It is unusual for 2 guys to be able to site down and talk about their ideas, passions, heartaches and fear. Even more so, for 2 guys to talk until dawn about such things. Last night was such a night where I'm blessed to hear the heart cry of a brother.
We talked about so many things but the more we talked, the more I was awed by the mighty mighty things the Lord had done and is still doing to our lives. The topic of our conversation cicled around the book - wild at heart - it's a book about being a MAN.
Now, I haven't read that book yet but I have a feeling now I'm gonna enjoy reading. My friend, Lionel was sharing so much from the book that, I pretty much have a good summary of it now
I can't remember how we started talk about it but recent happenings like finding out that a few of my buddies - those i know from high school times - are in homosexual relationships. The reflection on my own relationship with my father, with my gf... etc has lead me to ponder upon that questions for many nights. I ask myself what is a REAL MAN - god's prespective.
It proved to be a difficult thing to answer these days. "Where have all the real man gone?" (don't u often hear that in Oprah show?)
On magazines, real men knows what to do in bed. 10 steps to get her coming for more.... and more.... real men are hunks- big lean sex machines! (yeah we all love to think that we are) and depending on magazines, some say guys should be the senstivie new age guy who is sensitive to your every needs(that means good sex, good pampering after that and good food too), or that metro-guy who knows how to take care of their looks and stuff -- really i can't remember the spelling. How about the rockstar guy, messy, don't gives a shit but so damn enigmatic. Chick digs him.
If you ain't got the MOJO - you ain't have it going dude.
And what about the church thinks real man are? do they smoke? do they swear? do they drink? do they pretend not to check out the really hot chicks with legs to heaven that just walk past them? do they come for all the prayer meets? are they sensible at all times, polite and soft-spoken? are these the qualities of a real man? are these the values of real men? Are church producing mere - Nice boys or REAL men?
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Yo eric!
Sorry have not caught up with you for a long time. It's been a long time since we had a heart to heart talk too. But yeah bro, a real man, is a man after God's heart. Coz, a man's heart in itself is flawed.
His flesh tries to overcome the spirit and soul. So a real man, must desire after God and the things of God. We can't just be looking at how we treat the women in our lives, our moms, sisters and wives/gfrens.
But also how we relate to other men, spurring them on to live a life of integrity and honour. We need to be like David (the King) who's relationship with Jonathan was exemplary in how they related to each other and how they loved each other. How David, even though persecuted and hunted by Saul; his father-in-law, still cared and wept when Saul died. It shows that he was a man a integrity.
I guess I could write more, but there's a time and place for it. Lord Bless.
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