The Way We Are Made

What are the things that really make you excited? What are you passionate about? What gives you a sense of fulfillment? Is it work? Is it sports? Is it hunting or fishing?

Did you know that God made us in such a way that we are suppose to get enjoyment from those things? We were made to work hard. Even before the whole Adam and Eve thing. Right at the start. God made us and gave us a job. We were suppose to tend the garden and multiply. When you think about it, that is really freeing. No wonder we want to work hard and have lots of sex. We were made that way! That is awesome.

Sure there are a few boundaries to keep us safe. Like we should work ourselves to death and multiple partners will spread disease. However the fact is, we are men. We are different than women and that is a good thing.

I like sports. I was made that way. It is all right to be competitive and to play hard. I like to hunt. It is in my genes. That is all right too. Some of my best memories of childhood were fishing with my grandfather. So what! I am a man.

It doesn’t mean I have to be an insensitive jerk to the women in my life. But I am not a woman. I don’t need to be in touch with my feminine side. My wife is that side. I love and appreciate her for who she is, and I need to be who God made me to be.

Sometimes I need to be with guys. I just need a place to release and express myself for who I am. Sometimes it is ok to get together with the men and to talk about things.

New Life Valley Ministries is for men like me. We have house churches. We have men’s groups. And best of all, we have guys just like me who like to get together with other guys and be men. Real men. I am sick of trying to be something that I am not. How about you?

- A Real Man