I don’t want this to be a series that does nothing but put guys down… because i think there is enough out there that does that already, and that does nothing but contribute to the reason for this series…. I am learning all of this as I write it…this is not a lesson,it’s not a lecture, I don’t have it all figured out.. I am discovering this as I write….so keep that in mind…
So I have been reading a lot of blogs about what guys ARE and what they AREN’T and how they need to be this or need to be that… and I have come to a conclusion…. clearly there is a reason why people feel the need to write all this stuff ” to all the guys.”
Either:
- They are the type that talk about how bad they’re man hurt them and now all of them must suffer…blah blah blah..
- They are women of character seeing that there is a lack of character in the men of the church
- Or they are men trying to advise younger men about life..
Aside from the first one, there is truth to those ideas… but I am aiming to talk about is that I see a lack of character in this generation of Christian men(even myself), but I want to talk about it from a man’s perspective and not a woman telling a man how to live.
In the church today I look around and see a growing epidemic, and men, it’s not entirely our fault. I am seeing the Christian men in my generation raised to be “Nice, Well-Mannered Men of God”…. but this usually translates into us being weak, indecisive, but really “nice” guys.
What’s wrong with being nice scott?
I think that every girl will tell you that they want a great nice loving guy… but that guy will also need to be a warrior….
There is absolutely nothing wrong with being nice. However, why do we trade strength for niceness? I don’t believe it is entirely our fault… we were raised this way. We were raised with the understanding that fighting is wrong, patient people are the only good people, and that living peacfully with everyone was the best that we could do….. (and this was BEFORE they took tag and dodgeball out of our schools but that is a another post for another time…. ) Don’t get me wrong I am all for being well-mannered,patient, peaceful men of God, but I feel like we have been fooled into thinking that there is no strength in that lifestyle.
Then there are those that think they have life figured out… these guys are dangerous, and usually more damaging than helpful… the ones that make the truly great men of God look bad…These guys will also be addressed in this series… I really want this to be an open discussion… so feel free to give input..
My desire as I become a man, is that I live a life of loving Jesus, Fighting for what I believe, loving people with everything I can, and being a true man….
Join me on this journey won’t ya?
And ladies don’t think you can’t speak up about these posts… this series is open for everyone to read.
