Hello, Mighty Men of God. Joe Martin here, man-builder, award-winning speaker, author, and Tanya's

husband and Kendall and Faith's dad. Welcome to the Real Men Connect podcast where we help good men become

great men God's way. Every Wednesday, we interview some of the nation's most respected and

accomplished men of faith to find out what it really takes to become the kind of husband, father,

and spiritual leader God called and created us to be. Today is the real men check-in. The real men check-in is just

a quick way to help you start your week on the right foot in the right way. Every Monday, I share

personal insights, encouragement, and support that will move you beyond church to real change.

I keep it short, I make it fun, and then I'm done. So let's get

started. Real men don't just wait, they walk. Real men don't just wait, they walk.

Guys, if you haven't noticed, there's a tinge in my voice. I've been under the weather

and been traveling all over the country, but I wanted to bring you to check in this week ininge in my voice. I've been under the weather and been traveling all over the country,

but I wanted to bring you to check in this week in spite of my voice. And I'll repeat that again,

real men don't just wait. They walk. Now, if you've been listening to the podcast for the last few

weeks, you know that we started a five-part series on the greatest challenge every man must face. And that challenge is

choosing each and every day what type of man he's going to be. Now, we said that as a Christian

man, he has five options. And I tell you that I'm not pointing fingers and place and blame because I've

been all five types of these men. And that's why I'm qualified to talk to you

about all five types. Now, I mentioned that the first type of man we can choose to be is the whiner.

Now, that's the whiner. Now, that's the kind of man who is paralyzed by his past and he blames

his present situation on his past problems. He's always some questions like, why me? Then we said that

the second type of man we can choose to be is the one I call the worrier. That's the worrier.

This is the man who struggles and refuses to move forward because he's fearful of his future.

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