If you know me personally, meaning if I'm not just some words on a computer, you know or at least heard something about my trip to Kansas City for New Years. I drove 9 hours to be apart of an amazing time of prayer, worship, and teaching. This event was held by the International House Of Prayer, and they called it "onething". 29,000+ attended this event, and probably millions more streamed it over the internet. I would love to take more about my experiences there, but I have to stay on track. However, the reason I bring "onething" up is because of what I heard there.
Corey Russell, is on the Senior Leadership Team at IHOP, kicked off "onething" with a message named "Declaration of Dependence" (Video: http://bit.ly/hL4tRM). The message was powerful, and I think the best message out of the four days. What I took away from this message was a unprecedented rising up of this generation must and will occur. However, the Devil has placed several destructive stumbling blocks for this generation. These include materialism, selfishness, idleness, etc... Once again, I would love to keep going on this awesome message, but watch the video because Corey Russell explains it better then I can.
As I strive for authentication in my life, I must start to things I know as FACTS! One of those facts is that I am a male. I bring this us because I feel Godly urge in what Russell said that we live in a world of " extended adolescence". Children strive to obtain adulthood, however somewhere in the middle we settle for the middle ground. I fell this is because of the absence of true masculinity. If we look at the society's view of masculinity we see a dumb down, weak, feminine and passive men. GOD has step up men, husbands to become head of the household. (Eph. 5:24). If a revival is on the verge, then We, MEN!!!! need to wake up and step up to the plate, and be men; become the head of the household, and head of the church. Find beauty in masculinity.
AHH!!!!! Men step out of artificiality, and into authenticity. Get out of the "I will's" and step into the "I did". Take your proper role as a male. God has placed tons of responsibility into the male gender, and it must start with us. However, we must first submit ourselves to the husband of all, Jesus. The Bible describes the church, in the book of Revelation, as the bride of Christ. We must learn from him on how to become a true man.
My brain is so scattered right now, I want to go into 1,000 different directions all at once. I wish I can explain the vital roll of the male. Satan knows this so, he attacks the masculinity image. Let me tell you something he has overwhelming became the victor. Men must become men of knowledge,valor,honor but, at last show humbleness. I'm working at it myself, I'm speaking to the choir. However, God has filled my soul with the spirit of a mighty warrior, a true masculine spirit. A spirit that will fight to capture the won that he loves. One that battles day in and day out. A restless spirit who will not settle for mediocrity but, strive for greatness.
-The Nashvillian
A regular 20 something who wants to discover Godly, and authentic beauty.
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