Love your enemies? yeah right...
“How do you show someone the love of Christ when you just want to pound the crap out of them?”men
This is reposted from http://kassota.wordpress.com/
This last weekend our pastor spoke to men. and he spoke to them rather harshly. Theres a link below for you to listen to in a sec. but it got me thinking about all the men i have been subjected to in my life.
Men…do you realize that every little girl dreams of being safe? Every little girl dreams of being cuddled by her husband as her children run about the room? Every little girl dreams of being held at the end of the day and whispered to, “i love you”? Do you realize this? Do you, really?
But, this dream does not flesh itself out for every little girl.
A question about Men and leading.
I wanted to bring this older post back to the top. The other day I met Chad, a fellow brother in Christ. We started talking about the Men in this world and he said something I have known for awhile but bares repeating. “This world is under attack, and specifically Men. Satan knows that if you take the Men out of the picture, you affect the Wife, Children, Family, and Business…Eventually the whole world.” That so true. You can look no further than David or Solomon. Two men; one with a heart for God and one with the Wisdom from God. Both attacked by satan in moments of apathy, David by lust and Solomon by selfish desire. Satan had the intention of taking them both out of the picture. Then I read a post by Tam at inProgress about submission, and I commented.
“If men lead as Christ did by serving, then men make it easy for women to submit to their leadership.
If I show my wife enough of Christ she will willfully follow me to Christ.
I have to submit first to Christ through and in servant hood, before I have the right to be submitted to.”
So Men I again Ask, How are you leading?
God's Power is enough for Ordinary Men
The Bible is full of ordinary men who God used in extraordinary ways. He used these Men many times to lead people closer and closer to Him. Still to this day God through his extraordinary power is using men to lead. The road we lead on is narrow, and the doorway to Him is small. Relying on His power is not something as men we do naturally. Daily Transformation by Sam Follet j516.com
Part of Philter48 will be to feature articles we have read else where that pertain to walking in the Truth of Christ.
Nathan and Sam at www.j516.com have started an online ministry geared torwards men and accountability, centered on the verse: James 5:16 Therefore confess your sins to each other and pray for each other so that you may be healed. The prayer of a righteous man is powerful and effective.
Last week Same Follet posted and article about the Daily transformation we must make as followers of Christ. With their permission I have reposted it here in the Mens Topics.
Men: Here is how important you are:
Daddy, I long to hear that word. Love to here that word. Then I read something like this and realize so many just want to be able to say the word Daddy. I will give you this stat :70 percent of inmates in state juvenile detention centers serving long-term sentences were raised by single mothers you can read the rest by clicking the link below. 
