"Therefore encourage one another and build each other up, just as in fact you are doing." — 1 Thessalonians 5:11 (NIV) Every man needs brothers who will lift him up, speak truth, and help him stay strong in faith and purpose. Let's be those men for one another. 👊

There are weeks when I need encouragement — the kind that only comes from another man who gets it — and instead of asking, I go quiet. I carry it. I show up, I lead, I check in on others. And nobody knows I could really use someone to pray for me. I've asked for prayer before. It's one of the hardest things I do. Asking means admitting I'm not holding it all together as well as it might look from the outside. Somewhere in the wiring of most men I know, including myself, there's a voice that says: don't burden people. Handle it. Don't look weak. That voice sounds like strength. It's isolation wearing a suit. Real brotherhood is a place where saying "I need prayer this week" is as unremarkable as saying good morning. Where the strongest thing a man can do is admit he doesn't have it all figured out. So I'll go first. This week has been heavy. I could use your prayers. What about you?

What has changed in you since you let Him in?