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Be A Man That Walks In God’s Glory

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A man must pursue God goodness, holiness, direction in order to lead his family on this journey. A man must have the inner strength to lead his family through the hardships of this world. If a man developes inner strength, fuel by worldly things, one will fail at some point in time. Inner strength given by God will bring about confidence will cause the man be gentle and will do things in love (I Corinthians 11:16:13-14) He will have a spiritual backbone for leading his family. Today’s paths are filled with adversaries. A man must have wisdom and have self-control. In Proverbs 22:24-25, it says not to even associate with a man given to anger, lest you learn his ways.

A man must have a prayer life, (I suggest a prayer life title, “Enter The Throne Room of God) in order to lead his family and the church he attends. He should at times pray with others, especially with his wife. A wife feels more secured and loved with her praying husband and as she walks through life. If she becomes afraid, she not only finds strength in the Lord, but runs to her husband for security an strength. This is a new trinty of Christ, man and woman ( I Peter 3:1-6). Being frighten will only last a moment if she is filled with the Holy Spirit. But she may need to have just a little more, and seeing Jesus within you will help to melt away her fears. She will gladly submit to her husband. (I Perter 3:1). This verse says, “you husbands likewise, live with your wives, in an understanding way, as with a weaker vessel, since she a woman, and grant her honor as a fellow heir of the grace of life, so that your prayer may not be hindered.”

The first scary thing about this verse is the last, “that your prayer may not be hindered.” If a wife does not see Christ in you, she may feel insecured. She may become afraid and scared to submit to you.

If you take time to worship the Lord and allow the Holy Spirit to consume you, loving her as Christ, your wife will follow you and submit with an incredible love. That is, if she is a Christian. If she is a Christian, she will feel the presences of God with you. With this new trinty existing, you will be saturated with His glory, love and divine guidance.

Men should teach things of God to their sons. Men are commanded to do so in Deuteronomy 6:6-7. Also when they are older teach them about the family and how to bless their wives. Remind them that they should do what is right and good in the sight of the Lord, that it may be well with them (Deuteronomy 6:18).

Father’s, do not provoke your children to anger: but bring them up in the discipline and instruction of the Lord (Ephesians 6:4).

I have seen husbands/wives, that will emotionally and mentally abuse their spouse in order to drive them out of the home. Then they say that they did no wrong because the other spouse left, in order for the church to think different about the situation.

On just about every page of the bible, one can find something on how to know God, consequences of actions, examples of Jesus and wisdom.

There is one more thing I would like to mention, and that is about the times we live. Yes, natural weather needs to be watch. But what is not mentioned often is the behavior of people. The bible states that things will be like in the “days of Noah.” I look at the wickedness of people. I have seen so called Christians become hostile to each other because they did not vote like them, or the color of carpet to be bought for their sanctuary. People are getting more wicked and accepting things that are not right in the eyes of the Lord.

The sad part is that the people have not become as wicked as they were in the days of Noah. The Christian man must be so close to the Lord in order to hear God tell him where he must go to be safe. I am not suggesting to run for the hills. I am suggesting that each on of us, especially men, to do as the Lord instructs. He might have you go on vacation on certain days to avoid a mishap. Or maybe stay home instead of going some place. Just stay close to the Lord so He can move and direct your path. Allow God to be a part of your whole being and feeling His glory.

Beloved men of God, this is the greatest gift you will ever receive. It is the greatest gift you can give your family. Your children may not know why your home brings peace and comfort to them. But they will be drawn to your home and not forget the peace.

Men, this is a high calling. Leave a legacy for your children. Allow God to breathe on you. Teach your children the things of God. Be faithful to God and meet Him daily. Repent of any wrong doing or thinking. Have a direct line to God. You and your wife were made for this moment in time. Live it to the fullness of God. Reflect God.

World Economics Changed For One

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My daughter Tiffany needed braces. We decided we did not want to pay it over a period of 18 months. A few years earlier, we had invested in some gold. I shared with my husband that the price of gold was lower than what we had paid for it. We talked it over and decided to sell it on a certain date which was about three weeks later. I watched the price of gold and it stayed low. When we woke up on the target date, the price was over what we had paid. My husband went to the bank and collected the money. We had more than enough. The following day, the gold dropped back down to the low price it was before our sell date. I wondered how many other Christians needed to sell their gold that day. Or were we the only ones. Did God change the price of gold just for us? That thought does not really matter. What matters is that our loving Father changed the world economics for one family.

Before this point in time, God did test our obedience concerning money. When you have four or five children plus who ever they brought home, the food in the house could be slim. That would be the time God would ask us to do something. It could have been to give money or food to someone. One time it was to buy a sleeping bag for a homeless person. When we were obedient, God would always have someone ask our family over for dinner or unexpected money would arrive.

We believed and taught our children that a family works together and to not expect money for chores. Sometimes we would pay for things they wanted. We paid for extra school activities. For example an instrument for band, pep squad uniforms, choir outfits and Gold Duster uniforms.

We now have grandchildren and they are taught not to expect money when they help us. Two of our children live in near by towns and we would rather spoil our grandchildren. They never know if we will pay them. We do have some pre-arranged work for pay. For example, my health prevents me from feeding my animals. I have horses, peacocks, ducks and chickens. Feeding them is not easy especially when it rains. Plus one day a week the younger ones will help the older ones feed. We all know that most of the time by doing this, it takes longer.

My children have taught my grandchildren to give a tenth of what they make back to the church. This warms my heart with such joy. The preschool children may give all they have to missionaries. I have seen my teenage grandchildren give all they have to someone in

Sharing your money begins in your heart. Giving money to spread the news about Jesus generally begins with how much you love Jesus and letting it to spill over in other areas.

Beloved, give some time to your church and the spreading of the words of Jesus. Many forget about giving time to help the church or others.

Now, I do understand the fear of living from pay check to pay check. Please start saving a little at a time toward getting out of debt. An excellent study for your finances is Dave Ramsey’s Financial Peace Institute. It is wise to tithe (giving a tenth of your income) to your church and watch and see what God will do. But if you do this trying to get God give you more…well that will not work. All things are done because of your love. I took a class that was free at a local church.

Dave Ramsey Financial Peace Institute: https://www.daveramsey.com/?gclid=EAIaIQobChMI-9PmwPb94gIVFbnACh2_kQXnEAAYASAAEgJ0TfD_BwE