Men of Iron Podcast
The 5F’s: Failing My Family | EP. 204
“We can’t just preach about prioritizing our families, but we need to actually do it .” – Travis Albanesius
This week we continue our 5 week series on The 5F’s as we turn our attention to FAMILY. We want to help you go from failing in your 5F’s to functioning in your 5F’s! Men, this is NOT only an important discussion for the married man but the single guy out there too. What are the roles that you play in your family – husband, father, son, brother, etc? It can feel overwhelming to think about playing all these roles well. What is an area in regards to your family that needs attention? Think about that area and prioritize it today. We can’t just preach about prioritizing our families, but we need to actually do it. If you find yourself irritable all the time, with your wife/kids/parents/etc, something is wrong. Marriage is tough, it takes work. We are called to love our wives as Christ loved the church. For the single guy, relationships with your parents or siblings can be tough. Invest more time in those relationships, restore or repair a broken relationships, resolve your differences, keep short accounts. We need to get these relationships right, in regards to our family. Let’s go from failing in our families to thriving!
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SHOW NOTES:
- This month Travis and Ryan are on the pod as we dive into the 5F’s – Faith, Family, Friends, Fitness and Finances
- Week 1 we talked about Faith and this week we focus on Family
- We want to help you go from failing in your 5F’s to functioning in your 5F’s!
- Identify the roles that you play in your family – husband, father, son, etc.
- Men – It can feel overwhelming, how do I do all these things well?
- It can feel like there are too many roles
- What is an area in regards to your family that needs attention?
- If you are a married man listening, we need to get this “marriage thing” right
- We can’t just preach about prioritizing our families, but we need to actually do it
- Satan wants nothing more than to see us get out of balance in this area
- “Love is patient, love is kind. It does not envy, it does not boast, it is not proud. 5 It does not dishonor others, it is not self-seeking, it is not easily angered, it keeps no record of wrongs. 6 Love does not delight in evil but rejoices with the truth. 7 It always protects, always trusts, always hopes, always perseveres. Love never fails. But where there are prophecies, they will cease; where there are tongues, they will be stilled; where there is knowledge, it will pass away.” – 1 Corinthians 13:4-8 (NIV)
- If you find yourself irritable all the time, with your wife/kids/etc, something is wrong
- Marriage is tough, it takes work
- For the single guy, what do you need to prioritize to find balance in the area of family?
- Invest more time with your parents or siblings
- Restore or repair a broken relationship
- Resolve your differences, keep short accounts – we are called to be people of forgiveness
- We are called to love our wives as Christ loved the church, we are called to love our kids, we are called to honor our parents
- We need to get these main building blocks right first, in regards to our family
- Remember, you can’t invest in every single relationship
- Prioritize those most important relationships in your life
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