The Holy Spirit spoke to me about creating this blog just for men. Believe me when I say that I am not a perfect husband and father, but thank you Jesus for GRACE!!! I know that many of you are amazing men of God…you are model husbands and fathers and I honor you! We can all learn something great from each other and we can strive to be the best men that we can be!
I want to encourage men, and maybe bring new light into areas where we can do it better! It is my passion to ignite a fire so that men will be stirred to become the very best spiritual leaders in their homes.
To love our families with God’s kind of love, we must first develop our own personal and intimate relationship with Jesus Christ. That’s right men I said the word intimate. It will be impossible for us to love our wives and children the way God intended for us to love them until we develop a deep and intimate relationship with Jesus. I know that the word “intimate” may turn a lot of men off! Some may not understand how to get started in cultivating this relationship, while others may not even be willing to receive this word. But, the word intimate is defined as a personal relationship. It means to develop a deep relationship with someone. The definition of intimacy speaks of closeness, confidence and understanding of that person.
Jesus wants us to develop our own deep personal relationship with Him. He wants our relationship with Him to be so close that we are comfortable sharing our deepest thoughts, feelings, and emotions with Him. Jesus is longing for us to be His bride! Yes, I said it…His bride. How can a man be a bride? First, get rid of the fear of being a male bride. Second, allow yourself to be truly loved on by Christ! Jesus does not base His love for us based on our pasts or our mistakes...His love for us is not dependent on what we do! His love is based on grace. It is a free gift...He does not require anything from you! So, allow yourself to be loved by your true love. Go back to the beginning...let Jesus become your first love! Allow that intimate relationship to build and grow...give yourself freedom to make mistakes and time to learn how to love! He is not looking for perfection...just your commitment to Him.
Jesus did not mean for us to share our relationship with Him through our wives, friends, or our parents! He wants to have you all to Himself! Many of us have lived our relationship with Jesus through other people when He is calling us to Himself!
How do we get started? First, like in any relationship we have to get to know Him. When you met your wife or girlfriend for the first time you took time to get to know her. It takes time to uncover who she is...her likes and dislikes! Likewise, we need to take time discovering who Jesus is...His likes and dislikes…what makes Him happy...what makes Him sad. Jesus left us a person to help us with this relationship…another person who will reveal Jesus to us. The Holy Spirit will help us uncover who Jesus really is! He will reveal Jesus to us when we talk to Him in prayer and when we spend time reading His word. His word is life to us! It is our instruction manual…it is our guide to living life! 2 Timothy 3:16-17 says that all scripture is given by inspiration of God …for instruction in righteousness. That the man of God may be perfect, thoroughly furnished unto all good works. The Holy Spirit will help you as you seek to develop this relationship. He will take you deeper and deeper...you give Him your time and He will give you Jesus! There is no end to His love and your experience with Him. It is His love that will enable you to be the husband and father that He has called you to be. This is where we begin...intimacy!
Once we have a foundation of intimacy with our Lord, then our Father has something to build on. He is committed to developing us into a warrior and spiritual leader. Remember, it is impossible to give away something that you don’t have! The Holy Spirit will place the Spirit of a Warrior inside of you…He will call you to intercession! Only through true prayer will we be able to protect our families from the evil that seeks to kill, steal and destroy. John 10:10 says a thief comes not, but to steal and kill, and destroy. With our God given authority we will tell the enemy he will have to go through us to get to our wives and children!
I have entitled this blog: The Heart of a Lover & Warrior. I believe before we can become an effective warrior we must first develop the heart of a lover. I pray that in Jesus name that the Holy Spirit would begin today to take you deeper into intimacy. I pray that He will fill you with the heart of a lover so you can become the warrior that He has called you to be for your family! It may take some time, but if you are willing begin to pray "help me Holy Spirit to grow into a deeper relationship with Jesus." "Teach me intimacy...teach me about real relationship...I need your love to flow out of me...I want to be the man that my family needs!" Amen!
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