Why do we get sidelined from living out our purpose as men? "For we are God’s handiwork, created in Christ Jesus to do good works, which God prepared in advance for us to do." Ephesians 2:10If we could just take that scripture and apply it, everything would be different. We'd be living out purpose changing lives and glorifying God. So why don't we? Why do we get sidelined from living out our purpose, what's hindering us and halting us from truly being faithful and obedient? Three things: Lies, shame and fear.I'm Andy and I make content for men who are struggling. As Christians, we sometimes find ourselves acting, thinking, believing, in ways that we're ashamed of. We want to follow Jesus, but struggle to change. I've been there and I know what it's like. You're not alone, there is hope and there is a way forward. Subscribe! https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC-GqCcVM_ybA4CH4pOlwT7A/?sub_confirmation=1Contents:

00:00 Intro

01:14 Purpose in Ephesians 2:10

02:23 The Struggle with Purpose

03:45 We live in a Genesis 3 world

09:35 How Lies stop us

11:04 How Shame stops us

14:01 How Fear stops us

14:59 How Jesus helps us deal with lies, shame and fearFollow on Social Media:Instagram https://www.instagram.com/thechurchbasement/Substack https://thechurchbasement.substack.com/Twitter/X https://twitter.com/church_basement#grace, #recoveryjourney, #addictionandrecovery, #jesus #celebraterecovery