Questions:
(1) What was your picture of what a "real man" was when you were growing up? Why?
(2) What does it mean to fight for the right things? Why is this important to be a real man?
(3) Where is it hardest for you to make the tough decisions? Or, what keeps you from making the hard calls?
(4) Read 2 Corinthians 12:7-10. What do these verses say about our weaknesses? Jesus' strength?
(5) Referring to 2 Corinthians 12:7-10, Why do you think our weakness and God's strength work in concert together?
(6) What do those verses say about how we should view our weaknesses? Is that hard to do? Why?
(7) Read Philippians 4:13. Do you think God is enough to face whatever you have to face? We're called to be God-dependent, not self-dependent. What can you do this week to take a step toward God-dependence?