Get Up and Get After It

Who has to motivate you? Your wife? Your boss? Your pastor on Sunday? A doctor who finally scares you into taking care of yourself? Solomon has a different idea. He says go look at the ant.In Proverbs 6, Solomon skips the great warriors and successful leaders and points to the smallest teacher imaginable. Nobody wakes an ant up in the morning. Nobody stands over it saying, "Come on, we've got work to do." It has no commander, no overseer, no ruler. It just gets up, sees the opportunity, and goes to work. That's a picture of self-discipline, and every man needs it. At some point, a man has to learn how to lead himself.The ant gathers in summer because it knows winter is coming. It does the work on the front side. You have seasons like that too: when you have your strength, your health, open doors, people around to help, time to build. Don't waste them. And notice Solomon's warning isn't about one giant failure. It's about "a little." A little sleep, a little slumber, one small delay added to another until years have passed. That's why poverty comes like a bandit. You don't see it coming. And it's not just money. You can become poor in your marriage, your health, your relationship with your kids, and your walk with God, simply by putting off the small things you knew you needed to do.Verse of the Day: Proverbs 6:6–11 Your Daily Man-Up Challenge Identify one area of your life where you've been saying, "I'll get to it." Then get to it today. A call, a workout, your Bible, a responsibility, a project you've been meaning to start. Take the first step, and don't wait until you feel motivated. Discipline does what needs to be done whether you feel like it or not. Man up. Get after it. Get it done.Tap HERE to send us a text!NEW TO THE MEN’S MORNING DEVOTIONAL? Welcome!The Men's Morning Devotional is a podcast to help you man up in every way - in your faith, your family and your work - by spending a few minutes getting into the Word before you face the world. Every weekday, you'll get a challenge and encouragement from Scripture that speaks to the pressures you carry as a husband, a father, and a leader. You’ll get truth you can take straight into your day. And you’ll know you’re not standing alone, because men everywhere are waking up to fight the same battle.Your hosts are Steve Alessi, pastor of Metro Life Church of Miami, FL, along with his sons and other leaders of our Goodfellas men's ministry.Join us every weekday to man up! MORE PODCASTS YOU'LL ENJOYFind more podcasts about faith and family from Metro Life Studios, including:My Morning DevotionalThe Family Business with The AlessisThe Mary and Martha Show You can listen to all of these shows on our Metro Life Studios app here! Get The Metro Life Studios app