]i am a male by birth. A man by choice! :)
What does it takes to be a man ?
A man of steel? Like Superman?
could be.
A guy that can rescue a damsell in distress? Someone like Robin Hood
could be too.
A guy that has a great mind and a successsful career? like Donald Trump?
well that could work.
Hmm in my quest to be a great Man of God, a history maker .. i felt at times like the children Israel before their promised land. Like a grasshopper among the giants of the land. Life tells me it's not easy to move into Manhood. But all de more it's make more interesting to go through it to be a Man.
Dad shared yesterday during our Manhood Seminar many interesting points about manhood yesterday. And it is exciting when we hear about Dr. Edwin Louis Cole's teaching about the need to be a man in the chrisitan world .. in this modern age from Dad. He shared basically how he entered into Manhood at a young age to take care and provide for his family. And how many characters in the bible like David, Joseph and even Jesus take up great responsibilities at a young age. It makes me feel quite ashame actually that i have not been that responsible when i am young .. to waste away my time with the unecessary. After the preaching, i felt really excited to know more about being a great man. Not just any ordinary man ... but a Man of Faith. A Man of Substance. A Man of God.
Dad shared about the setbacks of having weak men in church which does really make sense. A man is usually the leader of the household. Of course there are exceptions but the patterns in the bible always shows the need for Man to lead (or Guide); the need to Guard (the family.. the house); and the need to Govern (take care of.. rule over.. something i really need a breakthru at. )
To be a great Man ... i need to..
1) Choose to be one! ( Choice points the way! )
2) Choose to accept responsibility ( More work. More pain. But more gain (; )
Maturity does not come by age. It comes by accepance of responsibility. Acceptance of Pain.
about this .. reminds me of an epsiode re-sequel of Lost recently. It shows a man (Locke) teaching Charlie about the importance of breaking through the pain. Before any caterpillars becomes a butterfly, they need to mature in a cacoon. The premature butterfly (pupae) has to learn how to break-out of the cacoon when its ready. Supposed a nice-hearted guy comes along and tries to help to free the butterfly by opening a small hole for it.. the butterfly will soon eventually die. That's because it lacks the strength for survival. The struggle to be free creates that ability of strength.
3) be gentle with ladies.
I can hear many amen from de ladies.. :)
4) choose to love God. (show it!)
5) choose to dare to be different!
This is the introductory lesson for my cg's very first Manhood seminar! so excited. I want to learn more too.
Anyway got many things to do this week!! Thank God for the activities that keeps me occupied. Need to get my PT tuition asap!!
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