In three days, I along with 6 other men will embark on a 26 mile journey seeking to find more of our hearts. We plan to be intentional, we plan to challenge and we plan to uncover dreams. The trail is called Lost Creek.
Lost Creek is a fitting name because I believe that the true role of a man has been lost in our society. We as men have been formed by a society that emasculates and doesn’t allow men to be men. If boys are to rambunctious in class at a young age it couldn’t be because they just want to run, play and be who God created them to be; they must be A.D.D. with something terribly wrong with them.
Does being a man mean that you are a caveman, a dominator, a prideful arrogant man; absolutely not. Do I know all the answers, absolutely not, that is why I am seeking answers.
I believe that every man has a warrior spirit within them. I believe that there is adventure deep in the heart of every man that wants to find the unknown.
I am a married man of over a year, a man expecting child in two months and I ponder in my heart; what does it mean to be a man? The pressures of life say that a man must provide for his family. The Word of God for that matter says that a man must provide for his family. How can you provide for your family and still live out the dreams that are within your heart?
This has been a huge thought on my heart. My heart for evangelism, my heart for lost souls, my heart for a generation? How can I possibly live out the desires of my heart and provide for my family? Am I supposed to just suck it up and go get a nine to five in something that I hate just to put food on the table. I would say that there are seasons of that and sometimes there are sacrifices in life that just have to happen. But how does the warrior spirit of a man not be put out? How does a man stay a man that will love his wife with everything he has, keep adventure on the horizon and life pouring into the family? How does a man stay a man in our society?
God says that the man is the head of the household. Are men in our society that right now? Are we leading our wives and our families in a way worthy of the Lord? So many questions to ponder but are we doing this? I know that I fail all the time. I know that I can feel the pull of society for comfort and security. I know that I can feel the fear that flows from our media and our government. Shouldn’t we all just stay in a bubble, buy extra food from the store because the world is coming to an end. When does a man say enough is enough and become to true priest of his home?
What does it mean to be a man?
