted<\/em> as a leader. If God was basing it based on who had the better gift, He\u2019d say, \u201cAnn, you lead.\u201d But He said, \u201cNo; Dave, <em>you<\/em> lead.\u201d\u00a0 And my wife <em>loves<\/em> it when I lead\u2014not as a dictator\u2014as a gentle, firm, loving, lay-my-life-down leader, but still <em>strong<\/em>. She <em>loves<\/em> that; she <em>does<\/em>, and your wife will too. Again, you are not dictating; but you are leading them with courage, even when you are scared to death; even when you don\u2019t know what to do, you lead.\n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\tYou know, I think about this David and Goliath story. It\u2019s <em>amazing<\/em> when you get to the battle scene\u2014and I\u2019m going to read some it because you talk about leadership\u2014again, we have a <em>boy<\/em>, who puts away the armor; because it doesn\u2019t fit. He walks out with a sling shot and five stones. Some of you are like, \u201cWhy did he have five? He only needed one.\u201d\u00a0 There were four <em>brothers<\/em> to Goliath\u2014you\u2019ll find that out in other passages\u2014he thought he was probably going to have to kill them all that day.\n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\tHe walks out; right?\u2014he stands at the battle line\u2014a giant who nobody will face\u2014every day, taunting them. They\u2019re all <em>hiding<\/em> behind bushes\/hiding behind rocks, and a boy walks out. Do you know what he says?\u2014he says this: \u201cYou come against me with a sword and a spear and a javelin; but I come against you in the name of the Lord Almighty\u201d\u2014where does that come from?\u2014engaging with God; he <em>knows<\/em> the Lord God Almighty\u2014\u201cthe God of the armies of Israel, whom you have defied.\u00a0This day, the Lord will deliver you into my hands, and I\u2019ll strike you down and cut off your head. This very day, I will give the carcasses of the Philistine army to the birds and the wild animals, and the whole world will know that there is a God in Israel. All those gathered here will know that it is not by the sword or spear that the Lord saves; for the battle is the Lord\u2019s, and He will give all of you into our hands.\u201d\n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\t<strong>\u00a0<\/strong>\n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\tHe doesn\u2019t say, \u201cI\u2019m going to kill a giant.\u201d\u00a0 He says, \u201cI\u2019m going to kill all of you.\u201d\u00a0 And how is that going to happen?\u2014\u201cThe Lord God Almighty who I know\u2014and I know who He is, and I know His power; I know His character, and I know His plan\u2014you\u2019re going down today.\u201d\u00a0\n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\tNow, here\u2019s something I <em>never<\/em> heard in Sunday school whenever this story was taught. The next verse says, \u201cAs the Philistine, Goliath, moved closer to attack him,\u201d\u2014guys know what it says? \u2014it says, \u201cDavid ran quickly toward the battle line to meet him.\u201d \n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\tYou\u2019ve got stuff in your life; I\u2019ve got stuff in my life\u2014it\u2019s like the giant\u2019s huge, and God is little\u2014no; when God is big, and you know who He is because you are training to engage with Him, the giants\/the problems in our life get small. He didn\u2019t charge at something bigger than him; he charged at something smaller than his God. Are you attacking anything in your life with that kind of aggression?\u00a0 Or is something getting you, and you are sort of hiding back here, like: \u201cOh, I hope my marriage works out,\u201d \u201cI hope she starts\u2026\u201d \n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\tYou know what God\u2019s saying to you guys and to me, as a man, today?\u2014\u201cReject passivity, engage with God, accept responsibility, and you start leading.\u201d You walk into those situations; you run to the battle\u2014you say, \u201cThis\u00a0<em>ends today,<\/em>\u201d\u2014maybe it\u2019s the sin in your own life; you say, \u201cI\u2019m going to start leading this family.\u201d By the way, don\u2019t tell your wife that; just do it! I\u2019m telling you\u2014tell a brother; tell somebody back home to hold you accountable, and then do it\u2014she\u2019ll see it. You start doing it.\n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\tI\u2019ll tell you where it starts: on your knees. You get on your knees, and you say, \u201cGod, I am weak; I can <em>never<\/em> do this. I\u2019ve made commitments to You before, and I <em>never<\/em> fulfilled them. God, I <em>need<\/em> You.\u201d\u00a0 God will meet you there as you engage with Him, and He\u2019ll transform your life.\n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\tI\u2019ll end with this; my sophomore year\u2014I don\u2019t tell football stories\u2014I have one football story; and it\u2019s a bad one, actually. I became the starting quarterback at Ball State my sophomore year. When you get in the huddle, as the new quarterback taking over\u2014who is supposed to talk in a huddle and everybody is supposed to listen?\u2014the quarterback. I get in the huddle; nobody listened to me, because I\u2019m nobody yet; right?\u2014start off the season.\n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\tBut there was an offensive lineman named Tim Young; he went to the Bears. He was a captain; he was a senior. He was like 6\u20196; 300 pounds. When he said, \u201cGuys, shut up; listen to our quarterback,\u201d they\u2019d all shut up and listen. He was the leader.\n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\tFifth game, we were playing Indiana State at home\u2014homecoming. That\u2019s when Larry Bird played basketball at Indiana State; anybody that old? Fortunately, he didn\u2019t play football. [Laughter] We\u2019re playing them, and we are beating them. We run out the clock, but we needed one more first down. The guy ran the play in and said, \u201cIt\u2019s a short little pass; throw it. If he\u2019s not open, run it; so the clock keeps going.\u201d \n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\tIt\u2019s like a minute left. I throw to get a first down; a guy intercepts it for a touchdown to beat us. I not only threw the pick; missed the tackle. He scores, and we\u2019re down like four with less than a minute to go. I walk off the field; my head coach goes, \u201cSophomore mistake.\u201d\u00a0 I was so arrogant; I\u2019m like, \u201cNeh.\u201d\u00a0 I sit on the bench. They kick off; we get the ball\u2014one last try. I run up there; and he goes, \u201cOkay, we\u2019re throwing deep. We can\u2019t get a field goal; we\u2019ve got to score.\u201d\u00a0 First down, incomplete; second down, incomplete; third down, there\u2019s like 15 seconds left. We call an up route. \n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\tYou guys know what an up route is?\u2014you all do\u2014in backyard football, you go down and out, and you throw it. [Mimicking a kid\u2019s voice] \u201cNext time, you go down and out, and then, up\u201d; that\u2019s called an up route. \n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\tThey are going to thump it; they\u2019re going to come up. That doesn\u2019t work against prevent; right?\u00a0 But that\u2019s what we called. I roll out; I pump at this guy. I go like this\u2014I\u2019m getting ready to throw, and I started getting hit\u2014so on my back foot, I go\u2014FOOMPH\u2014throw it down to the left as far as I can. I go\u2014BOOM\u2014down to the ground. If you\u2019ve ever played quarterback, you know that you don\u2019t <em>see<\/em> a lot of your plays\u2014you just listen to the crowd\u2014you learn what it means. If the crowd at home goes, \u201cAHHH!\u201d that\u2019s really good; you know?\u00a0 If they go, \u201cUhhh-ohhh!\u201d that\u2019s an interception. And if they go, \u201cUgh!\u201d; that\u2019s incomplete; right?\u00a0[Laughter]\n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\tI throw this thing\u2014BOOM BA BOOM BO\u2014BOOM\u2014and I am laying there. I hear the crowd\u2014\u201cAH-AH-AHHH!\u201d\u2014going crazy. I look up, and they are all jumping up. I jump up, and I look. My receiver\u2019s got the ball; he\u2019s sprinting 80 yards to a touchdown. DB\u2019s trying to catch him. This guy, Rick Morrison, runs a four-two\u2014nobody catches him\u2014SCORES!\u00a0 We win the game!\u00a0 \n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\tI\u2019m jogging down the field; because we\u2019ve still got to kick the extra point, and I\u2019m the holder. I\u2019m jogging down the field. Tim Young, the offensive tackle, comes up beside me, and he goes [shouting], \u201cYou\u2019re the man!\u00a0 You\u2019re the man!\u00a0 You\u2019re the man!\u201d\u00a0 I\u2019m jogging down there, and I\u2019m looking up. I\u2019m like [speaking softly], \u201cYes, okay; I\u2019m the man.\u201d\u00a0 [Laughter] We won the game; right?\u00a0\n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\tWe go to practice Monday. What happens when we get in the offensive huddle?\u00a0 You know exactly what happened; I walked in the huddle, and they\u2019re like\u2014[gestures made]\u2014why?\u2014because I made a play at a crucial moment; and now, \u201cI\u2019m the man.\u201d The next three years, \u201cI\u2019m the man.\u201d And by the way, we saw the film on Monday; it was total luck\u2014it was pure luck\/pure luck\u2014[Laughter]\u2014but it didn\u2019t matter; right? Because, in that moment, a\u00a0<em>man<\/em>\u00a0<em>stepped up<\/em>, made the play; and they were willing to follow him.\n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\tWhy would I tell you that crazy story?\u00a0 Here is the application, and we\u2019re done. There comes a moment in your home\u2014actually, there come <em>many<\/em> moments in your home\u2014where your wife is\u00a0<em>longing<\/em>\u00a0for you to be the man. Your sons and daughters are\u00a0<em>longing<\/em><em>\u00a0<\/em>for you to be the man. They may\u00a0<em>never<\/em>\u00a0say the words out loud: \u201cYou\u2019re the man!\u00a0 You\u2019re the patriarch!\u201d But when you make a play\u2014when you reject passivity, when you engage with God, when you accept responsibility, when you lead with courage\u2014that\u2019s not even your courage; it is God\u2019s courage in you\u2014underneath their breath, they may say it out loud\u2014but underneath their breath, they are like, \u201cI will <em>follow<\/em> that man.\u201d\u00a0 Why?\u2014because women, and children, and our society, and churches are\u00a0<em>longing<\/em><em>\u00a0<\/em>for real four-pillar men.\n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\t[Studio]\u00a0\u00a0 \n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\t<strong>Bob:<\/strong> We\u2019ve been listening to Part Two of a message from Dave Wilson on what real manhood is. The guys in the room on the cruise, when you were presenting that message back a few years ago, I mean, they were ready to go out and storm the boat; right?\n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\t<strong>Ann:<\/strong> I want to stand up and cheer. Every woman is like, \u201cYes! That\u2019s what I long for.\u201d\n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\t<strong>Dave:<\/strong> I got to tell you\u2014I enjoy speaking to men as much as anything I ever do. When you get in a room\u2014because there\u2019s something in the man\u2019s soul\/the masculine soul\u2014that longs to be what God created us to be. Often, I don\u2019t think we know what that looks like; so to get a chance to give a vision, like, \u201cThis is what it looks like.\u201d Like you said, Bob\u2014I hope, at the end of the day, you\u2019re like, \u201cLet\u2019s go!\u201d\u2014I mean, it\u2019s one thing to talk about it; let\u2019s actually do it.\n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\t<strong>Bob:<\/strong> I mentioned that this message was one that you gave on the FamilyLife <em>Love Like You Mean It <\/em>marriage cruise. These kinds of messages\u2014from folks like you guys\/the speakers that we bring on the cruise\u2014I mean, you leave that cruise with a whole fresh perspective on your assignment in marriage, your assignment as parents, your assignment as husbands\/as wives. It really is an <em>empowering<\/em>, exciting week. \n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\t<strong>Dave:<\/strong> Yes; the first time we went on the cruise, I joked because I thought it was just a <em>Love Boat<\/em>\u2014you know: \u201cWe\u2019re going to go on the <em>Love Boat<\/em>. We\u2019re just going to laugh and enjoy each other. It will be a vacation.\u201d I had no idea. It is a vacation, and you are refreshed; but it\u2019s a marriage-intensive retreat. You come off the boat, after a few days or a week, and you\u2019re in love\u2014you\u2019re not just in love with your spouse, but with Jesus\u2014it\u2019s transforming.\n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\t<strong>Ann:<\/strong> I think the words that come to my mind are: \u201cequipped and inspired\u201d\u2014 \n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\t<strong>Bob:<\/strong> Yes.\n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\t<strong>Ann:<\/strong> \u2014in every way: in marriage\u2014and you\u2019re right, Dave\u2014spiritually speaking\u2019 like you want to draw closer to God, because you have a vision of what He\u2019s created you to do and be in a marriage.\n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\t<strong>Bob:<\/strong> We cannot <em>wait<\/em>, because you know we had to cancel this year because of COVID. Some of you are thinking, \u201cI\u2019m not sure I\u2019m ready to go back on the boat. I may need\u2026\u201d Okay; if you need a year off, we get that; but I know there are others, who are like, \u201cWe are <em>so<\/em> ready.\u201d\n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\t<strong>Ann:<\/strong> \u201cGet me out of here.\u201d\n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\t<strong>Bob:<\/strong> That\u2019s right. \u201cWe are so ready to get on the boat.\u201d \n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\tWe\u2019ve started taking registrations; and honestly, it\u2019s starting to fill up. We\u2019re hearing from a lot of people, who are ready to go. If you are interested, this is the week to get in touch with us to find out more and make your reservations for the <em>Love Like You Mean It <\/em>marriage cruise in 2022. We\u2019re making a special offer to <em>Family Life Today<\/em> listeners that is good now through March 22<sup>nd<\/sup>. \n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\tYou can find out more about that when you go, online, to FamilyLifeToday.com; or when you give us a call at 1-800-FL-TODAY\u2014call and talk to somebody\u2014and make reservations for your stateroom, and join us in February for the <em>Love Like You Mean It <\/em>marriage cruise. Again, there\u2019s more information available, online, at FamilyLifeToday.com. \n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\tTomorrow, we\u2019re going to balance things out. We heard from Dave today about masculinity. We\u2019re going to hear from your wife\u2014we\u2019re going to hear from you, Ann\u2014tomorrow about being a godly wife\/a godly woman. Again, another message from the <em>Love Like You Mean It <\/em>marriage cruise from a few years ago. 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