Real Valor Quotes

“Unrealistic expectations are a subtle way of setting ourselves up for disappointment, discouragement, and even depression.”
― Steve Farrar, Real Valor: A Charge to Nurture and Protect Your Family

“The Boaz Man, as we saw in the last chapter, is a solid citizen and family man, a man of character and integrity who operates out of servanthood, rather than selfishness or greed. Because the Lord Jesus Christ is King of his life, he in turn serves his King by serving others.”
― Steve Farrar, Real Valor: A Charge to Nurture and Protect Your Family

“So what does Boaz have to do with you and your daily life and pressures? Consider this: it means that God has a detailed and providential plan that He is working in your life—even when it seems like your life is dull and boring.”
― Steve Farrar, Real Valor: A Charge to Nurture and Protect Your Family

“The providence of God leads us through all of our years, from womb to tomb.”
― Steve Farrar, Real Valor: A Charge to Nurture and Protect Your Family

“It is indeed natural for us to wish and to plan, and it is merciful in the Lord to disappoint our plans.”
― Steve Farrar, Real Valor: A Charge to Nurture and Protect Your Family

“This very day, every man—whether a global leader or an unknown tradesman—has an opportunity to show the world that the gospel does not kill pleasure or aggressiveness. Rather, as [Jonathan] Edwards has shown, it frees Christians to experience true pleasure and to act in manly ways for a far greater cause than ourselves. We grieve the trajectory of modern men, and we feel special pain for the wives and children who are, through no fault of their own, deeply damaged by the sins of men. In a broken world, we pray to God to show the world a better way, a greater joy, and a magnificent Savior, who delights in taking sinful men and turning them into agents of his glory.”
― Steve Farrar, Real Valor: A Charge to Nurture and Protect Your Family

“Maybe you are asking the same question I ask: What happened to my life? What happened for most of us is reality. Instead of finding fame and fortune, normalcy and “never enough” found us. We are average Joes, but is that really a problem? Definitely not! So-called average Joes are the ones who make the world work. God seems to have a special fondness for average Joes. Before they accomplished extraordinary deeds, normal guys like Gideon, David, Peter, and Paul went about their farming, sheep herding, fishing, and tent making. Even Jesus, our Redeemer, Healer, and coming King, started out using a hammer and saw in a carpenter’s shop.”
― Steve Farrar, Real Valor: A Charge to Nurture and Protect Your Family

“This very day, every man—whether a global leader or an unknown tradesman—has an opportunity to show the world that the gospel does not kill pleasure or aggressiveness. Rather, as [Jonathan] Edwards has shown, it frees Christians to experience true pleasure and to act in manly ways for a far greater cause than ourselves. We grieve the trajectory of modern men, and we feel special pain for the wives and children who are, through no fault of their own, deeply damaged by the sins of men. In a broken world, we pray to God to show the world a better way, a greater joy, and a magnificent Savior, who delights in taking sinful men and turning them into agents of his glory.2”
― Steve Farrar, Real Valor: A Charge to Nurture and Protect Your Family

“Most men don’t shepherd nations. God calls most men to be husbands and fathers and grandfathers. He calls them to shepherd their families.”
― Steve Farrar, Real Valor: A Charge to Nurture and Protect Your Family

“America is in moral and spiritual decline—and your favorite candidate or political party isn’t going to fix it. Why are we in decline? The answer is that God has given us over to reprobate minds. A reprobate mind is one that doesn’t use reason or discernment. It suppresses truth instead of embracing truth—just”
― Steve Farrar, Real Valor: A Charge to Nurture and Protect Your Family