Re-post from Facebook Notes 2 (Men)

I thought I would pass this post along from my Facebook from a couple of years ago. Since this fits in with this blog I thought I would put it in a more respectable place. Enjoy and comment! Saturday, July 12, 2008 at 12:29am · this is a note to all Christian men, some of whom are listed (sorry if you aren't on the list, i'm not judging you if you aren't somehow "man-quality"...it's just men i view as leaders in just being good Christian men). this is how a man acts, thinks, and lives: like Christ, for we are brothers in Him and He is our brother (...and sister, and mother, and friend...) - does not give up, but knows exactly when to quit - knows love, all of its types, and expresses them in their right contexts - shys away attention to himself - seeks the best end for all - is: loyal, trustworty, strong, encouraging, a peacemaker, - does not play with a girl's/woman's heart - admits his fears, but trusts in the Lord - knows "...the way, the truth, and the life..." - would give up his life for those he loves - can be open with other men about hardships - respects authority, even when it goes against his wishes - is a leader to somebody - here are some things to ponder: - pain is weakness leaving the body - what is strength? true strength makes you unbreakable, power gives you authority, but love ends wars. power corrupts, and absolute power corrupts absolutely. - endurance means not giving up, and it is a lifestyle not a token. it's a goal taken up daily, just like your faith in Christ - there is a time for everything under heaven - there are NOT two types of people: Christians and non-Christians, there are two types of sinners: forgiven and unforgiven -a mercenary is an excellent fighter and survivor...for no cause but himself. a warrior is one who is loyal, and earns greater respect. as a merc, you die alone and with no name. as a warrior, you saved by your band of brothers and others would die for your name and your cause. i read this quote in the book a friend gave me, Boy Meets Girl: Say Hello to Romance: "The world cries for men who are strong--strong in conviction, strong to lead, to stand, to suffer. i pray that you will be that kind of man--glad that God made you a man, glad to shoulder the burden of manliness in a time when to do so will often bring contempt." Elisabeth Elliot "we few, we happy few, we band of brothers; for he today that sheds his blood with me shall be my brother...and gentlemen in England, now a-bed shall think themselves accursed they were not here; and hold their manhoods cheap whiles any speaks that fought with us." - Henry V at Agincourt "You cannot lead these men unless you are prepared to do what is necessary to defeat evil." Ra's Al Ghul, Batman Begins. (it's out of context but still a good quote) "it is an honor to be wounded in the service of the Lord." - Rick Joyner "beauty is not only a terrible thing, it is also a mysterious thing. there God and the Devil strive for mastery, and the battleground is the heart of men." - Fyodor Dostoyevsky "the place where God calls you is the place where your deep gladness and the world's deep hunger meet." - Christopher Fry here are some verses for all you men (from my NIV and my NASB Bibles). these are mainly specific to men...of course there are other verses that could be shared, but these picked from my all favorite verse stash: OT-------------- -Genesis 15:6 "Then he believed in the LORD; and He reckoned it to him as righteousness.” -Exodus 18:21 “Furthermore, you shall select out of all the people able men who fear God, men of truth, those who hate dishonest gain; and you shall place these over them as leaders of thousands, of hundreds, of fifties, and of tens.” -Deuteronomy: 1:30-31 " 'The LORD your God who goes before you will Himself fight on your behalf...and in the wilderness where you saw how the LORD your God carried you, just as a man carries his son, in all the way which you have walked until you came to this place.' " 8:5-6 "Thus you are to know in your heart that the LORD your God was disciplining you just as a man disciplines his son. Therefore, you shall keep the commandments of the LORD your God, to walk in His ways and to fear Him." 23:14 "Since the LORD your God walks in the midst of your camp to deliver you and to defeat your enemies before you, therefore your camp must be holy; and He must not see anything indecent among you or He will turn away from you." -Joshua 6:12 "The angel of the LORD appeared to him and said to him, 'the LORD is with you, O valiant warrior." -1 Samuel 10:10b "and the Spirit of God came upon him mightily, so that he prophesied among them." 13:14b "The LORD has sought out for Himself a man after His own heart..." 16:7b "...for God sees not as man sees, for man looks at the outward appearance, but the LORD looks at the heart." 16:18b "...a mighty man of valor, a warrior, one prudent in speech, and a handsome man; and the LORD is with him." -2 Samuel 7:28-29 “ ‘Now, O Lord God, You are God, and Your words are truth, and You have promised this thing to Your servant. Now therefore, may it please You to bless the house of Your servant, that it may continue forever before You. For You, O Lord GOD, have spoken; and with Your blessing may the house of Your servant be blessed forever.” -Job 28:28 "...and to man He said, 'behold, the fear of the Lord, that is wisdom; and to depart from evil is understanding.' " 38:3a "Now gird up your loins like a man." 40:10 "Adorn yourself with eminence and dignity, and clothe yourself with honor and majesty." -Psalm 21:2 "For you have given him his heart's desire; you have held back nothing that he requested." 119:9-11 "How can a young man keep his way pure? By keeping it according to Your word. With all my heart I have sought You; do not let me wander from Your commandments. Your word I have treasured in my heart, that I might not sin against You." 45:3-4 "Gird your sword upon your side, O mighty one, clothe yourself with spelndor and majesty. In your majesty ride forth victoriously." -Proverbs: 1:5 "A wise man will hear and increase in learning, and a man of understanding will acquire counsel." 4:23 "Above all else, guard your heart, because it affects everything you do." 24:5 "A wise man is strong; yea, a man of knowledge increaseth strength." 31:30 "Charm is deceitful and beauty is vain, but a woman who fears the LORD, she shall be praised." *(31:10-31 is your kind of girl, men) 19:21 "Many plans are in a man's heart, but the counsel of the LORD will stand." 20:24 "Man's steps are ordained by the LORD, how then can man understand his way?" 27:17 "Iron sharpens iron so one man sharpens another." -Ecclesiasties: 7:12 "For wisdom is protection just as money is protection, but the advantage of knowledge is that wisdom preserves the lives of its possessors." 9:1 "For I have taken all this to my heart and explain it that righteous men, wise men, and their deeds are in the hand of God. Man does not know whether it will be love or hatred; anything awaits him." 9:9 "Enjoy life with the woman whom you love all the days of your fleeting life which He has given to you under the sun; for this is your reward in life and in your toil in which you have labored under the sun." - NT---------------- -Acts 28:31 "Boldly and without hindrance he preached the kingdom of God and taught about the Lord Jesus Christ." -Romans 12:9-10 "Love must be sincere. Hate what is evil; cling to what is good. Be devoted to one another in brotherly love. Honor one another above yourselves." -Romans 14:15-16 "If your brother is distressed because of what you eat, you are no longer acting in love. Do not by your own eating destroy your brother for what you consider good to be spoken of as evil." 1 Cor 7 is a good chapter on marriage (or lack thereof): -v.7a "Nevertheless, each one of you should retain the place in life that the Lord assigned to him and to which God has called him." -v. 27 "Are you bound to a wife? Do not seek to be released. Are you released from a wife? Do not seek a wife." -v. 32-33 "But I want you to be free from concern. One who is unmarried is concerned about the things of the Lord, how he may please the Lord; but one who is married is concerned about the things of the world, how he may please his wife..." -2 Thes. 2:13 "But we should always give thanks to God for you, brethren beloved by the Lord, because God has chosen you from the beginning for salvation through sanctification by the Spirit and faith in the truth." -Hebrews 12:4-14 "You have not yet resisted to the point of shedding blood in your striving against sin; and you have forgotten the exhortation which is addressed to you as sons, 'my son, do not regard lightly the discipline of the Lord, nor faint when you are reprooved by Him; for those whom the Lord loves He disciplines, and he scourges every son whom He receives.' It is for discipline that you endure; God deals with you as with sons; for what son is there whom his father does not discipline? But if you are without discipline, of which all of you are partakers, then you are illegitimate children and not sons. Furthermore, we had earthly fathers to discipline us, and we respected them; shall we not much rather be subject to the Father of spirits, and live? For they disciplined us for a short time and as seemed best to them, but He disciplines for our good, so that we may share His holiness. All discipline for the moment seems not to be joyful, but sorrowful; yet to those who have been trained by it, afterwards it yields the peaceful fruit of righteousness. Therefore, strengthen the hands that are weak and the knees that are feeble, and make straight paths for your feet, so that the limb which is lame may not be put out of joint, but rather be healed. Pursue peace with all men, and the sanctification without which no one will see the Lord."