She Needs a Man Who Rises — Not One Who Collapses

You’ve probably seen those collapsible cups or bowls — in fact, our dog Shadow has one clipped to her vest. Pull it up and it becomes a cup. Push it down and it lays flat.

Here’s the thing: when it’s time to be used for what it was created for — to hold water, quench thirst, or provide nutrients — it only works if it rises and stays strong. A collapsed cup is useless.

Men, this is us. As husbands, fathers, friends, and leaders — we were made to rise. When the pressure comes, when the weight of life presses in, when the battle shows up at your doorstep — you don’t collapse, you rise.

But too often, we retreat. We fold. We disengage. We collapse when our strength is needed most — and when we do, we leave our wives and families uncovered, exposed, and unprotected.

Your marriage doesn’t need a man who collapses. Your children don’t need a father who retreats. Your faith doesn’t need a believer who disengages when life gets hard.

They need you to rise.

Not once in a while. Not only when it’s convenient. But every day. Every moment. Because the weight is real, and the pressure is relentless.

Men, when it gets hard — and it will — rise. Lean into the strength God has already placed in you. Don’t buy the lie that you don’t have what it takes. You do. He’s in you.

Rise, because your wife needs your strength.