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Every man needs good friends around him, and we need to be good friends to others, especially in hard times. The apostle Paul wrote, “Carry each other’s burdens, and in this way you will fulfill the law of Christ” (Galatians 6:2).

We have the opportunity to bear others’ burdens every day.

When our friends fail us, we can call them out, as Job did. We can also remember our own failings as a friend, which can make us more patient.

And we can come alongside trustworthy brothers who will carry our burdens, as we carry theirs.

When Friends Fail Us Bible Passage: "You are miserable comforters, all of you! Will your long-winded speeches never end? What ails you that you keep on arguing?" (Job 16:2-3

Our God is a big God. He is supremely confident in who He is. He is not put off by a man’s honest questions, challenges, or feelings.

Indeed, modern counseling has caught up to a phenomenon that both God and His people model for us very clearly and well in Scripture:

It is both healthy and helpful for men to honestly feel, name, and talk about their feelings, whatever they may be. Happy or sad, light or heavy, God and His people regularly let their emotions out.

That’s not comfortable for many men, understandably. But one big lesson we can take away from Job is getting more comfortable with it.

Job wrestled with God and lived. We will too.

It's OK to Wrestle with God Bible Passage: "How many wrongs and sins have I committed? Show me my offense and my sin. Why do you hide your face and consider me your enemy?" (Job

In an age when everyone claims “my truth” vs. “your truth,” what does a man do if he is simply seeking the truth?

And how can dads raise their kids to seek and know truth when truth itself can seem like an abstract concept instead of a set reality?

Here are 5 things you can do as a Father.

5 Ways to Teach Your Kids Truth in a "Truthless" World 2,000 years ago, a man famously asked another, "What is truth?" The man asking the question was Pilate, who asked it of Jesus at His trial (John 18:38).

A man’s goodness does not remove suffering as an element of his life. We can’t earn our way out of suffering via our strong character or righteous actions.

Sometimes suffering happens, even to the best of us.

Good Men Still Suffer Bible Passage: "Then the Lord said to Satan, 'Have you considered my servant Job? There is no one on earth like him; he is blameless and upright, a man

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This week, we will dive into the story of Job.

Other than Christ, there may be no one else in Scripture who suffers more.

We may never be men who literally suffer as much as Job did, but we can learn much from the God-breathed story of his unjust suffering, and find God’s wisdom and strength for how we grapple with our own.

When Life Falls Apart Bible Passage: "In the land of Uz there lived a man whose name was Job. This man was blameless and upright; he feared God and shunned evil." (Job 1:1-2

The new place God is creating is the place where our new start is in His presence and through His strength. In the new heavens and earth, the things that have characterized us in the past won’t even be a distant memory. Our story will be written anew from that day on.

As we endure our days in this broken world, compounding the difficulties of fallenness with our own failures and sins, we look with expectation and hope to the future. This is not escapism.

What the Future Brings Bible Passage: “See, I will create new heavens and a new earth. The former things will not be remembered, nor will they come to mind." (Isaiah 65:17 NIV)

What scares you?

Be honest. No one is listening.

We’re all afraid of something. It’s not necessary to give a list of things that men are sometimes afraid of. We all know, deep down, what it is that shivers us, chilling our spine, gripping our chest, and freezing our minds.

Facing the Fear Bible Passage: "So do not fear, for I am with you; do not be dismayed, for I am your God. I will strengthen you and help you; I will uphold you with my

God is not surprised by our weariness. It is not necessarily a failure to be tired. Our exhaustion reminds us that we need the strength only God can provide.

If our own strength were enough, we would fall victim to the enticement of self-reliance, a seductive trap at the best of times. It is not sin to be limited in our reserves of energy.

Instead, we are invited to hope in the Lord.

That word, “hope,” entails waiting. That is how some versions translate it.

Waiting in the Weariness Bible Passage: "Even youths grow tired and weary, and young men stumble and fall; but those who hope in the Lord will renew their strength. They will soar