Tag: Men of purpose
How to Become a Man of Purpose
Everything God created including mankind He created it for a specific purpose.
Purpose according to “merriam-webster means;
a
: something set up as an object or end to be attained : INTENTION
b
Apart from God, life has no meaning and no purpose. Teach men that God has a purpose for their lives. Teach your men that God has eternal and earthly purposes. Teach your men that all men are alike in certain respects and, as such, God prescribes four universal earthly purposes for all men. Teach your men that God also has a personal earthly purpose for each man. That purpose is the unique way in which God blends the four universals together in time, place, relationships, work, and so forth. It looks like this:
I. Eternal Purpose
God’s eternal purpose for us is eternal life.
II. Earthly Purpose
God’s earthly purpose for us is to live as disciples of Jesus Christ.
Each man is unique, and God gives each a different personal life purpose (Philippians 2:13; Acts 17:26; Ephesians 2:10; 1 Peter 4:10-11). Like a fingerprint, one’s life purpose is a one-of-a-kind set of marching orders that combines the four universal purposes to which God calls all men. That unique combination draws from a man’s spiritual gifts, natural abilities, acquired competencies, assigned times and places, roles, deeds, service, love, and the Spirit–all of which issue from Jesus Christ.
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5 Steps in Becoming a Strong Grounded Man
Strong men needed!
Congratulations, by reading this today you have decided to build the life that you were destined to live and become a strong grounded man. A life full of meaning and satisfaction. This is the first step in your journey to reclaim your masculine power, develop your self confidence, and dominate your path to success.
1. Change the Mind then you will change the Man
“As a man thinketh in his heart, so is he“. What people think about you really doesn’t matter, what matters most is the way you think about yourself. Begin to see yourself as valuable, strong, impeccable, trustworthy, fully confident, and prosperous. More men are struggling from depression, anxiety, and loneliness. In the current economy, many men are finding it difficult to fulfill a breadwinner role, leaving them without a powerful sense of pride, purpose and meaning in life. The only way out of that negative mindset is by taking bold unrelenting steps towards your desired goals because just making up your mind is not good enough. Your thoughts become a reflection of who you really are.
2. Eliminate Toxic Self Sabotaging Behavior
If a community is a relatively quiet and has peaceful people gets invaded by bad folks who begins to cause distress to the rest of the community by stealing and terrorizing families there. Resulting in this once strong knitted community to become disruptive and unproductive. What have moved into your life that is causing chaos? The average man spends 2.8 hours a day wasting time on social media and gaming apps. More than 70% of men admit to using pornography as a means to escape from life. More than 53% of men admit to some form of addictive vice (marijuana, cigarettes, alcohol, cocaine, heroine etc.) Until you liberate yourself from these toxic self sabotaging behaviors no profound change can take place in your life.
3. Don’t be Resentful
C.S. Lewis, “Everyone thinks that forgiveness is a lovely idea, until he has something to forgive.”
Jesus asked Peter in Matthew 18:21-22. “How often will my brother sin against me, and I forgive him?” “As many as seven times?” The response from Jesus was astounding, “I do not say to you seven times, but seventy-seven times.” It is important for you to move on leave the past behind you. Ignore the voices that says to take revenge, and gather hate in your heart. Enjoy life, your past should not determine how you set out yourself in the future. Living free, be strong and purposeful doesn’t mean you won’t remember what they did to you, but forgiving others is the only way you can say ” I’m not looking back I’m moving ahead….I’m moving forward”
4. Surround yourself with Mentors
Often times men feel as though they have to do things alone and figure it out by themselves. Men don’t like to ask for directions even if they are lost. They feel that the answer to their problems is just simply to work longer and harder. My question for you is “Do you let anyone try to help you?” Do you feel you weaker or strong by asking for help? No man is an island, every man needs at least one person in their life to be held accountable and keep them on their way towards living their best life.
5. Be Yourself
There has never been somebody like you in the past, or would there be another like you in history. You are strong, a designer’s original, one of a kind. Now is the time that you start to value yourself, have the courage to be yourself, recognize and appreciate your gifts, and move forward in the world sharing them with others. The reason why we are afraid to be ourselves is because of low perception we have of our self. Allow yourself to be comfortable in your own skin, always do your best. You move forward and use each day as a means to present your gifts to the world at large to make it a better place.
5 Psalms for Men Who Are Struggling
I am glad you’ve taken the time to read this today. So many times we as men are struggling, we make the wrong choices in life but in order for men to get help we have to make the right choice, and coming to this article is one of the best decision you would make in your life.
Real men feel an internal drive to provide for their families, to take care of their wife, and to contribute to communities. Often times we are struggling in this pursuit and with the expectations others may put on us. We tend to ignore the Grace of God and replace it with heavy weights that sink us deeper into the abyss.
Turn to the Psalms
If you are a man that is struggling in silence, then turn to the Psalms. In them, you find strong men revealing how they too were struggling, how they were weak and ashamed, and showing you where you can turn to for help.
There are five Psalms in particular that give you grace for the difficult situations you face.
1. Psalm 27:1 ” The Lord is my light and my salvation – whom shall I fear? The Lord is the stronghold of my life – of whom shall I be afraid?”
God is illuminating the darkness of trouble in your life, anxiety, and danger are decreasing; He is giving you life and joy.
2. Psalm 127, ” Unless the Lord build the house, those who build it labor in vain”
In our brokenness and sin, we are useless against the power of darkness. We will never succeed well in our attempts, bring it to perfection, or have any comfort in it. The success of all our undertakings depends so entirely upon God’s blessing.
3. Psalm 29:11 “The LORD will give strength to his people; the LORD will bless his people with peace.”
Over every terrible raging element God is enthroned, directing and restraining by sovereign power; and the comfort of His people. “This awful situation in your life is no match for this God of ours, our Father and our Love.”
4. Psalm 56 “Be merciful to me, O God: for man would swallow me up; he fighting daily oppresses me.”
If we obtain mercy there, we need no more to make us happy. It implies likewise our best plea, not our merit, but God’s mercy, His free, rich mercy.
5. Psalm 51 “Have mercy on me, O God, according to your loving kindness: according to the multitude of your tender mercies blot out my transgressions.”
David does not hide his sin but rather confesses that he has sinned against the Lord. He repents knowing he can no longer walk in his foolish and sinful ways. He also prays that God would forgive him, cleanse him, and restore the joy of his salvation.
Men because Christ gave His life for us, our days of struggling are over. My prayer is that as you pray to God rest in the peace, assurance, strength, and forgiveness that only He can give.
How to glorify God in a suicidal situation?
How can I glorify God? Is that even possible? It is difficult in itself to wrap my simple mind around the greatness of God, The Father, The Son and last but not at all least The Holy Spirit.
When I journey through the Word of God aka The Bible I overwhelmed with excitement. Within the span of a few pages you can go from being captivated by the rich and authentic history to being moved to tears by the love of God.
So is it possible to glorify God?
Well according to the Prophet Isaiah we were created for His glory “Even every one that is called by my name: for I have created him for my glory, I have formed him; yes, I have made him.” (Isaiah 43:7).
What is the origin of the word “glorify” in the Bible?
glorify, beautify, embellish, ornament, adorn
לְרוֹמֵם
lift, exalt, glorify, aerate
לְשַׁבֵּחַ
praise, commend, compliment, applaud, laud, glorify
לְהוֹדוֹת
admit, thank, confess, acknowledge, avow, glorify לְפַאֵר
Men may glorify God, that is, give to Him the worship and reverence which are His due (Isaiah 24:15; 25:3; Psalms 22:23; Daniel 5:23; Matthew 5:16.)
If I’m disobeying God’s Word, then I’m sinning and not glorifying Him. It’s an overarching principle to govern all of life: Live so as to glorify God (1 Cor. 10:31). Psalm 115 is not comprehensive, but as far as it goes, it tells us how to live that way:
Because God alone is to be glorified, avoid all idolatry, seek God for all your needs, and praise Him all your days.
C. H. Spurgeon said (Metropolitan Tabernacle Pulpit [Pilgrim Publications], 48:294, 295,
If you meet with a system of theology which magnifies man, flee from it as far as you can…. Here is a test for you to apply, and by it you may tell whether a thing is true or not. Does it glorify God?Then, accept it. If it does not, if it glorifies man—puts human will, human ability, human merit, into the place of the mercy and the grace of God—away with it, for it is not food fit for your souls to feed upon.
When situations takes an unexpected turn in our life and we spend more of our time dealing with it, we become stressed out and very unsatisfied. It is however in these perilous times that we are called to glorify God. I know praising God in a moment of hopeessness is very unnerving and against every emotion in you but this is what wants from us.
God specializes in your chaotic situation. He’s an expert in disaster zones. When you glorify God He raises you out of your mess and turns it into your message of His love for you. Worrying about sickness and calamity doesn’t give you anything but more worry but giving it to God by praising Him results in Jesus taking it away.
The Man of God International Conference 2018
Guys, The Man of God International Conference 2018, we will be returning, and these seats will fill up fast so the time to register is now!
Each year many churches from across Trinidad and Tobago, the Caribbean come together for amazing praise and worship as well as to hear inspiring messages from incredible speakers.
Our sole purpose behind hosting The Man of God International Conference is to empower men, pastors and leaders, business people and families through practical teachings that enable them to advance the Kingdom of God in their own churches and communities.
Every person has a part to play and The Man of God International Conference is designed to inspire and equip men just like you!
This is an opportunity to learn and grow that you do not want to miss out on!
Family Restoration
Men of Purpose encourages you and your family to come along, to taste and see how gracious the Lord is. There is never a sickness that Jesus cannot heal, it doesn’t matter how advanced the illness may be, God is willing and more than able to shine a light on even the most darkest situations in our lives.
On Sunday May 28th 5pm Men of Purpose would be hosting our first service for the entire family theme ”Family Restoration” . Venue Christ Restoration Ministries 33B Todd Street San Fernando.
Our Keynote Speaker: Pastor R.Irvin Paddier – President/Founder of Men of Purpose.
Beloved, you could have tried everything out there to get healed but haven’t had the results you’ve expected and things seem to have gotten worse. If you’re sick and tired of being sick and tired! Go to the source, Jesus desires above all things that you prosper and be in health, He wants to save you, deliver you and heal you. He wants a relationship with His Children, His family.
Deliverance is so Great. On a daily basis, we receive so many desperate cries for help from people who are bound and tormented by evil spirits like Spiritual Husbands and Wives and lust demons and have seen some amazing deliverances take place in Jesus name as families, marriages are restored and hindrances are broken off of people’s lives.
One night in the presences of the Lord can change your life. Weeping may endure for a night but your joy or breakthrough may cometh at this Family Restoration service. Step out of your comfort boat and walk by faith and not by sight on the stormy waters and reach out for yourself and your family.
Who should attend the Family Restoration Service?
Anyone desiring freedom from physical and spiritual attacks.
- generational family curses,
- habitual personal sins,
- traumatic events,
- unforgiveness towards others, self or God,
- negative thought patterns, and
- the occult and new age practices
- emotional, physical, spiritual wounds.
Mankind Conference 2016 WAR ROOM
The 2016 edition of Men of Purpose’s Man Conference themed WAR ROOM has come to a close and we are looking forward to 2017. Thank you in advance and we look forward to seeing everyone next year!!
Here is what you’ve missed out on.
Building Better Men Workshop
About the Workshop
The Man workshop is a short-term, intensive setting that maximizes your investment of time and money. The three-day workshop provides the equivalent of 3 – 4 months of weekly sessions and is a huge jump-start to a dynamic Men’s Ministry.
Participation is limited to 10 attendees or less. For group processing, participants are divided into small groups of no more than six men and work with the same leader throughout the workshop. Individual counseling is not part of the workshop.
Communication with Men of Purpose is critical to your participation in the Workshop. If you have not submitted your required paperwork or notified Men of Purpose of your intentions to attend you lose the opportunity to a life changing experience.
Format & Agenda
The workshop is a group and individual experience.
Workshops typically fill up, so register early.Therefore, men are strategic for the future of Trinidad and Tobago, the Caribbean, and the rest of the world.
Sessions normally begins 8 am, although we adjust our time to accommodate your need.
The workshop format is intense and specifically designed to maximize a man’s time and investment. This is not a men’s retreat. The intensive approach consists of a combination of instruction, writing exercises, small groups, and group activities. Both didactic (teaching) and experiential (psychodrama, role-playing, etc.) interventions are used.
Topics include:
- Unmanageability and shame
- Family dynamics
- Childhood abuse
- Cycle of addiction
- Boundaries
- Tools of recovery
- Relapse prevention
- Disclosure and regaining trust
- Couple and family issues
- Spiritual concerns and growth
- Drug addiction
We will really value your input to this workshop and your partnership in reaching men of all ages and are at different stages of their lives – please confirm that you are interested as soon as possible by responding to this message.
For further information about this workshop please contact us at:
- Tel: 868 376 4954 (WhatsApp)
- Email: menofpurpose85@gmail.com
Blessings, R.Irvin Paddier
Pastor/Director