When we pray, we want and expect God to answer, which He always does in one of three ways. But we have to be very careful how we handle if he doesn't say 'yes'. As a good and holy Father, His answers to our prayers are always going to be the best for us. But how do we navigate that? How do we respond and interpret God's answers?

A lot of people today get confused between the anger of God in the Old Testament and the love of God in the New Testament. Why is there such a difference? What's the deal? Is there a connection between the two? Today's episode speaks simply into this tough and sometimes touchy topic.

While we make a lot of decisions every single day, sometimes we find ourselves at a critical crossroads when a choice we face needs serious attention. In this episode, I offer five points to help you the next time you face a high impact decision. 

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As men we must constantly evaluate who is setting our standards for living. In every area of life, if anyone else is calling the shots of what we will or won't do, we will lose.  When we allow the Lord to set them for us as we follow Him, our foundation is secure.

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There are times we need to connect Bible stories together in a sequence, even though the writers chose to put a chapter break or a sub-heading in between them. There are also times in our own lives when we need to connect the dots between events that occur. God may want us to not see two circumstances as mutually exclusive  but rather put them together to see what He is doing. 

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As busy men, we can treat God like a cosmic Santa Claus: jump up in His lap, read off our list, and expect Him to deliver what we ask for. Or maybe we've made prayer such a "have to" that we've stopped altogether. But God wants a relationship with His sons where there's a real conversation. This episode presents a fresh take on speaking with God and investing in our own lives through prayer.

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