Brothers, I’ve been encouraging guys in Forge Tribe to find ways to engage with what they’re learning and share it with others. Not because anyone has it all figured out, but because there’s value in working things out together and letting others see what God is doing in you. @Sean Baker put together a study based on The Ruthless Elimination of Hurry, and I just want to acknowledge that. It takes time and effort to sit with something, process it, and then share it with the group. That kind of contribution matters. It builds the culture we’re trying to create here. I’m grateful for it. If you’ve been thinking about doing something similar, this is a good example. It doesn’t have to be perfect. Just real. Check it out in the classroom, and, hit him up if you wanna join in. Sean, thanks for putting this together.

Genesis 3 brought me face to face with the way temptation actually works. The enemy rarely shows up with something obviously destructive. It usually begins with a quiet conversation in your own head. A small distortion. A suggestion that maybe you should decide for yourself what is good. Reflecting on that forced me to look honestly at some of the ways sin has crept into my own life over the years, especially around lust and the pursuit of things that promise power or escape but leave shame and emptiness behind. But even in that same story of the fall, there’s also the first promise. The curse enters the world, but God immediately speaks a promise of redemption. That pattern runs through the rest of Scripture. The passages about Abraham in Genesis 12 and 15 also stuck with me. God makes a promise, and Abram sets out without fully knowing how it will unfold. It made me think about what it actually means to trust God. I’m not sure any of us ever reach a point where we can say we’ve perfectly handed over all our fears, anxieties, and need for control. That seems more like a lifelong practice. But one thing Scripture shows again and again is that even if our faith wavers, God’s faithfulness does not. He makes promises, and He keeps them. The Tower of Babel also hit close to home. It’s easy to look at that story and think about ancient people building a tower, but it’s not that different from the ways we try to build our own security today. Careers, status, wealth, control over our circumstances. None of those things are bad in themselves, but they can quietly become the towers we rely on instead of God. One thing I’m noticing through this section of the Crucible is how often Scripture holds these tensions together: human failure and divine faithfulness. The curse and the promise. Our tendency to grasp for control and God’s invitation to trust Him. Curious what has been standing out to the rest of you going through Days 15–21.

Day 1. Before the week gets busy and life starts pulling at you, take a minute to post a short video to the community wall. Nothing polished. Just honest. Share: - How you’re feeling starting today - Why you decided to do this - What you’re hoping changes over the next 90 days It doesn’t need to be long: 60–90 seconds is plenty. There’s something powerful about saying it out loud. It makes it real. It also helps the rest of us know who we’re walking alongside. If you’re a little uncomfortable posting, that’s probably a good sign. Lean into it. Go ahead and record it now.