Ep. 48 - Built Men: Discipline Over Motivation (Part 1 of 8)

So session five, which actually we started the beginning of the year for clarity.

We're going to repeat these sessions, but this would have been the first week of February for week five or session five.

But right now we are in week 27, halfway through the year.

So right now in session five, what we covered in February is discipline over motivation.

So the verse we drew this topic from is 1 Corinthians 9, verse 27.

But I keep under my body and bring it into subjection, lest that by any means, when I have preached to others, I myself should be a castaway.

I sure don't want to be... saying and instructing and guiding and teaching others on things that I have not done myself.

I've been in construction all my life, still am, and I've been around a lot of different leaders, superintendents, project managers, laborers, carpenters, foremen, different titles, different positions, and it's been extremely eye-opening to see the ones that speak from experience and they lead in a way where they're part of the team versus those that have the knowledge but they've never touched a hammer and they stand back and just point.

And that might work when they're on site, but when they're not there, guess what happens to the whole crew? They kind of chuckle and poke fun and maybe they slack off even, knowing that the boss is away and the boss really doesn't know how to use a shovel or a hammer anyhow.

So there's something to be said about a pastor that's lived some life and doesn't forget it, or a leader or owner of a company that remembers and still sweeps floors.

So stay humble, be humble, and remember that this is a journey, but we want to be able to speak and to teach on our own life experiences.

And yeah, I'm still going through it.

I never will arrive until that great and glorious day, but God has done a work in my life and my family, and I'm so thankful for that.

So I'm going to jump in.

Motivation is unreliable, and it comes and goes.

Feelings are inconsistent.

Discipline, though, is dependable.

It's on the calendar.

Just do it.

What are your non-negotiables every day, every week? Write them down.

Be accountable.

Built men, we don't wait until we feel like it.

If we do that, we're going to be like a feather floating in the wind.

But if we know this is what we do, Tuesday night Zoom call, we're going to be there.

Saturday morning men's breakfast.