Feb 9, 2017
Today I spoke to the men’s ward in a mental institution. Again I feel as if I have no words to describe God’s heartbeat inside of me as I looked at these faces. Some completely captive by evil, and some totally receptive and receiving the words of Life coming forth.
As I looked at their faces His love for these men overtook my heart–the potential, the destiny in that room. They were beautiful people that Jesus shed His blood for. Beautiful people that just believed lies. Beautiful men held captive to childhood hurt and fatherlessness. Some just letting lies run so rampant in their minds that opened doors for evil spirits to hold them captive and control and puppet them into something God never destined them to be.
I’ve always had a huge heart for boys and men–a passion for them to take their place the way God created them to be. You see the Bible is all about a love story of the Father’s love with a plan unraveling throughout all scripture to redeem His children back to Himself by sacrificing His Son Jesus the perfect spotless Lamb which that blood was the only thing that could remove our sin.
God made Adam and gave him a wife to come along side him and help him. He delegated the authority to Adam to tend the earth, multiply, take dominion. He was called to lead His wife and family and generations to come, to be obedient to God’s word, but we see what happened when Adam didn’t take His place. His wife was deceived by the serpent and then influenced him to eat the fruit which caused sin to enter in and separated them from the Father. Now we would all become fatherless because of one man’s disobedience. If Adam was operating in his authority he would of took dominion over that serpent and kicked him out, but he didn’t leading us all into sin.
I know this generation lacks fathers, real fathers. Fathers that lead their homes according to the Word of God. I have grown up seeing so many women control and manipulate and bash their husbands. It always bothered me and I just wanted to tell those men to take their place. I know there are men that are jerks out there, but honestly I have seen a whole lot more manipulative, verbally abusing women out there.
Hear me!! I’m a women I’m not trying to bash us!! I’m just giving us a different perspective than what the world has had on men. While women always seem to be the victim when men do something stupid we never want to discuss how ugly women can be to men, and yet we hold so much influence over them.
And as women we were created to walk along side and help them. God didn’t create us under men–He created us for man, how cool is that?!! So many think it’s like this dominion thing when God created man as head he made them in control but that’s NOT it at all!!
Our place as women for men is so important because we carry so much influence. Just look at Eve she influenced Adam to eat the fruit. Adam was told not to by God, but listened to his wife instead. So we can actually empower men by our influence to either be who God made them to be or drive them farther away. Yes ultimately it is everyone’s decision with their freewill, but just work with me here concerning influence.
We can empower them by encouraging them and telling them who they are in Christ, letting them lead by supporting their decisions. Speaking who God said that they are. Praying for them and just plain old respecting them.
I have also seen godly couples operate in the way God says in His word. It is the most beautiful and attractive thing I have ever seen. There is such a sense of awe in God when I see it and a knowing that wow this is how it is supposed to be. It gives me vision for my marriage and family and I thank God for those examples!!!
I was talking to a man selling clothes at the market the other day and just getting to know him and told him what I was doing. I asked if he had a family–a wife and kids and he said yes. I said that’s awesome can I pray for you and just started declaring over him that amazing father and husband God destined him to be and just began to bless his marriage and kids. It was so beautiful.
I just think I’m so glad I’m not a man. That I don’t have the responsible to God like a man does to lead my home, that I don’t have the weight of providing for my family (yes I know moms work and there’s nothing wrong with that.) I’m just saying there is a lot of pressure on man because of the position God has given them–it is a weighty thing.
Statistics say most men in jail are fatherless. These men that walk out on their wives and kids are fatherless themselves. They have not seen an example and have not allowed God to father them so they only do what they have learned.
And God really started revealing to me His heart for men and how key it is for them to operate in their God given place. I know for me personally the men that God has placed in my life have been so key and vital to my growth in the Lord. And I have been so blessed with the fathers and brothers in the Lord He has given me and their supply in my life has helped and blessed me tremendously!!! I just thank God for the place men hold in my life and desire to see more men take their place in God.
Didn’t mean to get into all of that but that just flowed right out my heart!! So with that being said it was such an honor to stand before these men in this mental institution to be that women of influence that could encourage them and speak life and truth over them of who they really are. I believe those words penetrated their hearts and will continue to be watered so God could bring increase.
The potential in that room…I saw them how God destined them. I saw business men, I saw fathers, I saw ministers, I saw men of God. It was never the plan of God for them to go crazy or be mentally challenged and live in an institution. I’m believing for deliverance that they would be set free and be able to testify what Jesus has done for them!! This is what the Church is here for to go in the Power of the Name of Jesus and set the captives free!!!
PS … DONT GIVE into account on here!!!
