Father's Day, Men, Mom

Feels like it's been so long since I wrote something...only been a lil over a week though. My mother called me and my friend in her room to watch television and I saw a nice clip of a TD Jakes sermon yesterday (Father's Day), it was talking about becoming a man. A true man. Lately this topic has been on my brain and people have been talking more about it too for some reason. Since I only caught a small portiion of it he didn't mention any bible verses. What he talked about though was:

1) Men need to know how and not be afraid to express our emotions. 'Specially to other men.

How are we gonna grow as people and in relationships (friendships, boyfriend-girlfriend, marriage, whatever!!) if we can't tell one another that something's wrong?

2) Men need to talk to their women [in their lives] more.

TD Jakes mentioned that he was astonished by the fact that women didn't hear a whole lot of their men talking to them. And he made his point by using the age old question: A woman asks a man, "What are you thinking?" The man says, "Nuthin'!"

3) Men must put away their 'childhood' toys.

Maybe their toys in the literal sense but most of what he was talking about were men's [past] gateways to sin. He said that men NEED to know what their weaknesses are so they know how to fight them.

4) There's someone in your life that can bring the man out of the kid in you. Some men are still kids inside.

There's a bundle of truth to this! I've seen it myself plenty. Mr. Jakes used the story of David as an example for this. David became king at a very young age, he was still a kid but God pulled him to that position so he could become the great man God always knew he could be! Once someone sees the potential it needs to be cultivated. Maybe it won't be easy but once the journey is near it's end (the kid becomes that man) both parties will be all the better for it. And God will look down from heaven smiling. (Last couple sentences, my thoughts. lol)

5) Encouragement goes a long way.

In this point he talked about gaining approval from father. He mentioned how 'dad's smile is worth more than 1000 kisses from mom' to a male. It holds true. There's a mother's love...which is enduring, everlasting, and very sweet. And there's a father's a lil' sharp/blunt, patient, strong. But no matter who you are to this man in your life [or anyone for that matter] mother, father, co-worker, spouse, or friend let these men know that you care. They'll be there for you just like you were there for them.

For those of us who don't have a father in our lives (or a good one for that matter) we've gotta remember our Father in Heaven. His love allows us to make mistakes and come back to him. Experiences! :-) And after all that we know that we can count on Him to take care of our needs. It makes us even stronger to trust in Him.

As long as we come to know God we can become strong men [and ya'll women too] of standard. And as a friend of mine has shown me:

I come to know God by experience, and I obey Him as he accomplishes his works through me. (Keep it in mind) I've found myself saying it throughout my day. And I believe it.
And I wanna thank my mother for being the great woman of God she is and for taking the time out to show me, my friends, and my brother what that program was about! You guys just don't know!! lol I love you mom!