Men of Iron Podcast

The Four Man-Killers: Part 2 Overcoming Apathy | EP. 200

“Apathy is knowing what you are suppose to do but you choose not to do it.” – Travis Albanesius

This week we continue our series on “The Four Man-Killers” that will knock men off their adventure to know God and their purpose. Week 1 we talked about Fear and Week 2 we are talking about Overcoming Apathy. What is apathy? What does it mean to be apathetic? Apathy: Is a noun meaning, Lack of interest, enthusiasm or concern. What are men apathetic about? Leading in the home, going to church, reading the bible, have tough conversations. Apathy about your relationships will hurt you and it will hurt others. On the other side of apathy is a better version of who God created you to be!

Men, how can we combat apathy?

#1 – Recognize it
#2 – Call it out
#3 – Share it with someone who will hold you accountable

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SHOW NOTES:

What is apathy? What does it mean to be apathetic?
Apathy: Is a noun meaning, Lack of interest, enthusiasm or concern
We are in this series, talking about the Four Man-Killers.
If you don’t figure how to overcome them you are not going to be as effective as you can possible be as a leader, husband and father
How do we overcome apathy?
Big Idea: Apathy about your relationships will hurt you and it will hurt others
Here are some cinnamons, I mean synonyms, for apathy – Passiveness, boredom, lethargy, uninterestedness, unresponsiveness, emotionless
What are the root causes of apathy?
- Lack of vitamin B-12
- Wanting a perception of having it all together
What are men apathetic about?
- Leading in the home
- Going to church
- Having tough conversations with your wife
- Reading your bible
We are afraid of what’s going to happen, we are afraid of the hard work it takes
Apathy is knowing what you are suppose to do but you choose not to do it
On the other side of apathy is a better version of who God created you to be!
Jonah 1:1-3- 1 The word of the Lord came to Jonah son of Amittai: ²“Go to the great city of Nineveh and preach against it, because its wickedness has come up before me.”³But Jonah ran away from the Lord and headed for Tarshish. He went down to Joppa, where he found a ship bound for that port. After paying the fare, he went aboard and sailed for Tarshish to flee from the Lord.
Because of Jonah’s apathy he put the whole boat, he put all those men on the ship in danger
They throw him over board… Jonah cries out (Jonah 2)… then obeys Jonah 3. He did something he didn’t want to do but God rescued a huge group of people as a result.
God wants you to take that step in obedience
Avoiding the problem for Jonah made it worse and put others in danger
Antonym’s of Apathy- Enthusiastic, Interested, Passionate
What men in the Bible exhibited passion?
- The Disciple – those who were close to Jesus, they experienced Him and they got fired up
How do I combat apathy in my life?
- #1 – Recognize it
- #2 – Call it out
- #3 – Share it with someone who will hold you accountable
If we don’t get serious about combatting apathy it’s going to hurt our relationships with God and others
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