Show up Busted

I am a Kingdom Man with a Kingdom vision. Commissioned by Christ. My life is the Father’s. I am intentional. I will grow in my faith, be consistent in my actions and leave a legacy worthy of the race I have run.

Via The Joshua Commission

"Have I not commanded you? Be strong and courageous. Do not be frightened, and do not be dismayed, for the Lord your God is with you wherever you go." -Joshua 1:9

Here is a hard truth that every Kingdom Man must learn: God doesn’t call the perfectly qualified and instead qualifies those who are called. This qualification begins with an act of surrender, which is hard for men to characterize, but it’s true. 

You don’t have to have it all together, but you have to never give up.  

You have to be willing to show up busted. 

Joshua stood at the edge of the Jordan, inheriting a mission from Moses, facing fortified cities, and leading a people who had wandered for forty years. He was not polished. He was not ready. He needed God's command and training to be strong and courageous precisely because he was not strong or courageous. Joshua was afraid. Joshua was dismayed. 

God meets men where they are broken, not where they pretend to be whole.

You just have to always show up for God.

Too many Christian men believe they must clean themselves up before they come to God, before they lead their families, before they step into their calling. This is the enemy's lie. Satan wants you isolated in your shame, convinced that your failures disqualify you from the fight.

You are a warrior, lover, teacher, and king, not because you have personally conquered your demons, but because we serve a God who fights alongside broken men. David was an adulterer. Peter was a denier. Paul was a murderer. And Joshua? Joshua was terrified.

When you show up busted…when you bring your doubts, your failures, your fears, your midnight struggles to the throne, it’s not weakness. You are showing faith. You are declaring that your sufficiency is not in yourself but in the God who promises to be with you wherever you go.

Show up to your marriage busted, and let Christ's love work through your imperfection. Show up to your children busted, and teach them that faith is not the absence of struggle but the presence of God in the struggle. Show up to your brothers busted, and break the chains of isolation that keep men trapped in silent shame.

The last skill of 2025 is the one that brought you here: 

1. Show up for God. Always. 

2. He’ll see that.

3. He knows your name!

THE KINGDOM MAN’S CREED

I am a Kingdom Man. I am created by God to bear His image. I am a son and viceroy for my Fathers work. I am a warrior, lover, teacher and king.

I am a Kingdom Man. Like Joshua, I will be strong and courageous. I will train my mind and body for the battles to come. I will discipline my heart, eyes and tongue to be steadfast and faithful to the calling on my life.

I am a Kingdom Man. If a husband, I love and serve my wife, if a father, a loving father to my children. I will love and lead them as Christ loves the Church. If a brother, uncle, guardian, mentor or friend, I will give honor in all of my relationships. I will lead, teach, correct and train in the spirit of righteousness.

I am a Kingdom Man. I am called to break down barriers and free others from strongholds. I am a Peace Maker. My armor is Truth, Righteousness, Grace and Humility. I will stand in the gap for my neighbor to defend gospel justice for the marginalized. 

I am a Kingdom Man. God is my provider. He has given me gifts and talents to exemplify Him with the work of my hands. I will work with diligence and excellence. My labor will be honest and its fruits purposeful.

I am a Kingdom Man with a Kingdom vision. Commissioned by Christ. My life is the Father’s. I am intentional. I will grow in my faith, be consistent in my actions and leave a legacy worthy of the race I have run.

I AM a Kingdom Man!