Who are you when nobody else is watching?

In the final episode of our first week in Proverbs, Chris Muiña wraps up a journey through wisdom, pursuit, trust, and guarding the heart with the theme every man needs to hear: integrity. Proverbs 5 warns against temptation and the consequences of compromise, then delivers a sobering reminder — God sees every path you take, both public and private.

That truth should stir a healthy fear, but also real reassurance: God is watching because God is with you. Integrity isn't perfection; it's consistency. The men who leave the greatest legacies aren't the ones who appear perfect — they're the ones who consistently choose faithfulness, even when nobody else knows.

Verse of the Day

"For your ways are in full view of the Lord, and he examines all your paths." — Proverbs 5:21 (NIV)

Your Daily Man-Up Challenge

Ask God to reveal any area of compromise in your life, then take one practical step toward accountability today — call a trusted friend or talk to your spouse.

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The Men's Morning Devotional is a podcast to help you man up in every way - in your faith, your family and your work - by spending a few minutes getting into the Word before you face the world.

Every weekday, you'll get a challenge and encouragement from Scripture that speaks to the pressures you carry as a husband, a father, and a leader. You’ll get truth you can take straight into your day. And you’ll know you’re not standing alone, because men everywhere are waking up to fight the same battle.

Your hosts are Steve Alessi, pastor of Metro Life Church of Miami, FL, along with his sons and other leaders of our Goodfellas men's ministry.

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What controls your heart will eventually control your life.

In day four of our journey through Proverbs, Chris Muiña unpacks a verse that the wisest man on earth prefaced with "above all else" — and when Solomon says above all else, it's time to pay attention. Everything flows from your heart: your thoughts, your attitude, your decisions, your actions. Many men focus on changing behavior while ignoring what's feeding that behavior, but God always starts at the source. The word "guard" is a military term, the same root as a watchman on a tower. So what are you watching? What voices are influencing you? What habits are shaping your thinking? The things you constantly allow in will eventually shape who you become.

Verse of the Day

Above all else, guard your heart, for everything you do flows from it. — Proverbs 4:23 (NIV)

Your Daily Man-Up Challenge

Take inventory of what's feeding your heart — the podcasts, music, shows, friendships, and voices you're allowing in — then remove any unhealthy influence and replace it with something that draws you closer to God.

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The Men's Morning Devotional is a podcast to help you man up in every way - in your faith, your family and your work - by spending a few minutes getting into the Word before you face the world.

Every weekday, you'll get a challenge and encouragement from Scripture that speaks to the pressures you carry as a husband, a father, and a leader. You’ll get truth you can take straight into your day. And you’ll know you’re not standing alone, because men everywhere are waking up to fight the same battle.

Your hosts are Steve Alessi, pastor of Metro Life Church of Miami, FL, along with his sons and other leaders of our Goodfellas men's ministry.

Join us every weekday to man up!

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My Morning Devotional

The Family Business with The Alessis

The Mary and Martha Show

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What's the hardest thing for a man to do?

For most men, it's surrendering control. We want a plan, answers, certainty — we're wired that way. On day three of our journey through Proverbs, Chris Muiña dives into one of Scripture's most beloved verses: "Trust in the Lord with all your heart." The strongest men aren't the ones who control everything; they're the ones who trust God with everything. Sometimes God asks us to trust Him before He explains Himself, and that's on purpose. When we lean on our own understanding, we're limited by what we can see. But when we trust God, we're trusting the Master Strategist who sees the entire picture. Real faith isn't knowing every step ahead; it's taking the next step because God said so.

Verse of the Day

"Trust in the Lord with all your heart, and lean not on your own understanding; in all your ways submit to him, and he will make your paths straight." — Proverbs 3:5-6 (NIV)

Your Daily Man-Up Challenge

Identify one area where you've been trying to stay in control, and pray specifically to surrender it to God today. Bonus challenge: memorize the Verse of the Day and post it where you'll see it every morning.

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Welcome!

The Men's Morning Devotional is a podcast to help you man up in every way - in your faith, your family and your work - by spending a few minutes getting into the Word before you face the world.

Every weekday, you'll get a challenge and encouragement from Scripture that speaks to the pressures you carry as a husband, a father, and a leader. You’ll get truth you can take straight into your day. And you’ll know you’re not standing alone, because men everywhere are waking up to fight the same battle.

Your hosts are Steve Alessi, pastor of Metro Life Church of Miami, FL, along with his sons and other leaders of our Goodfellas men's ministry.

Join us every weekday to man up!

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My Morning Devotional

The Family Business with The Alessis

The Mary and Martha Show

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How hard do you work for a paycheck? Early mornings, late nights, overtime, sacrificed weekends — men pour real intensity into providing for their homes.

But do you pursue God's wisdom with that same drive? In day two of our journey through Proverbs, Chris Muiña unpacks Solomon's challenge to seek wisdom like silver and search for it like hidden treasure. The men who grow the most spiritually aren't the most talented; they're the most intentional. Spiritual leadership at home doesn't start with having all the answers; it starts with pursuing God in His Word and in prayer. And the good news? Wisdom isn't something God hides from us. He's ready to give it to every man who seeks it.

Verse of the Day

"If you seek it like silver and search for it as for hidden treasures, then you will understand the fear of the Lord and find the knowledge of God." — Proverbs 2:4-5 (NIV)

Your Daily Man-Up Challenge

Spend at least 10 uninterrupted minutes in God's Word before your day begins.

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NEW TO THE MEN’S MORNING DEVOTIONAL?

Welcome!

The Men's Morning Devotional is a podcast to help you man up in every way - in your faith, your family and your work - by spending a few minutes getting into the Word before you face the world.

Every weekday, you'll get a challenge and encouragement from Scripture that speaks to the pressures you carry as a husband, a father, and a leader. You’ll get truth you can take straight into your day. And you’ll know you’re not standing alone, because men everywhere are waking up to fight the same battle.

Your hosts are Steve Alessi, pastor of Metro Life Church of Miami, FL, along with his sons and other leaders of our Goodfellas men's ministry.

Join us every weekday to man up!

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My Morning Devotional

The Family Business with The Alessis

The Mary and Martha Show

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What is shaping you as a man?

Culture, success, failure, the opinions of others — every man is being formed by something. In this episode, Chris Muiña kicks off a brand-new series through the book of Proverbs, beginning with the story behind the book itself: how a 20-year-old Solomon asked God not for riches or long life, but for wisdom, and became the wisest man to ever live. True wisdom doesn't start with experience or intelligence; it starts with the fear of the Lord. Pride says, "I've got this." Wisdom says, "Lord, teach me."

Verse of the Day

"The fear of the Lord is the beginning of knowledge, but fools despise wisdom and instruction." — Proverbs 1:7 (NIV)

Your Daily Man-Up Challenge

Identify where pride has kept you from learning, and take five minutes to ask God for wisdom in one specific area of your life.

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NEW TO THE MEN’S MORNING DEVOTIONAL?

Welcome!

The Men's Morning Devotional is a podcast to help you man up in every way - in your faith, your family and your work - by spending a few minutes getting into the Word before you face the world.

Every weekday, you'll get a challenge and encouragement from Scripture that speaks to the pressures you carry as a husband, a father, and a leader. You’ll get truth you can take straight into your day. And you’ll know you’re not standing alone, because men everywhere are waking up to fight the same battle.

Your hosts are Steve Alessi, pastor of Metro Life Church of Miami, FL, along with his sons and other leaders of our Goodfellas men's ministry.

Join us every weekday to man up!

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My Morning Devotional

The Family Business with The Alessis

The Mary and Martha Show

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How easy is it for you to rest? Most men will lie down, but the mind keeps running, rehearsing tomorrow, replaying today. In this final episode of week two, Chris Alessi closes out the arenas of a man's life—the morning, the workplace, the home, the inner life—with something that might seem countercultural, even soft. It's not.

Looking at Psalm 4:8, Chris unpacks what it means to be safe in God alone—not when your bank account hits a certain number, not when everything's going your way, not because of your exit strategies or your training. David wrote from circumstances that were anything but safe, yet because he knew his safety came from God, he was the only one left standing. A man who can't rest hasn't fully surrendered control. One of the most spiritual things you can do is simply go to sleep, trusting God to take care of things while you're not working.

Verse of the Day

Psalm 4:8 (NIV) "In peace I will lie down and sleep, for you alone, Lord, make me dwell in safety."

Your Daily Man-Up Challenge

Before you go to sleep tonight, pull this verse back out. Spend a minute or two in Psalm 4, verse 8. Say it out loud. In peace I will lie down and sleep. For you alone, Lord, make me dwell in safety.

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Welcome!

The Men's Morning Devotional is a podcast to help you man up in every way - in your faith, your family and your work - by spending a few minutes getting into the Word before you face the world.

Every weekday, you'll get a challenge and encouragement from Scripture that speaks to the pressures you carry as a husband, a father, and a leader. You’ll get truth you can take straight into your day. And you’ll know you’re not standing alone, because men everywhere are waking up to fight the same battle.

Your hosts are Steve Alessi, pastor of Metro Life Church of Miami, FL, along with his sons and other leaders of our Goodfellas men's ministry.

Join us every weekday to man up!

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My Morning Devotional

The Family Business with The Alessis

The Mary and Martha Show

You can listen to all of these shows on our Metro Life Studios app here!

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When was the last time you truly enjoyed something? You can be disciplined in the morning, at work, and at home—and still be running on empty inside. In this episode, Chris Alessi goes inward with something near and dear to his heart.

What defines a man isn't what he has or what he's accomplished; it’s what he delights in. Most of us think, "If I had more blessings, then I could delight more." But Scripture flips it: God calls the man blessed who delights in the law of the Lord—His way. So delight in the drive. Stop living twenty or thirty minutes ahead of where you actually are. Never ask for less time, because time is the one resource everybody has but no one can get more of.

Verse of the Day

Psalm 1:2 (NIV) "But his delight is in the law of the Lord, and on his law he meditates day and night."

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NEW TO THE MEN’S MORNING DEVOTIONAL?

Welcome!

The Men's Morning Devotional is a podcast to help you man up in every way - in your faith, your family and your work - by spending a few minutes getting into the Word before you face the world.

Every weekday, you'll get a challenge and encouragement from Scripture that speaks to the pressures you carry as a husband, a father, and a leader. You’ll get truth you can take straight into your day. And you’ll know you’re not standing alone, because men everywhere are waking up to fight the same battle.

Your hosts are Steve Alessi, pastor of Metro Life Church of Miami, FL, along with his sons and other leaders of our Goodfellas men's ministry.

Join us every weekday to man up!

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My Morning Devotional

The Family Business with The Alessis

The Mary and Martha Show

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Where's the hardest place for you to man up? For most men, it's not the office—it's inside their own home, with their wife, their kids, the people who know the real them. In this episode, Chris Alessi brings the man-up challenge home.

Drawing from Psalm 101:2, where David sets his own standard of conduct—not just as a king, but as a dad and a husband. Chris talks about walking with integrity of heart within your house. Work and hobbies are rubber balls; drop them, and they bounce back. But family? Those are glass balls—drop one, and it tends to break. Your family doesn't need you to be flawless, but they do need you to be there.

Verse of the Day

Psalm 101:2 (NIV) — "I will ponder the way that is blameless. Oh, when will you come to me? I will walk with integrity of heart within my house."

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NEW TO THE MEN’S MORNING DEVOTIONAL?

Welcome!

The Men's Morning Devotional is a podcast to help you man up in every way - in your faith, your family and your work - by spending a few minutes getting into the Word before you face the world.

Every weekday, you'll get a challenge and encouragement from Scripture that speaks to the pressures you carry as a husband, a father, and a leader. You’ll get truth you can take straight into your day. And you’ll know you’re not standing alone, because men everywhere are waking up to fight the same battle.

Your hosts are Steve Alessi, pastor of Metro Life Church of Miami, FL, along with his sons and other leaders of our Goodfellas men's ministry.

Join us every weekday to man up!

MORE PODCASTS YOU'LL ENJOY

Find more podcasts about faith and family from Metro Life Studios, including:

My Morning Devotional

The Family Business with The Alessis

The Mary and Martha Show

You can listen to all of these shows on our Metro Life Studios app here!

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