Take Biblical Manhood Seriously

I was talking with dr. Adam Agha one of our members a good friend and he he said it's funny that when his wife goes away to men's retreats or women's retreats cuz that wouldn't work right um but when his wife goes away to these women's retreats she's always just encouraged you know there's like you can do a girl you're awesome Jesus gonna walk with you but men don't ever get that all right men's retreats always like you're a you're worthless you're a stupid man right it's just that all right every speaker takes another text and says that to me and and part of that is because um some men like to be talked to directly like that I personally am NOT one of those like if you're like you're a stupid man I'll show you stupid man I that's my knee-jerk reaction right there I don't you can talk straight but don't yell at me and so in the in the end brothers let me for all of the sacrificial love for all of the setting the spiritual climate of your home for all of the provision for all of the come and die look right at me you can do this God will not call you to what he will not empower you to do you can do this and if you're like you don't know me you don't know the devastation and I'm on like my seventh marriage then with this one you can do this my kids already hate me then own your sin and ask their forgiveness whether or not they do or not isn't your burden to carry you can do this it'll start awkwardly it'll move forward weirdly and God will honor it when you pick up your kid today you can grab the family devotional just sit down and just read it off the page God will honor that after a while you'll feel comfortable you'll try to get creative and you're like oh the story of Jesus walking on the water you know there's a storm there's lightning there's thunder let me give this kid a drum this kid a flashlight so when I read the word lightning they flashed the flat and he hits the thing when I say thunder and then you'll end up whipping one of the kids cuz they won't stop spanking the thing and then you'll learn in the Lord will honor it you will try to encourage your wife she will get offended you will learn and God will honor it you will pray with your wife it'll feel awkward and comfortably will even feel forced and God will honor it but you can't just sit around and go I can't do it your little bathtub of self-pity does not lead towards biblical manhood you just entering the fray as imperfect and broken as you are will be honored by the Lord you can do this you can

Channel: The Village Church Resources

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Keywords: Matt Chandler, The Village Church, A Beautiful Design, Together for the Gospel, Retreats, Womanhood, Manhood, Callling, Holy Spirit, Spiritual Climate, Family Devotional, Honor, Encouragement, Self- Pity

Id: 1a9VxUg435c

Length: 2min 37sec (157 seconds)

Published: Wed Nov 19 2014