#61 S3 EP22: The Beginning of A Soul-searching Journey into Men's Significance

It's like , you know , because you know sometimes , you know you sit down and you read , but it's another thing where you can go about your day and still listen to it . That's why I say a portable Bible study .

We beg you for getting through anything we might have said , done or thought that's not pleasing your sight that you will grace you , forgive us and cast your back into the midst of hell , where it came from .

We pray in the name of Jesus for the ones who have no desires and know who you are , that you will touch them in a way that they can know Definitely it's you . We pray in the name of Jesus for the ones that know what disaster , know who you are but lost their way , that you return them unto you .

We pray in the name of Jesus , you just have your way . In Jesus Christ , holy and maximum name , we say thank you and we say amen , amen and amen .

We're not going to be before you very long , but we wanted to kind of bring an introduction to you as we are going through our series of revival and we've been through , you know , like physical revival in regards to our minds and body language and all of those things , and so now we shift over into manhood .

Amen , we have four interviews coming back to back for men Primarily . You'll hear Michael here interviewing them . You'll hear me a little bit , not much , mostly him . Amen , because just simply nobody can tell about a man better than a man Get that right . Absolutely so , ladies , definitely .

Let's keep our ears open , amen , and hearts open to what they are saying . Hallelujah . Definitely want to , as women , lift their men up , amen , and really , as the Bible says , you ought to respect them . Requirement for men is for love us as women , and for us as women , we're supposed to respect our men .

So we dedicate the month of October to manhood , what it likes to be , what it looks like to be a man , the role of the man , michael , you want to add to that .

But men , I mean , it's almost like you can't and I'm got a little human with me , but it's almost like you don't respect a cat to understand the values and the roles of a dog In that sense , and it puts a perspective and a light on that Men definitely is needed in a role .

So when they come on they will talk about who they are and what they're about . And you know , we're just so excited about this revival because you know , the Lord is awakening some things we didn't even realize was asleep . What you think , honey ?

It's like , hey , I'm not the only one . You know , sometimes we ask men as well as women . You know , we look back and see , we go through things in life and we're always wondering , hey , am I the only one ?

But this gives us an outlook and say , hey , we're not , because it's easy to go through stuff if you don't have you know , certain things in life or certain role models in life . It almost like you got to learn everything on your own .

And I think with these four guys it was like , you know , it was almost putting me in the perspective for the hey , look , I'm not the only one that goes through this stuff . It's part of the life cycle , of what men has to go through .

You know , the role of the man is so , so vital , more vital than a lot of , not only women , but men as well , don't even realize how important the role of the man in the lives of their wives and the lives of their children and the lives of this world , because it's men are made to be a joke , oftentimes , like they have no stance , like they have no

masculine leniency . When they do , it's just so many times the man seems to me that the man values a woman's , woman's , word of A valour I guess you could say you know what I mean .

Is I mean , am I wrong when I say that , as your wife , you need me to you , not validate you , but Treat you , or treat you as like you're the only man in the world outside of God for me , in regard to like being my hero ?

It goes far beyond that , because we got to understand , as me and we need that , that woman in our lives to . It's more of a Like , a love , love language . It's the affirmation that we get from that , that woman , that that puts us in the mind say , hey , I'm important , I'm important .

Is this not going out and working to your fingers to the bone , bringing home the bacon or bringing home the money , paying the bills ? It goes far beyond that . Right , and that's why I think you know that's what us men we really need . It's not the one to you know , just to hold

it to a standard of you got to do this , you got to do that , you got to do this by this deadline . It's the type that will sit there and say , if we don't meet that deadline , honey , it'll be okay , yeah .

You know how did I play a part in this marriage falling apart ? And you know it's like I said , it's real easy for us to point a finger at him or her which she did and what he did . But you know , with really the focus being on the man , as a woman , in your role , you have to say did I lift him up ? Did I respect him ? Did I honor him ?

Did I put him before other men ? Did I make him stand out among the men that are around you ? You know what I mean . I had to ask God , and that was a tough question because then it meant okay , you got to be intentional about how you treat him . You got to be intentional about how you talk to him .

You got to be intentional about making sure that your children honor him , that your children respect him . You know what I mean . Does that make sense ? And so you know , in these conversations that are coming forth in the next couple of weeks , this is what you're going to get .

You're going to get the perspective outside of Michael and I was from men that we've never actually laid eyes on . But just through this conversation same conversations you will listen to , you're going to find a lot of the same language that you've heard here from them to verify .

To verify or to affirm what Spirit is saying to all of us God has made man , the man head . It started with Adam . As much as us , as women , don't want to admit it . Yeah , we do have a lot to do with the fall , but the fall was a part of the plan .

The man can survive without us , but the man needs us . The man needs his other rib , but God desired to make the woman his other rib . God , he actually took the strongest rib , and I've done a little bit of research a long time ago . I don't have that same research in front of me , just , truth be told , I don't have it in front of me right now .

But what I did learn in that time was that the rib that was pulled out of Adam was actually the strongest rib In his body . He took that rib out and created the woman out of that one rib . This is the one place where a man can be weak and a woman gains authority over him .

This is why men can fall into the hands of a woman through her lips and through her beauty , because that's the strongest part of who he is and in which becomes his weakness . Does that make sense ?

It's not to look down on her as less than you , but the same token it does not mean that you got to baby her , you got to treat her as equal .

The husband , because he loves her , he ought to be listening to her Now , at the end of the day , because the husband respects his wife , she respects his authority , his position , the way that God are dainted to be . Then , out of respect for respect for him and honor of God , she will voice her opinion but allow him to make the final decision .

That that that's headship . That's honoring God , respecting him , him loving her , by listening to her , taking her opinions , her voice , what she's saying into account and then making the final decision because , at the end of the day , god holds who accountable honey .

And the first thing he said well , you gave her to me . He didn't want to take on his responsibility and her out there doing what she wanted to do . He was the final oh God is the final authority . But in that moment he was looking for Adam to say why did you , why did you do , why did you let her do that ? You know , why did you eat the apple ?

And you know his first thing he wanted to blame , but he ain't no blame game . It's not a blame game when it comes down to God . And because he didn't do what he should have done , he said you will work by the brow , sweater your brow all the rest of your life . Yeah , because you didn't do what you should have done , you were supposed to be the head .

You was the one that was supposed to say no , we are not going to do that . God said no , and that's what we're going to do . We're not going to do that , and when and when we can get , when our posture is right as a woman and the man's posture is right as a man , we're able to submit to one another .

This is how we're able to submit to one another . And that was just a pee being . That was just a brief pee being that was coming in the next , for the entire month of October here . Sorry for all the same job , but this is what's coming for the entire month of October , october , october oh , I'm coming up with a new word the entire month of October .

And we wanted to give y'all a peep in . So , michael , you had a script show , thought , or ?

It says in first , on first Peter , chapter three , verse seven . It says likewise ye , husband , dwell with them , according to knowledge , given honor unto the wife as the week , unto the week of vessel , as being heirs together of grace of life , that your prayers be not hindered . See , this was this was saying .

It saying , you know , we got to honor our wife , forgift for me that she's the week of vessel . We supposed to honor our wife . It says right here that , being heirs together of the grace of life , that your prayers be not hindered .

See , when you look down on your wife as the vessel or the week of vessel , or beneath , you wind up having your prayers that you ask God for hindered . And that's something that we really got to think about . If I'm treating my wife less than me , is my prayers going to be answered on a timely fashion according to the will of grace for the God .

I mean , that's a deep thought right there . How treat my wife ? Wow , I mean , you got to think about that for a minute , wow .

We've had a lot of things that we've had to work through and it was a part of the plan that got a part of the process and this is how we grow together and this is how we grow in general you don't quit in the middle of your process .

People are quitting too fast , too soon and you know , one thing that I realized over the years of being married to this young man right beside me is that men , I'm going to say , just because age says you're a man doesn't necessarily mean that you're a man .

But life will teach you how to be a man , just like life will teach you how to be a woman , because in manhood , in womanhood , comes maturity . If you're not willing to grow together , if you're not willing to grow individually , then how can you grow with somebody else ? Let's pray . Did you have a thought before I pray ?

God for you know , we know that they're not here by accident . We know that what we're talking about is not an accident , but it's certainly ordained by you . We pray , god , you will continue to order our footsteps . Continue , god , to lead the way . Father , we submit our hearts and minds , our bodies , to you that you would have your way .

Father , we pray for every man , every boy , every woman and every girl . We pray , god , the job process be a process that will purge out the things that are not like you . Make us more , father . We thank you so much . We bless your name . Read this prayer is pleasing in your sight . Jesus Christ's name , we do pray , amen , amen , amen .