{"version":"1.0","type":"rich","provider_name":"Acast","provider_url":"https://acast.com","height":250,"width":700,"html":"<iframe src=\"https://embed.acast.com/$/696fc000f66127afddc74978/6986486e9a20cfbf33d5989f?\" frameBorder=\"0\" width=\"700\" height=\"250\"></iframe>","title":"Ep. 03: You Are More Than Your Work — Faith, Identity & the Pressure Every Man Feels","thumbnail_width":200,"thumbnail_height":200,"thumbnail_url":"https://open-images.acast.com/shows/696fc000f66127afddc74978/1778187423649-58f29d20-2511-4c81-a8a1-beb557706511.jpeg?height=200","description":"<p>Who are you?</p><p><br></p><p>Not what you do.</p><p>Not the roles you carry.</p><p>Not the titles you’ve been given.</p><p><br></p><p>In this episode, we explore why many of the struggles men face—confusion, comparison, striving, and even crisis—can often be traced back to a misplaced understanding of <strong>identity</strong>.</p><p><br></p><p>Drawing directly from Scripture and a helpful framework from <em>The Titus 10 Men</em> by Josh Smith, this conversation reframes identity not around assignments or performance, but around who God says we are in Christ.</p><p><br></p><p>We walk through four gospel-rooted identities that form a foundation for godly manhood:</p><p><br></p><ul><li><strong>Servant</strong> — settling the question of ownership and surrender</li><li><strong>Son</strong> — resting in adoption, security, and belonging</li><li><strong>Friend</strong> — living in honesty, vulnerability, and intimacy with God</li><li><strong>Lover</strong> — cultivating affection for Christ that fuels obedience and love for others</li></ul><p><br></p><p>Rather than defining ourselves by what we do—provider, leader, husband, father—we’re invited to rediscover who we are <em>before</em> those roles. Scripture, not culture or comparison, must be the source of our identity.</p><p><br></p><p>This episode is an invitation to pause, examine, and allow God’s Word to define who you are—so you can live out your calling from a place of clarity, freedom, and wholeness.</p><p><br></p><p><strong>Chapters</strong></p><p>00:00 Exploring Identity: Who Are You?</p><p>02:01 The Foundation of Identity in Christ</p><p>04:15 Understanding Our Identity as Servants</p><p>06:28 Embracing Our Identity as Sons</p><p>08:37 The Friendship with God</p><p>10:53 Loving God and Others</p><p>12:29 Reframing Identity: Servants, Sons, Friends, Lovers</p><p>14:26 The Crisis of Identity in Men</p><p>16:54 Rediscovering Our True Identity</p>","author_name":"Seun Adeyemi"}