romantic4u2luv
Palm Desert, CA
age: 35
| Women say "Men are dogs." As a man I have to agree.
Christian Fatherhood-Rising To The Challenge
(It is much easier to become a father than to be one.)
Men, you are the leaders of your families. You might be reluctant to assume that role. You might even deny that it falls to you. Nonetheless, you are your family's de facto leader, whether you choose to believe it or not.
Leaders are always the highest-priority targets in any war. The enemy knows that if he can kill the commander, the troops will be easier to defeat. Cut off the head and the body dies. The body in this case is your family—you are the head. One way to fight back and be the leaders God created us to be is to be aware of our roles, our responsibilities, and our influence with those we lead.
The Indispensable Father:
You may not think of yourself as being particularly influential or even successful in life. Maybe you don't make a lot of money, lead a large group of people, save lives, or invent amazing gadgets. Maybe life has even beaten you down, and you've lost confidence in your abilities. Consequently, you don't think of yourself as a big deal. But you can bet your boy does. He thinks you're a very big deal. He doesn't know or care what the outside world thinks. He only knows that between the walls of your home, you are about the biggest, wisest, most powerful person alive. Oh, he knows you're not perfect. But he doesn't care, because you're just good enough to be indispensable in his life.
Fathering is at the heart of masculinity, of what it means to be a man. Godly fathers put others' needs before their own. If you're like me, you spend the majority of your conscious thought and effort on satisfying your own wants and needs. It's almost an automatic response to life. But if we are to be authentic men and fathers, we need to rethink that attitude and consciously make sacrifices so others can benefit and prosper. Then, we will reap a harvest far greater than that of which we would have recieved suiting ourselves!
Women say "Men are dogs." It's true, we are sheepdogs.
When fathers neglect the duty of caring as a servant leader or are absent from the home, families are attacked by predators. Children who are raised without the influence of older Godly men often become hungry wolves also,predators preying on others to satisfy themselves.
Families are like flocks of sheep. Children, like lambs, are naive and simple in their understanding of the world. Fathers are like sheepdogs, guarding the flock from preying wolves. We protect our families from human predators and from corrupt television programs, movies, music, books, friends, and other people or influences that enter into a child's life. We also are to guard them from the onslaught of temptation put before their eyes by Satan himself.
By the way,did you ever wonder why sheep herders use the sheepdog to help them gather their flock and deter wolves? Sheepdogs come from the wolf genus, so they are no stranger to wolves' traits and habits. So in fact, yes men are dogs. God wired us that way. We dads often find the blood pressure rising when we sense a wolf in sheep's clothing parading around our kids. I once told my teenage daughter, that I would interview her future prospective dates. A pleasant experience will not be had by the young man! I may not always know who is a wolf and who is not by factual evidence but rest assured, I can sense him. Of course, my wife says that I think all boys are wolves but I just tell her that's because I used to be one. It takes one to know one!
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romantic4u2luv
Palm Desert, CA
age: 35
| To be a man of God in no way means to be faultless or sinless. Every man will fall to sin all too often. However, it is what a man does when he has fallen and what he teaches when he gets back up off the ground that measures the man! I know sometimes we feel like we don't "have another round in us". We feel like we can't get up after the vicious sucker punch Satan threw us. But, search deep within. Far deeper than the human mind can comprehend. Deep into the soul and the essence of a man. Bless you brothers.--Pete
"But you, O man of God, flee these things and pursue righteousness, godliness, faith, love, patience, gentleness. Fight the good fight of faith, lay hold on eternal life, to which you were also called and have confessed the good confession in the presence of many witnesses." (1 Timothy 6:11-12)
A Man of God has Faith in God
Psalm 34:8; Psalm 84:12
A Man of God is Humble
1 Peter 5:5-7; Rom. 12:3,16
A Man of God Obeys God
1 Samuel 15:22-23
A Man of God Loves and Knows Scripture
Psalm 1:1-3; 2 Timothy 3:16-17; 1 Pet. 2:2
A Man of God is Brave
Joshua 1:7
A Man of God is Forgiving (Lives and Breathes the Gospel)
Matthew 18:21-35
A Man of God is a man of prayer
1 Tim. 2:1-8
A Man of God is at the same time Saint and Sinner
Romans 7:14-8:1
A Man of God Lives in Repentance and Lives by Grace
Mark 1:14-15
A MAN OF GOD DOES THE WILL OF GOD. UPON ENTERING INTO PRAYER WITH THE HEAVENLY FATHER, WHEN WE HEAR HIS VOICE AND HIS WILL FOR US, WE FOLLOW HIS DIVINE INSTRUCTION EVEN IF IT DOESN'T MAKE SENSE OR PEOPLE THINK WE ARE CRAZY. FOR THEN, THE BLESSINGS WILL RAIN DOWN ON US!
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nicksterdemus
Little Rock, AR
age: 50
| This really should be posted in the Religion Forum.
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uptoc
Castle Rock, CO
age: 48
| Gee fella I'm Sorry You're a Man!
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falcon77
Eugene, OR
age: 42
| Good Stuff Romantic!!
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