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James
on 07/12/2021 at 02:10 PM
Forrest, you have my prayers. You might also try the Prayer Wall, which you can reach through the Prayer Engine. Lots of guys seek support and encouragement there.
Forrest James Blake
on 07/12/2021 at 04:27 AM
I would like some prayers please. Having a hard time with anger and need some added support thank you
Omar Alcaraz
on 07/11/2021 at 06:22 PM
Wow, beautiful message Michael. Thank you for sharing. Amen!
Michael
on 07/11/2021 at 03:32 PM
Our identity as men is where the devil launches his most brutal attack. When we are unsure of who we are, it also defeats the effictiveness of our purpose. An eagle who believes it is a chicken will miss its purpose and thought it may survive, will only exist in ineffictiveness, sin and shame. This misguided eagle will be unable to live in the majesty and freedom God has created it to live in and will eventually, condemn its generation to grovel in the dust, likewise children live what they learn.
We have let the world define manhood for us and then we try to live out the world's definition.
If you are a carpenter, it is a sin for your hammer to start behaving like your saw, as your hammer was created for an entirely different purpose. The deception is so great and thats why some of us men begin to live our lives identified as alcoholics, adulters, gangsters, unfaithful, weak, drug users, fearful and other such names.
This deception is on a mass scale and have reached epidemic proportion.That resulting depression and shame is why in some cases our sons refuse to be identify with us as men.
We curse our children when thy amplify, either for or against, lack they see in our lives.
As christian men we are made in the image, magesty and in dwelling holy spirt power of Jesus Christ. As Christian men we are warriors for the sake of Christ to destroy the works of the devil. We destroy such works when we become even more loving, forgiving, kind, faithful to our God, wife and family.
Justin R. Fernandez
on 07/11/2021 at 02:11 PM
Amen, I second this prayer.
Chris Burgess
on 07/11/2021 at 01:23 PM
Heavenly Father, please check my heart and see if there is anything that's not of you. If there is, please get rid of it.
192/365: How Are You Treating Yourself?
But the Lord said to Samuel, “Do not look on his appearance or on the height of his stature, because I have rejected him. For the Lord sees not as man sees: man looks on the outward appearance, but the Lord looks on the heart. ~ 1 Samuel 16:7
A fancy church building doesn't mean there are perfect people inside. A well dressed man doesn't mean he is honorable.
The way you treat others and the respect you show for yourself is the evidence of what's inside your heart.
We can't fool God by putting on a show.
Examine how you treat yourself. It's there, you can most easily see the current condition of your faith. Fight hard to remain pure in heart. You are worth it to God.
GO DEEPER: 1 John 4: 1-6