FREEDOM40 - 40-Day Men’s Challenge to Live in FreedomSample

DAY 37

REFLECT + FOCUS

“Everything is permissible for me”--but not everything is beneficial. “Everything is permissible for me” -- but I will not be mastered by anything. “Food for the stomach and the stomach for food”--but God will destroy them both. The body is not meant for sexual immorality, but for the Lord, and the Lord for the body.
1 Corinthians 6:12-13 NIV

During FREEDOM40 we’ve put aside some legitimate pleasures - certain foods & drinks, social media, games, screens etc. to seek God. As you complete your 40 days, I challenge you to take time to reevaluate these things. Even if they are legitimate, permissible things - is there anything hindering or limiting your fruitfulness?

It is often said, the enemy of something great - not something bad, but just something that is not as good. The OK or good things in life can take away from the great things that God has in store for us.

For example, the way I use my time might be stopping me from reading and learning about God or relationships, a new language, a musical instrument, or any number of skills. The media might not be bad - but is there a better use of some of that time? My diet might not be that bad - but could it be improved?

Listen to some of these brothers share about habits:

(Please listen to the interviews in the video.)

Researchers say that being alone, times of meditation and reflection, and times of boredom are all good for us to learn more creativity. Modern, busy life, media, and the internet often steal these opportunities from us.

This is a dangerous prayer, but I encourage you to pray it and ask God to help you in these areas:

Lord, my life belongs to you.
Everything I do - I lay it before you. My time, lifestyle, habits --- everything.
Is it really beneficial? Am I mastering it, or being mastered by it?
Lord, is there something better I could be doing?
Do I need more control on the amount of time I use in certain activities, money usage or food consumption?
Please guide me!

SHOUT

As you declare today’s shout, remember that your life is not your own - but Christ has given you all things! Ask Him to guide you.

My body’s for the Lord, and the Lord for my body.
First Corinthians 6, thirteen.

DISCOVERY BIBLE

Continue to discover God’s heart for us through His word to us today in 1 Corinthians 6:9-20.

What is God showing you through this passage? Take notes and share some thoughts with your brothers, as you pray for one another.

(*Some Discovery Bible passages have been updated since the original. We add the previous passage for reference if you need: Acts 13:42-52.)