My friend Martin and I have figured out most of the world's ills down here in Mexico while drinking a coke. Well, okay, maybe we've only solved one or two, but no one will listen to us. Maybe one of us should run for president of the US or Mexico. Or maybe not.
One thing we have figured out over the past 2 years and after having had many cokes. This is it. The church needs more strong men to come forward and live an example for others to follow. We need men who have commitment to Christ, who love their families, and who are not perfect, but authentic, real. We need men of prayer, men who can weather storms, men who don't quit.
We need men in places of leadership in the church, men who will teach, men who will serve in areas of their strength and in some areas that might stretch them. We need men to challenge each other, especially in the realm of leadership. We don't need any yesmen who say yes to every thing proposed just because the person presenting it had a nice, high tech presentation and appealed strongly to all involved. If it's a bad idea, say so. If it costs too much money, say so.
We need men who will struggle, wrestle in prayer over families in their neighborhood, at work, and in their church. Yes, wrestle, fight for other men and their families in prayer. We need men who will study the Word of God and dig in deep, not just wade in ankle deep with shallow Bible studies, but in depth , applying the whole Bible to life.
We need many good men to step up and be the example Christ desires and the example He lived.
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