The scriptures helpfully tell us to be in NOT of the world. Our world is a hostile place that hates God and hates Christians. To be a masculine Christian you need to be a rock that doesn't get shaken by the sin and temptations of this world, for your sake and the sake of Christians who look up to you.

John 17:14-17

"I have given them your word, and the world has hated them because they are not of the world, just as I am not of the world. 15 I do not ask that you take them out of the world, but that you keep them from the evil one.[a] 16 They are not of the world, just as I am not of the world. 17 Sanctify them[b] in the truth; your word is truth."

Jesus prayed a prayer that his disciples would not leave this world, but instead navigate it as a stranger to sin.

I challenge all of you in the comments to diagnose ways in which you have fallen in love with the world and we can all provide advice and pray for you in those regards. I can't stress how important it is to recognise and air out your sins.

1 John 1:8

"If we say we have no sin, we deceive ourselves, and the truth is not in us."

After you've prayed and repented of your sins, your Christian brothers are the next best place to talk about them.

I'll start, here are some ways that I'm in the world that I'd love prayer for:

  • I'm prideful. I want to be the best at everything and have that be known by all.
    • Pray that I would only boast in Christ.
  • I'm tempted by greed. I watch my non-Christian friends cheat the system to increase their wealth and it frustrates me and I sometimes get jealous.
    • Pray for me that I would grasp that I have a treasure worth more than any amount of material possessions