Manup Moment - Jay Cookingham

If the God of the universe lives inside of you, and He does, how could you do anything less than great things?

So we should make every breath matter, engage every moment with an eternity mindset, and allow the past to remind of God’s goodness and nothing else.

Your life produces momentum, growth and changes the course of history…yes, history. If this was not true…why did God the Father create you?

A man typically defines himself by what he does, often using physical attributes, heritage, possessions, backgrounds and aspirations to describe themselves. Over time, these become an identity that shape one’s opinions, beliefs and values. Although these parts of our life give insight to the person we are, I think they’re incomplete…I believe God has a better definition of our identity.

This is invitation for some hardcore training…exercising our spirit to become strong and powerful for the battle we face daily.

The enemy wants us to believe our heart doesn’t matter to the Father, that it’s un-redeemable, corrupt and beyond hope. Thankfully, the truth is miraculously more powerful, Father God restores our hearts with His.

The Word of truth is the message about the greatest rescue mission ever devised… the Gospel message. This message readies us for action and completes us.

Fit to be tied…an old saying meaning someone better tie us up because we’re so agitated and out of control. Life presents everyone with “Man Up” moments almost every day…events that leave us angry and upset…fit to be tied…but what if we look at tied up in a different way.

In the Kingdom of God, pleasing God becomes a way we find ourselves and reinforces who we are in Christ. Sons find purpose and meaning in what our Father asks us to be.

The fear of falling is a strong phobia and can cripple, immobilize and rob freedom from the strongest person. For our heart, in a spiritual sense, it’s just as dangerous.

Psalm 34:19 states... "Many are the troubles of a righteous man but God delivers him from them all" and I've always taken that as a battle cry.

My response to tragedy must contain hope. My comments, my speech, my actions, my opinion must be saturated with the hope that sheds light on truth

The guts it takes to suffer physical, emotional, relational pain and endure faithfully, is nothing short of amazing…and to me, that courage describes Jesus perfectly.

Worry isn't always bad; you simply have to let it lead you to action.

The enemy will tempt you with false adoption promises, filled with lies to make you doubt the Father’s goodness. Sonship is a covering and a protection against identity theft.

The pursuit of Father God’s heart is the driving force behind living a life that honors and loves God with all he is.

If our life (our identity) is hidden in Christ, then our identity looks like Jesus. His mind was set on things above, things like His father’s will, His Father’s purposes and His only motivation was to fulfill His Father’s mission.

My story of freedom started in a very dark place of abuse and neglect. Growing up in an abusive home may not seem like the correct environment for me to discover freedom, but this is where my story began.

I have discovered that many men have a masquerade problem… They have spent most of their lives covering up, disguising themselves in fear of being discovered. The fear comes from having a misunderstanding of their true identity as men, I know this from experience.

Thankfully the Father has made our identity known… Made in His image, saturated with His Spirit, Father God defines your identity with Himself!