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Pinned to the Mat
Theme of the Week: 'Can You Hear Me?'
Wednesday, June 2, 2004



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Men of Integrity May/June 2004 Pinned to the Mat Theme of the Week: 'Can You Hear Me?' Wednesday, June 2 7 3

Key Bible Verse: "When I had lost all hope, I turned my thoughts once more to the Lord. And my earnest prayer went out to you" (Jonah 2:7). Bonus Reading:Jonah 2:1—9

When I went out for wrestling at Miller Junior High, the importance of avoiding being pinned was drilled into us. We practiced for hours on countermoves to every pinning combination another guy could throw at us. I'll never forget the coach pointing to a sign on the gym's ceiling: "If you can read this sign, you are a fish." "Fish" was wrestle-speak for immobile, pinned.

God sometimes uses crises in the lives of men, their close relationships, their business ventures, their careers, their health, and their families to bring them to a desperate place, forced to read the sign and make a choice. Why would God do it this way? He knows us. He knows that most men won't change until the pain of their circumstances exceeds the pain of change.

—Kenny Luck in Every Man, God's Man

My Response: How has God pinned you, or a friend, to the mat?

Thought to Apply: A season of suffering is a small price to pay for a clear view of God.

—Max Lucado (Texas pastor, author) Adapted from Every Man, God's Man (WaterBrook, 2003) by permission. Copyright © 2004 Christianity Today. Click for reprint information.


0Prayer for the Week

Lord, just knowing about You doesn't cut it. I'm thirsty for regular personal interaction with You. Please help me to connect.



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