He Said...In the book of Genesis we read of the creation of the world culminating in the creation of man. We read that God places man in charge of the world; it is his dominion. God the Father and creator establishes the beauty of the oceans, the mountains, the forests, meadows and valleys, rivers and streams, the sky and stars all for his child, all for mankind; and he places him in dominion over the world. Surely Adam realized the love of the Father. How could he not? He gave him so much.
God called Adam to exercise his dominion over the land and over creation. He called Adam to rule and to pass on to his children the gift that was given to him by God. He was called to live in the love that God the Father had given to him and to pass that love onto his sons.
We all know the rest of his story. Adam did not pass the love of God the Father onto his sons; instead his inheritance was one of sorrow, pain, toil and labor. And the enemy was happily the instigator that provoked the fall of Adam. This story continues today in the lives of every person. The desire of God is for His love to be delivered and given to each of us through our earthly fathers, but the enemy has attacked and continues to attack the men of this world.
The consequences of the attacks on men affect women too, and through this blog we hope to help men and women reclaim their authentic roles in relation to one another. Perhaps we may begin by blogging about the current ways the enemy so cunningly assaults men's hearts, minds and souls...
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Monday, October 5, 2009
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This is a great initiative! Keep up the good work!
ReplyDeleteI couldn't agree more with this post. Today's society projects relativism and markets this lifestyle as comfortable and content. But comfort is not something that we are meant to achieve. Comfort is merely a resting place, not a permanent destination. When we rest in the comfort zone for too long, we fail to follow God's call for us, which is to be great men and women of Christ.
ReplyDeleteFirst we must allow our Heavenly Father to do the picking. And second, the decision for a mate must be made on a spiritual and intellectual basis before it's made on an emotional one. "What about love? Shouldn't that be the third?", you ask. No, and I'll tell you why. "The heart is deceitful above all things and beyond cure. Who can understand it? (Jer 17:9). The heart is willful and is driven by its own agenda. It does not consider things rationally and intelligently--it just loves to love! Therefore you have to point it in the right directions: "Above all else, guard your heart, for it is the wellspring of life" (Proverbs 4:23). Whenever you meet a man, you need to get clearance from God, check out his attributes, and then allow your heart to engage. Dating exists not for mating; it exists for collecting data. I believe that the biblical design would be friendship, courtship, and then marriage. Friendship is two people walking together in agreement and accountability, learning and growing together. Courtship follows the mutual agreement to commit to one another exclusively--it is the decisive turning toward the agreed-upon goal of the marriage altar. It is a period of laying a foundation and preparing your life together after marriage. But dating? Well, if you do date, use the time wisely to gather facts:
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