Understanding the Purpose and Power of Men

Understanding the Purpose and Power of Men

Remember that the man wasn‘t meant to fulfill the v i sion himself. God created the woman to enable the man to accomplish the purpose for which they were both created. Everything the woman has was made to help the male. All

her abilities were designed for his vision. Therefore, the woman‘s pur pose cannot be truly fulfilled with out the man‘s pu rpose — and vice versa. God has special plans for each woman‘s gifts and talents. Yet

Vision is more

important than

money or even

discipline.

because of the way he designed humanity, a woman needs a man who has vision in order for all her purposes to be fulfilled. This applies not only to marriage but also to the church and to the workplace. Ministers, employers, and others in leadership positions need to provide vision for those whom they are leading. Otherwise, the things they and their followers are involved in doing will lack meaning and be unfulfilling. When a man has no vision, he causes a woman to feel insecure. One of the saddest things a husband can do is to sit down with his wife and say, ―What should we do?‖ That sounds very nice and democratic. However, because it is the man‘s responsibility to provide vision, his having a goal and direction in life brings her a needed sense of security. Vision is therefore more important than money. A man may have a large amount of money, but no vision beyond accruing wealth or indulging in wild speculation. He might have hit pay dirt in some deal, but this doesn‘t mean he has vision. Many wealthy people don‘t have real purpose in life. Men need vision even before discipline, because discip line comes from vision. Discipline comes as you plan ahead and make sacrifices to fulfill your vision.

God Always Provides for the Vision

How do you know your vision will come to fruition? Rest assured that God always provides for the vision He gives us. The Garden was God‘s provision to enable Adam to carry out the dominion purpose He had given him. God will always support and sustain His own vision. That is

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