I am a man full of passion. It burns within me… to the very core of my being. Those who know me well, know that when I go after something- I go after it with all of my heart.
When I heard about this man trip, something sparked within me and I knew that I had to go. I approached my wife about it and she agreed. Immediately I was in.
There is something unexplainable about being in the wilderness and seeking God with other men. Questions streamed through our minds while we hiked the trails- huge boulders all around, valleys that ran for miles. For some, this trip meant clarity for the future; for some, physical healing; and for others it meant a recharge of the spirit. I have concluded that men of God cannot live without each other; we all go through similar things in life just at different times.
There is something in a man that can only be found with other men. God created men to be warriors, not passive or quiet men, but warriors. Now I know that looks different in the 21st century and in every man, but that is who we are at the very core. I believe that sometimes men just have to be with other men to recharge that warrior on the inside.
Some may think that it sounds very barbaric, I say look again. Christ called men to love their wives like Christ loved the church. That means I have to give everything to pursue my wife, to make her feel like the queen she is, to sweep her off her feet and to bring the smile to her face that was there when I said, ‘I do’.
The answer is Jesus. We all have a common bond- we love Jesus with all of our hearts. We were all broken vessels who have screwed up and have forsaken our first love at times, yet we all want to come back to Him.
Our journey continues!
(More to come)
