Blogging is difficult. I have to come up with cool things to talk about on a regular basis. Usually my blogs are full of grammatical errors. I know this because my mom told me. Grammar has never been my strong suite. I have other areas that I’m good at, but I don’t care to talk about those areas. I just like to start my blog posts with the random thoughts I have at times, now on to the good stuff.
What makes a man a man? Being a youth minister I come in contact with young men that think they are tough. A lot of them want to fight with me to prove that they are tough and could beat me up. Sorry kids you can’t beat me up I’m just too strong. Let’s hope I don’t actually get any students that are actually big and strong and want to fight me. The ones that want to fight me are always the skinny ones. Young men today want people to believe that they are not boys anymore, but men.
What does society say a man is? I feel that today’s world says a real man is a man that doesn’t takes anyone’s crap, fights people when anyone tries to get in their way, is good with the ladies, never shows any kind of weakness, or gets emotional and has a high paying job. So a bully that sleeps around, doesn’t show emotion and has too much money that is a real man. You know what I say to that? That is a bunch monkey poop. That is not a real man. Not at all!
Growing up I didn’t want to be called a boy anymore. I wanted to be considered a man. I fell into the trap of society. I thought in order for me to be considered a man in my world I had to do what the world said is becoming a man. As I moved on in my life and actually became a devoted follower of Jesus, I figured out what it truly means to be a man.
I believe a true man, is a person who fully devotes himself to following Jesus. He makes a point in his life to become the best follower of Jesus he can be.
A real man takes care of his family and his responsibilities. He is a man that loves his wife, his kids, and takes care of them the best way he can.
A true man leads his family in a Godly way. He teaches them to love and follow Jesus. He is the spiritual back bone of his family.
A real man doesn’t let his pride get in the way. Whether if it is admitting he is wrong or actually asking someone for help we he truly has no clue what he is doing.
A real man loves is wife like Jesus loves the church.
A real man (this hard for me to say) isn’t afraid to show emotion or actually cry. Now I’m not a fan of sobbing like a baby or crying all the time, but there is nothing wrong for a man to show emotion. It’s not wrong for a man to cry when he is passionate about something or is in a time of unbelievable stress.
Now being a man is not easy, but it is a possibility to become a true Godly man. It just takes time and effort, and maybe some tears, and throwing away ones pride. Becoming a truly Godly man is what males are called to do. We are called to be Men that love God and lead a life that honors him. God likes a man like that.