#165 - Kyle Thompson // A Time to Break Down, and a Time to Build Up

The Daily Blade: Joby Martin & Kyle Thompson

Joby Martin & Kyle Thompson

Devotional, Christianity, Mens Devo, Daily Mens Devotional, Religion & Spirituality, Religion, Devo, Joby Martin

5.0 • 1.8K Ratings

🗓️ 19 August 2025

⏱️ 6 minutes

🔗️ Recording | iTunes | RSS

🧾️ Download transcript

Summary

Ecclesiastes 3 teaches us that for everything there is a season, including times of breaking down and building up. We explore why accepting God's "breaking down" process is essential before He can rebuild us into something greater. • Most men are comfortable with the grind only when they remain in control • God designed life with necessary cycles of breaking down and building up • Breaking someone down reveals what they're truly made of when tested • The "burn it down and walk away" approach...

Transcript

Click on a timestamp to play from that location

0:00.0	Welcome to the Daily Blade.
0:03.4	The Word of God is described as the sword of the spirit, the primary spiritual weapon in the
0:08.5	Christian's armor against the forces of evil.
0:11.3	Your hosts are Joby Martin and Kyle Thompson, and they stand ready to equip men for the fight.
0:17.7	Let's sharpen up.
0:20.2	All right, howdy, everybody? This week on the Daily Blade, we are focusing on Ecclesiastes
0:24.5	3 versus 1 through 8. I will read it again here. For everything, there is a season and a time
0:30.6	for every matter under heaven. A time to be born and a time to die. A time to plant and a time to pluck
0:36.9	up what is planted. A time to kill and a time to heal. a time to plant, and a time to pluck up what is planted, a time to kill,
0:40.7	a time to heal, a time to break down, and a time to build up, a time to weep, and a time to laugh,
0:46.6	a time to mourn, and a time to dance, a time to cast away stones, and a time to gather stones
0:52.0	together, a time to embrace, and a time to refrain from embracing, a time to seek, and a time to gather stones together. A time to embrace and a time to refrain from
0:55.5	embracing. A time to seek and a time to lose. A time to keep and a time to cast away. A time to tear
1:02.6	and a time to sew. A time to keep silence and a time to speak. A time to love and a time to hate.
1:09.3	A time for war and a time for peace. So specifically today,
1:13.5	we're keying in on the latter part of verse three, a time to break down and a time to build up.
1:19.9	So for many of you guys, your embrace the grind, guys, you know? So many of you guys in this audience
1:26.2	and hopefully most of you work very, very hard. So
1:29.6	specifically as it pertains to your bodies and your careers, you absolutely bust your tails. And you
1:36.2	should be commended for that. I mean, those of you that actually do that, that is. So when you read a
1:41.0	verse that talks about a time to build up, you're here for it.
1:45.0	I mean, you are on the path, as it were, right?
	...

Please login to see the full transcript.

Previous episode | Next episode

Disclaimer: The podcast and artwork embedded on this page are from Joby Martin & Kyle Thompson, and are the property of its owner and not affiliated with or endorsed by Tapesearch.

Generated transcripts are the property of Joby Martin & Kyle Thompson and are distributed freely under the Fair Use doctrine. Transcripts generated by Tapesearch are not guaranteed to be accurate.