Seven commitments. Non-negotiable. This is who we are and how we live.
01
Drifting is the passive man's default. He floats wherever the current takes him, reacting to life instead of directing it. Lions do not drift. We set a heading. We move with intention. Every day has a purpose. Every action serves the mission. When we notice ourselves floating, we grab the wheel. Drift is death in slow motion.
02
Deferral is disguised abdication. "Whatever you want." "I don't care." "You decide." These phrases sound accommodating. They are actually abandonment. Deferring every decision forces others to carry weight that belongs to us. Lions make decisions. We take ownership. We offer direction. When we do not know, we say so and then we find out. Deferral is cowardice wearing a mask of flexibility.
03
Passive men hand their responsibilities to others, usually their wives. Spiritual leadership, financial decisions, child discipline, household direction. They call it "partnership" but it is abandonment. Lions carry what is theirs to carry. We do not wait for someone else to handle it. We do not hope the problem resolves itself. What is ours is ours. We own it.
04
Fear whispers that safety is found in stillness. Passivity promises that avoiding action avoids consequences. Chaos suggests that nothing can be controlled so why try. These are lies. Lions face fear and move anyway. We reject passivity as the poison it is. We bring order to chaos because that is what we were made to do. We bow to God alone. Everything else can stand in line.
05
Every man has a domain. A wife. Children. A team. A ministry. A business. A calling. Within that domain, leadership is not optional. It is obligation. Lions do not wait for permission to lead what has been entrusted to them. We do not lead through control or dominance. We lead through presence, initiative, and sacrifice. We go first. We set the pace. We show the way.
06
Adam was placed in the garden to guard it. He failed. The serpent entered and Adam stood silent. Lions do not repeat his failure. We are watchmen. We guard our marriages from drift and disconnection. We guard our children from lies and destruction. We guard our own integrity from compromise. We guard our families from threats both obvious and subtle. A lion who does not guard is not a lion.
07
Passive men consume. Lions create. We build marriages that last. We build children who become leaders. We build legacies that outlive us. We build businesses, ministries, and movements. We do not wait for perfect conditions. We build with what we have, where we are, starting now. Building is hard. Building is slow. Building is the point. A man who builds nothing leaves nothing.
This is the Code. It is not a suggestion. It is not an aspiration. It is a commitment. Read it daily. Measure yourself against it weekly. Let it confront you where you fall short. Let it call you higher.
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