Men of Iron Podcast

The 5F’s: Why Men Need Friends| EP. 205

“Life gets busy with marriage, kids, and work that we often lose those early adulthood relationships along the way.” – Ryan Zook

This week we continue our 5 week series on The 5F’s as we turn our attention to FRIENDS. Why do men need friends? Most men, especially Christian men, feel like they don’t have a lot of or any close friends. We often have acquaintances but not friends. Friends is the The #1 most neglected F in the 5F’s of every man’s life.

Why are friends so important to the Christian man’s walk?

#1 – For Accountability – a friend to hold you accountable when you screw up
#2 – For Growth, a friend to process life with
#3 – For Adventure, a friend to hang out with and pursue adventure with

Life gets busy with marriage, kids, and work that we often lose those early adulthood friendships. We often feel guilty sacrificing time with our wife or kids to go hang out with friends. Men, we weren’t meant to do this life alone. We need other men in our lives who will walk alongside us as we strive to be more like Jesus. We know, it’s hard to find Christian male friends without it feeling awkward! So how do I even get started? Be okay with stepping outside of your comfort zone, go to a men’s event at your church, seek out a mentor. If you don’t know where to start or need a solid resource on friends, let us know! Reach out to us today!

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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 2 we talked about Family and this week we focus on Friends
We want to help you go from failing in your 5F’s to functioning in your 5F’s!
Most Christian men feel like they don’t have a lot or any close friends
We often have acquaintances but not friends
Friends is the The #1 most neglected F
Why are friends so important to the Christian man’s walk?
- #1 – For Accountability – a friend to hold you accountable when you screw up
- #2 – For Growth, a friend to process life with
- #3 – For Adventure, a friend to hang out with and pursue adventure with
Life gets busy with marriage, kids, work that we often lose those early adulthood relationships along the way
It’s not only about what YOU get out of friendships, it’s also about the friend that we can be to somebody else
How do you know you are out balance in the category of Friends?
Take inventory of your life, when was the last time you hung out with a close friend or invested in a close friend?
We often feel guilty sacrificing time with our wife or kids to go hang out with friends
You can also be failing in this F by hanging out with the WRONG friends
“Walk with the wise and become wise, for a companion of fools suffers harm” – Proverbs 13:20
Be intentional about who you hang out with
“As iron sharpens iron, so one friend sharpens another.” – Proverbs 27:17
Are your friends sharpening you? Are they driving you closer to God, those guys are your friends
Looking at friendships in the Bible, David and Jonathan have this incredible friendship that we can emulate
They were loyal to one another, they served each other and they were concerned about serving the Lord above anything else
Men we know, it’s hard to find Christian male friends without it feeling awkward!
Where do I start?
- Be okay with getting out of your comfort zone
- Go to a men’s event at your church
- Seek out a mentor
As much as we need solid spiritual friends, don’t forget about your non-Christian friends
They may still need you in their lives and definitely need Jesus
That friendship is just going to look a whole lot different
We love to help get you connected, contact us today to see how we can help!
In the meantime check out our FREE vide course, A Man’s Friends
If you need some accountability in your life check out our Strong27™ mentorships, visit menofiron.org/thesummit.
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