Understanding the Purpose and Power of Men

Understanding the Purpose and Power of Men

spirited attitude of not wanting to be beaten. God gave him this attitude to help him overcome obstacles in life. Nothing makes a woman prouder than to see her mighty man of va lor standing against the odds. Every male is supposed to have this spirit. When he doesn‘t, he‘s not fully functioning. A male always wants to outdo. This is one reason men are so competitive. Sports are more attractive to males than

females because they provide a release for this drive to excel. For example, many men have a basketball team that they call their own. Maybe it‘s the Lakers or the Bullets. These men don‘t play on those teams, practice with them, or even watch them

A man’s ego

needs to be

built on

the Word.

work out, but they relish the competition they represent. A man may never have visited Los Angeles, but when the Lake rs win, he‘ll have a celebration. He never played basketball in his life, but he‘s as proud of their a ccomplishments as if he were part of the team himself. A man isn‘t meant to release his drive to excel just on the basketball court. There are men who can shoot a three pointer, but who don‘t bring up their children to rely on the Lord. There are men who have all kinds of sports trophies, but who haven‘t learned to take their drive and channel it properly through the Word of God, using faith to feed it. The mark of a man who knows God is, ―I know I can make it, and nobody can stop me.‖ So ego, in itself, is not a bad thing. Having a drive to excel is good because it‘s part of a man‘s equipment for le a dership. When a man has to bring his family through a dif ficult situation, he‘d better have some ego. He‘d better believe in himself to the point that he can say, ―This thing can‘t overcome me. My God will supply all my needs.‖ He can be confident because He trusts in God‘s provision. He can be strong because He believes he is everything that God says he is in Christ. That‘s the definition of a redeemed ego. Ego needs to be built on the Word, but when it has been corrupted by sin, Satan uses it to tempt men to con nive, scheme, and even kill one other. That‘s not what God

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