Manup Moment - Jay Cookingham

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!

Seeing through God’s eyes makes all the difference in how we respond…when God asks…what do you see?

In the word revolution, somewhat hidden at the beginning, is the most powerful word…if we want to affect change, shake things up, overthrown a kingdom of darkness…we need more of this word in our life.

In Matthew 14 we read about Jesus feeding the 5000 It’s a powerful story of compassion and is going to lead into a huge teaching moment for the disciples.

The truth to embrace today is this… The greatest commander, the wisest general…God, has positioned us for victory!

Following Jesus is not for the fainthearted…we want a map, a GPS, a detailed route but then Jesus hands us a compass and simply says…Follow me. The question that rises is…What do we put our trust in, our navigation skills or His?