The Resolution for Men Quotes

“If you read a map with directions to get somewhere but you don’t follow it, you shouldn’t get mad at God when you become spiritually lost. The Bible is a love letter from God. But if you don’t read it and believe it, you may wonder why you’ll walk through life feeling unloved.”
― Stephen Kendrick, The Resolution for Men

“Fearing the Lord transforms our thinking. It is a blessing and a protection to us. It causes us to guard what we say and helps us make wise decisions. … The fear of the Lord actually … causes our other fears to go away.”
― Stephen Kendrick, The Resolution for Men

“A joyful heart is good medicine, but a broken spirit dries up the bones” (Proverbs 17:22).”
― Stephen Kendrick, The Resolution for Men

“Jesus said the thief comes to “steal and kill and destroy” (John 10:10), and this is exactly what the Devil does in our lives when we give him a foothold. He tries to steal our faith and leave us with fear, steal our joy and leave us with depression, steal our love and leave us with hateful thoughts toward others. The name Satan means “accuser.” And by accusing others in our minds, he causes us to dwell on their wrongs, filling in the unknowns with negative assumptions, keeping us focused on how we’ve been mistreated and unappreciated. He feeds us what we want to hear with one hand, then takes from us the peace that is rightly ours with the other.”
― Stephen Kendrick, The Resolution for Men

“Leaders are not leaders because they’re smarter, more talented, or more organized than those around them. Nor because they’re tall or wealthy or more muscular. Leaders are the ones who take courage. Regardless of what is going on around them, they repeatedly exercise the courage to step up and use their influence to move others in the right direction. People will follow a leader even if he doesn’t have it all together. But they won’t follow a man without courage, because a man without courage won’t lead.”
― Stephen Kendrick, The Resolution for Men

“And preparing for that day is why we should become accountable to one another. We should surround ourselves with godly men who will help us prepare to be found faithful. Men who have permission to ask us the tough questions, keep tabs on our spiritual condition, and speak the truth into our lives, even when we don’t want to hear it. We need to be reading the Scripture daily, studying it deeply, and obeying it willingly as an ongoing lifestyle. (For help in starting, leading, or participating in a men’s Resolution group, see appendix 5.). At the end of his”
― Stephen Kendrick, The Resolution for Men

“The God who made the world and everything in it . . . gives all men life and breath and everything else . . . and he determined the times set for them and the exact places where they should live. God did this so that men would seek him and perhaps reach out for him and find him, though he is not far from each one of us. (Acts 17:24–27 NIV)”
― Stephen Kendrick, The Resolution for Men

“You don’t have to read twelve books to learn what wives need from their husbands. Just walk up and ask her.”
― Stephen Kendrick, The Resolution for Men

“Many men need to pray for a new boss or a new job. But they should not keep sacrificing their lives and families for people who won’t cry at their funeral. Men never lie on their deathbeds and wish they could have spent more time in the office. They always long to go back and spend more time with their wife and kids. If you prioritize God’s priorities, He can give you greater favor at work, bless you in ways your job never could, and stretch out the income you do bring in.”
― Stephen Kendrick, The Resolution for Men

“But in addition to spiritual matters, providing for your family’s emotional needs must also remain a priority. One reason to avoid constantly coming home drained and depleted from too many hours of work is so you’re not as likely to be touchy, impatient, and irritable around your family. Part of their emotional well-being depends on the pleasantness of your conversation, your ability to give them your full attention, and your quickness to be understanding and forgiving.”
― Stephen Kendrick, The Resolution for Men

“Be strong, and let us show ourselves courageous for the sake of our people and for the cities of our God; and may the LORD do what is good in His sight. (2 Samuel 10:12)”
― Stephen Kendrick, The Resolution for Men

“El pecado puede ser placentero durante unos minutos, pero nos deja con una lista a largo plazo de problemas graves:”
― Stephen Kendrick, La Resolución para Hombres

“«La amargura hace más daño en la vida donde se acumula que en aquel sobre quien se derrama».”
― Stephen Kendrick, La Resolución para Hombres

“la apatía y la cobardía de una generación pueden desperdiciar y borrar lo que generaciones anteriores consiguieron con sangre, sudor y lágrimas.”
― Stephen Kendrick, La Resolución para Hombres

“Cada vez que el hombre decide amar verdaderamente a Dios y a su prójimo, significa salir de su zona de comodidad a un lugar donde tiene que ensuciarse las manos”
― Stephen Kendrick, La Resolución para Hombres

“De manera que el liderazgo de tu familia comienza con tu tiempo a solas con Dios. Es sumamente importante para el hombre apartar un tiempo cada día para orar, leer las Escrituras y poner el corazón en sintonía con el de Dios.”
― Stephen Kendrick, La Resolución para Hombres

“Los hombres irresponsables son peligrosos para todo lo que tocan.”
― Stephen Kendrick, La Resolución para Hombres

“Un hombre hace una declaración poderosa cuando dice: «Señor, dedico mi familia y todo lo que tengo a ti. Te doy la plena autoridad sobre mi matrimonio, mis hijos y mis posesiones, y te pido que nos uses para tu honra».”
― Stephen Kendrick, La Resolución para Hombres

“Demasiados hombres solo se arrepienten a medias de su pecado y luego culpan a Dios por no haber sido liberados. Desean ser libres de la culpa en vez de tener intimidad con su Hacedor. En vez de «divorciarse» del pecado, optan por una «separación temporal»… hasta más tarde. Se niegan a vivir en la victoria que la gracia de Cristo les ofrece gratuitamente.”
― Stephen Kendrick, La Resolución para Hombres

“And here’s why, as Paul went on to say: Those who want to get rich fall into temptation and a snare and many foolish and harmful desires which plunge men into ruin and destruction. For the love of money is a root of all sorts of evil, and some by longing for it have wandered away from the faith and pierced themselves with many griefs. (1 Timothy 6:9–10)”
― Stephen Kendrick, The Resolution for Men

“Research shows that Christians are theologically losing the next generation. More than 90 percent of born-again kids today are rejecting the absolute truth their parents embrace. Respected apologist Josh McDowell explains it this way: “You can be the greatest explainer of truth. But if the very heart of your son or daughter does not believe ‘my daddy loves me,’ they will walk away from your truth.”9”
― Stephen Kendrick, The Resolution for Men

“Napoleon Bonaparte said, “Alexander, Caesar, Charlemagne, and I have all founded empires. But on what did we rest the creations of our genius? Upon force. Jesus Christ founded his empire on love; and at this hour millions of men would die for him.”
― Stephen Kendrick, The Resolution for Men

“Sadly the majority of kids today are forsaking their church and faith after they graduate from high school. This is primarily the result of poor fathering. When dads lead spiritually, studies suggest that kids are up to twenty times more likely to stay in church long-term than when moms are the spiritual leaders at home.7”
― Stephen Kendrick, The Resolution for Men

“Too many men want the freedoms, rewards, and privileges of manhood but only the responsibilities of boyhood. They want intimacy with their wives without loving them as God instructed. They want to be respected by their kids without investing time and discipline in them. They want a higher status at work without raising their own level of honor and integrity.”
― Stephen Kendrick, The Resolution for Men

“Amar a Dios y hacer Su voluntad es tener éxito en la vida. Punto.”
― Stephen Kendrick, La Resolución para Hombres

“Run for the hills. The Bible commands us to “flee immorality” (1 Corinthians 6:18). Only a fool says, “I can handle temptation without sinning.” The wise man says, “I’m not going anywhere near it.”
― Stephen Kendrick, The Resolution for Men

“Lock shields with other men. Proverbs 18:1 says that when a man gets alone and away from others, he tends to do two unhealthy things: he “seeks his own desire,” and he “quarrels against all sound wisdom.” Since we are in a moral battle, we need other soldiers around us, men who can help us become better and stronger. By working together and being honest, men can help each other with their struggles, encourage their daily walk, warn against doing stupid things, and then provide counsel toward becoming more successful in marriage. Find some good men around you and start meeting for workouts, breakfast, Bible study, or prayer together. “As iron sharpens iron, so one man sharpens another” (Proverbs 27:17 NIV).”
― Stephen Kendrick, The Resolution for Men

“A man “is the image and glory of God; but the woman is the glory of man” (1 Corinthians 11:7).”
― Stephen Kendrick, The Resolution for Men

“If God is your Father, you can count on the Holy Spirit to open your eyes and illumine His truth. He will burn it into your heart as you read the Bible, ingrain it into your thinking, live it out in obedience, and let Him continually keep you aligned with ultimate reality.”
― Stephen Kendrick, The Resolution for Men

“The apostle Paul explained that if a man’s faith is in Christ, he is transformed and his entire spiritual status changes. He becomes “dead” to sin and “alive to God” (Romans 6:11). Sin no longer has the right or authority to “reign” over him and make him “obey” its every whim; instead he is free to live as someone “alive from the dead,” using his body for good as an “instrument of righteousness” rather than as a tool of bondage (Romans 6:12–13). But if a man doesn’t realize this, he won’t tend to believe it, receive it, and walk in it.”
― Stephen Kendrick, The Resolution for Men