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Man Enough: Answering The Call To Go First In A World That Loves To Be First
What if you've spent your life taking the wrong test?
The world taught you to measure yourself against every other Who's stronger? More successful? More respected? No matter how hard you work or how much you achieve, though, there's always someone else to compare yourself to, and another reason to wonder if you'll ever measure up.
And beneath all those questions is the one that never goes Am I enough?
But God has never measured a man that way. In a culture obsessed with being first, Jesus calls men to something far to go first. First to seek God. First to repent. First to forgive. First to love. First to take responsibility. First to sacrifice. First to obey.
Through the life of Gideon and the eight defining tests every man must face, Wade Joye will help you discover how God forms ordinary men into courageous leaders—not by trying to become someone you're not, but by finally agreeing with who God says you were always meant to be.
In this book, you'll discover how
Navigate the eight defining tests every man must face with courage instead of fear.Lead your family with both ambition and presence without sacrificing one for the other.Stop comparing yourself to other men and confidently embrace the unique strength God has given you.Trade striving for surrender by rooting your identity in who God says you are.This is your invitation to become the man who walks closely with God, leads courageously, loves sacrificially, and is fully present for the people who matter most.
You don't become that man by trying to be first. God forms you into the man your world needs when you choose to Go First.
Will you be that man?
The world taught you to measure yourself against every other Who's stronger? More successful? More respected? No matter how hard you work or how much you achieve, though, there's always someone else to compare yourself to, and another reason to wonder if you'll ever measure up.
And beneath all those questions is the one that never goes Am I enough?
But God has never measured a man that way. In a culture obsessed with being first, Jesus calls men to something far to go first. First to seek God. First to repent. First to forgive. First to love. First to take responsibility. First to sacrifice. First to obey.
Through the life of Gideon and the eight defining tests every man must face, Wade Joye will help you discover how God forms ordinary men into courageous leaders—not by trying to become someone you're not, but by finally agreeing with who God says you were always meant to be.
In this book, you'll discover how
Navigate the eight defining tests every man must face with courage instead of fear.Lead your family with both ambition and presence without sacrificing one for the other.Stop comparing yourself to other men and confidently embrace the unique strength God has given you.Trade striving for surrender by rooting your identity in who God says you are.This is your invitation to become the man who walks closely with God, leads courageously, loves sacrificially, and is fully present for the people who matter most.
You don't become that man by trying to be first. God forms you into the man your world needs when you choose to Go First.
Will you be that man?
274 pages, Paperback
Published September 1, 2026
About the author
Wade Joye
3 books8 followersWade Joye is a speaker, Bible teacher, ministry coach, and host of the Dreamers & Disciples podcast. Prior to beginning his current ministry, he was the worship pastor at Elevation Church in Charlotte, North Carolina, for fourteen years. During that time, Wade not only led worship on the main stage but he also wrote and recorded original worship songs, preached, and toured. Wade and his wife, Ferris, have three daughters they adore, and are learning to navigate family, ministry, and faith as they raise children with special needs.
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