Statistics show that 80% of people who commit suicide in mid-life are men. Often they quit and nobody knows they’ve quit. Men are every bit as emotional as women, but have less opportunity to show it. There are shelves upon shelves of women’s magazines, but how many men’s magazines can you name that do not have sexual content. Many men in the middle of their lives do not feel appreciated. They continue in the same routine day after day until one day they decide they can’t take it any longer. Inside every man there is a battle between the king and the kid. Too many of us men spend a large part of our lives looking for the king, but end up acting like a kid. Our community and prisons are filled with would be kings who won’t wait for their turn or don’t want to share or lash out when they can’t get their own way. These are all traits of kids, but there is hope. Joseph was put in prison, but when the Pharaoh sent for him he left the cell, shaved, changed his clothes and put on the mentality of a king (Gen 41 v 14). The aim of Men’s Fellowship is to equip each other for our role as kings. Too many men coming to Christ, having been saved from the bondage of sin, still act as if they are in chains. The kid is still in control.
If we’re honest many of us men have wandered into things, but very few of us have been aimed. One issue facing us at the present time is raising children. You cannot raise children without making mistakes. Young men need to be trained for the battles ahead which come with fatherhood. We see an increase in gang culture where teenagers through lack of direction are inventing causes to fight and looking to gain respect without earning it!
Unfortunately most men are trying to play a role nobody has prepared them for. They have not had a father to show them how to be a dad or a husband. Let’s use David as an example. He was anointed to be king, but had no expertise of how to behave in a palace. God provided a way for him to gain the skills needed for the next chapter of his life (1 Samuel 16 v 21). Nobody wakes up and decides to mess up; we must prepare our men to succeed.
Usually, when we mess up it is the kid in us taking control. The desire of Men’s Fellowship is to stop the kid from killing the king. I encourage all men to come along and share their wisdom and all women to continue to support us with your prayers.
April 18, 2009 - Filed under cogic uk
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