{"version":1,"type":"rich","provider_name":"Libsyn","provider_url":"https:\/\/www.libsyn.com","height":90,"width":600,"title":"#1 Reason Why Men Struggle With Inconsistency In Their Faith","description":"One of the more important issues that many men struggle with, and something I\u2019ve struggled with in my past, is being inconsistent in practicing our faith. How does this look? Well, this looks like not spending time with God\u2026not reading the Word\u2026not slowing down long enough to get clarity in our lives. This inconsistency of faith shows up in other areas of our lives in the form of less peace, more stress, greater distractions and being more susceptible to the temptations, including\u2026Getting caught up in focusing on Women, Wealth, and Winning too much. Ultimately, as a result of our inconsistency\u2026we stray away from him and stray away from peaceful and productivity. We end up frustrated at ourselves for cyclically straying away and feel too ashamed to return to relationship with him. We end up thinking\u2026\u201dI really ought to be more consistent. Will this viscous cycle of going to God, and going away from God ever change?\u201d     Listen brother\u2026I get it. I\u2019ve been there. For the longest, this was the story of my relationship with God. About the only thing that was consistent was just how inconsistent I was.   Here\u2019s a breakdown of how we think and what happens\u2026   We definitely our faith and relationship with God is important enough to address and pay some level of attention to, but not important enough to prioritize.   We believe\u2026 \u201cI\u2019m so busy\u2026I don\u2019t have time to commit to developing my faith.\u201d Therefore, Life gets busy\u2026spiritual life gets edged out Next thing you know\u2026you are feeling far from God Then we end up living in such a way that is opposite of the man we desire to be   As a result: Our faith becomes a part of life instead of the foundation our work and lives should reflect Relationship with God becomes convenient and comfortable instead of consistent     HOWEVER, here is what I\u2019ve found\u2026 Our relationship with God is not just A PART of our lives\u2026but our lives fall APART without a consistent relationship with God. Greater the Cost = Greater the consistency. What I mean is this. What matters the most to us is\u2026guess what? US!!! We were born and have always been selfish. We eat, breath, and sleep thinking about us and our problems. God asks for the exact thing we care about the most\u2026which is us. Once we pay up\u2026once we pay with ourselves, we WITH NO DOUBT become more consistent in our relationship with God. I can prove it! I paid almost $200K to go to medical school. And guess what\u2026I CONSISTENTLY SHOWED UP. When we pay a significant cost for something, we will consistently show up. God is asking us to yield our lives, ourselves to him. I get it\u2019s scary\u2026but you have no idea the greatness that awaits on the other side of that cost! Better said\u2026that investment of yourself to him!     Which leads me to the #1 reason why men struggle with consistency in their faith:   PRIDE!!   We fail to see or accept, that we really ain\u2019t running things We fail to accept help around us We fail to follow something greater We fail to yield to God as the only one who sits on the throne of our lives   Since we believe these things\u2026then our behavior reflects it. When we know we don\u2019t know something\u2026we are more willing to follow someone\u2019s lead. Think about it: When we lost, we ask for directions (at least I hope you do\u2026lol) and yield to help from someone who knows more than us. When we need expert advice, like from a doctor or a lawyer, we again yield to someone who knows more than us   Not until (1) you willingly admit you can\u2019t do it on your own, OR (2) it hurts bad enough to ask for help, do we conclude that we need God.   That was my story. I tried to work on my actions\u2026change my decisions\u2026work harder\u2026tried to focus more. It wasn\u2019t until I finally said\u2026\u201dGod, I need your help, and I can\u2019t do life without you\u201d, that things changed!   So how can we be more consistent in our relationship with God.   Cost: We must pay the cost. We must INVEST in our relationship with God. We must continually invest more and more of ourselves. And as we do, we will experience more and more consistency. The greater the cost (aka investment), the greater the consistency. Therefore, we must yield. Community: When we surround ourselves with other ELITE MEN\u2026men who desire to walk with God and value the importance of prioritizing a relationship with him, then we can improve our consistency with God. Chronicle: What I mean by \u2018Chronicle\u2019 is we must understand \u2018The story of God\u2019. Read the Bible and understand it is NOT a religious book. It is a great instruction manual on how to be effective in life   So, question\u2026Are you willing to yield?   I want you to imagine a life of being the man you\u2019ve desired and dreamed of being. It awaits on the other side of investing in your relationship with God, by yielding.   If you need help, book a 1:1 Discovery Call with me at https:\/\/drbradmd.com Talk to you soon, Dr. Brad ","author_name":"ELITE PerforMENce with Dr. Brad","author_url":"https:\/\/drbradmd.com\/","html":"