Play the Man by Mark Batterson
Week 8: Chapter 7 — Virtue 7: True Grit
Read Chapter 7 of Play the Man by Mark Batterson.
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The final virtue is perhaps the most essential: true grit — the stubborn, long-haul perseverance that keeps a man faithful when the feeling is gone and the finish line is nowhere in sight.
Discussion Questions
7 questions1.Batterson defines true grit as something more than toughness — it is perseverance with purpose, endurance animated by a vision of something worth finishing. How is that different from simple stubbornness or white-knuckled willpower?
2.The book draws on the stories of men who endured extraordinary hardship — physical, relational, spiritual — and came out the other side still faithful. Which of those stories hit you hardest in this chapter, and why?
3.Hebrews 12:1 calls believers to "run with perseverance the race marked out for us." Batterson builds on this image throughout the book. What is the race marked out specifically for you — and are you running it, walking it, or sitting on the sideline?
a.What is the biggest obstacle you are currently facing in running your race?
b.What would true grit look like in that specific situation?