I just got home from my weekly men’s group. I feel so peaceful. Tonight was my night to share and I unpacked some of my emotional and spiritual junk. The response I received was unparalleled by any other experience in my life. I am encouraged! They identified with my pain and my struggles and they spoke life to me in a way no one has in the past 12 years.
They prayed blessings over me and anointed my head with oil. They prophesied a renewed mind and a protected mind. They shared words of encouragement and words of purpose. I felt at peace in a way I have never felt around men before.
Imagine sharing some of your most embarrassing details with a group of men. Imagine feeling strengthened because they accept you and hold you to a standard of desiring the things of God without holding you to an impossible standard of perfect behavior.
Godly men are a formidable force. And when I say “godly”, I don’t mean mean who are without blemish or who admit to no faults. Godly men are men who are weak and make mistakes and who admit that they make mistakes and they ask God to empower them to love him and love other men as themselves.
Real men are lovers. Real men love people. Real men inspire other men. Real men instill strength in younger men. Real men hold each other accountable because we are stronger as a whole than as individuals.
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