YOU DON’T NEED TO HAVE ALL THE ANSWERS

August 9, 2026

YOU DON’T NEED TO HAVE ALL THE ANSWERS

Episode Description

Today’s devotional brought together two powerful truths: endurance through trials and renewal through surrender. One devotion reminded us that hardship is not the end of the story—it is often where character is forged. The other emphasized that true peace comes when we stop trying to control everything and begin trusting God with what we cannot carry alone. Together, these messages speak directly to the heart of men’s work: strength is not just muscle or pride, but resilience, humility, and faith under pressure.

For many men navigating divorce, heartbreak, or seasons of rebuilding, these truths matter deeply. Divorce can shake identity, confidence, fatherhood roles, finances, and emotional stability. Trials often expose the cracks we ignored for years—anger, avoidance, fear, insecurity, or unhealthy coping patterns. Yet this is also where growth begins. A man who chooses healing over bitterness, accountability over blame, and purpose over pity starts rebuilding brick by brick. God can use broken seasons to create stronger foundations than ever existed before.

Mental health is another major part of this journey. Too many men suffer silently with anxiety, depression, loneliness, stress, or emotional exhaustion because they were taught to “just deal with it.” But Christianity teaches that carrying burdens in community and bringing struggles into the light is wisdom, not weakness. Brotherhood, coaching, prayer, journaling, counseling, and honest conversations are tools of healing. A man who asks for help is not failing—he is fighting.

Faith and Christianity remind us that our worth is not defined by relationship status, past mistakes, income, or how others see us. Identity is rooted in being a son of God, called to grow in courage, discipline, leadership, and love. Men’s work is the daily process of becoming who God designed you to be: a man of integrity, emotional control, servant leadership, and steady presence for your children, family, and community.

When these two devotions are connected, the message becomes clear: pain can refine you, surrender can restore you, and faith can guide you. Whether a man is healing after divorce, battling mental health struggles, rebuilding confidence, or simply seeking a stronger walk with God, the path forward is the same—stay grounded in truth, stay connected in brotherhood, and keep doing the inner work one day at a time.

Episode Transcript

Gary Hults (00:01.208)
Good morning and welcome to Northman Coaching’s Daily Devotional with Gary and AJ. And as always, we are going to be going through two Bible passages, one from the words of Jesus for men, and the other from the man of honor. We will relate them to each other and then we will relate them to the work that we do in our private brotherhood community, the North Man Coaching Brotherhood on the school platform. That’s S-K-O-O-L. So check that out. All right, so June 1st. Happy June, by the way. And from the words of Jesus, we have worthy to be praised.

You will look for me, but you will not find me, and where I am, you cannot come. And that is John 7, verse 34. And from the man of honor, we have be the man who defes to God’s will. Do you still want to argue with the Almighty? You are God’s critic, but do you have the answers? And that is Job 40, verse 2. So to relate them to each other.

In John 7, verse 34, he reminds us that Jesus was speaking of a place and a purpose that only he could fulfill. While Joe Job 40, verse 2 reminds us that man does not stand above God with full understanding. Together, they call for humanity, recognizing that God sees what we cannot and moves with wisdom beyond perspective. For the men’s work and the brotherhood, this means learning to surrender pride.

And the need to control or have every answer. So a strong man is not the loudest critic. He is a man humble enough to trust, defer, and walk faithfully shoulder to shoulder with his brothers, seeking God’s direction or the direction of your creator. and that really, you know, every single meeting, every man that is in that group, they walk, we all walk shoulder to shoulder. No one is better than anybody. some have bad days, some have great days.

But in the end, no one is better than another. And we help each other get to the top. So we are all on the top. Anyway, if you are interested in this brotherhood, go to Northman Coaching dot com and click join the brotherhood. We have meetings three times a week. four sorry, four times a week. Monday, Wednesday, and Friday are all check-in meetings. And Thursday is our deep you know, get down brotherhood. Really put it on the table. What’s what’s on our mind? Our wins, our struggles, all that good stuff.

Gary Hults (02:31.698)
and if you need one on one coaching, go to Northman Coaching.com and get your free 60 minute call and let’s see where we go from there. And that’s it. except for if you’re going through a divorce, I have a book that I wrote. It’s called The First 30 Days. that book will teach you how to respond versus react. it’ll get you through your first 30 days. It will yeah, it will help you become a better version of you. And if that book can help you, then you can help save your marriage. So

Check out that book. It is completely free. My gift to you guys. I want to help wherever I can. So the first 30 days. This is all on northmanncoaching.com. And check out the rest of daily devotionals. They can be every single morning on all major podcast platforms. And we have a podcast every single Sunday at 7 p.m. So check all that out, guys. And I will see you guys tomorrow.

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