over the course of the last few months, i've toyed with the idea of blogging my thoughts, ideas and encounters that i experience. one may say, but why? well, just as i've been encouraged by what many of my friends who have shared in their own blogs, i felt "heck, why not?"
by God's unmerited favor, also known as GRACE, i've come along way from the man i used to be, i've been in a season of my life, that as a man, God has given me the ability to be open, honest and transparent to other brothers in what i experience in life. my heart aches for the endless amounts of brothers who give so much of themselves for the sake of the ministry that at times we run on empty. i feel we don't have a safe haven, a place that as a man, i can share my most haunting pain, disappointment, hurt, discouragement, anger etc. to other brother. a brother that will love me, encourage me and if need be, CORRECT me.
i've chosen to share my life, my story, my experiences . . . . . the good the bad and the ugly. why? because in all sincerity, i truly feel that the generation before us, powerful men of God who did awesome and mighty things for the Kingdom, many who are now entering the prime and golden years in life. those who are or have reach the season of handing it all over, to a younger generation. those men who have kept the faith, some have gone on to be with their Creator, many if not all have gone to the grave with a wounded and bleeding soul, because they took their, hurt, pain and suffering with them.
as men in ministry can certainly attest to the fact, we will reach a point of wanting to give up and throw in the towel, yet somehow we continue do what He has called to do. YES, even we need a place to be open and honest a place that we can feel safe, a place where we will not be judged for our feelings and thoughts. if we are not careful, literally it's only a matter of time before we explode, because, as i like to say, "we CHOOSE to suffer in silence", and that's one of the worse things we can do.
simply put, if you were at a crossroad, you have several options at your disposal. you could go FORWARD, you could go BACKWARD, you could turn LEFT or you could turn RIGHT. in plain sight those are the only options available. but the reality of it, there are not FOUR options, but FIVE. and no, it's not going "up" (what, you've got wings or something??) the other option is doing NOTHING. doing nothing is a decision in itself. if we choose not to go FORWARD, BACKWARD, LEFT or RIGHT, then we have made a decision to do nothing, and that's a dangerous place to be. when we've knowingly made a decision to do nothing and suffer in silence, rather than make the decision to "MAN UP" and be proactive.
to all who read this and future postings, but especially my brothers, my male counterparts, we need, we truly need to know and understand, not only in our mind, but in our spirit, that I AM NOT ALONE IN THIS. hopefully you'll be encouraged and in some regards, relate to what is shared, ultimately it is ALL to bring GLORY TO GOD AND GOD ALONE.
strength and honor,
[dM]
by God's unmerited favor, also known as GRACE, i've come along way from the man i used to be, i've been in a season of my life, that as a man, God has given me the ability to be open, honest and transparent to other brothers in what i experience in life. my heart aches for the endless amounts of brothers who give so much of themselves for the sake of the ministry that at times we run on empty. i feel we don't have a safe haven, a place that as a man, i can share my most haunting pain, disappointment, hurt, discouragement, anger etc. to other brother. a brother that will love me, encourage me and if need be, CORRECT me.
i've chosen to share my life, my story, my experiences . . . . . the good the bad and the ugly. why? because in all sincerity, i truly feel that the generation before us, powerful men of God who did awesome and mighty things for the Kingdom, many who are now entering the prime and golden years in life. those who are or have reach the season of handing it all over, to a younger generation. those men who have kept the faith, some have gone on to be with their Creator, many if not all have gone to the grave with a wounded and bleeding soul, because they took their, hurt, pain and suffering with them.
as men in ministry can certainly attest to the fact, we will reach a point of wanting to give up and throw in the towel, yet somehow we continue do what He has called to do. YES, even we need a place to be open and honest a place that we can feel safe, a place where we will not be judged for our feelings and thoughts. if we are not careful, literally it's only a matter of time before we explode, because, as i like to say, "we CHOOSE to suffer in silence", and that's one of the worse things we can do.
simply put, if you were at a crossroad, you have several options at your disposal. you could go FORWARD, you could go BACKWARD, you could turn LEFT or you could turn RIGHT. in plain sight those are the only options available. but the reality of it, there are not FOUR options, but FIVE. and no, it's not going "up" (what, you've got wings or something??) the other option is doing NOTHING. doing nothing is a decision in itself. if we choose not to go FORWARD, BACKWARD, LEFT or RIGHT, then we have made a decision to do nothing, and that's a dangerous place to be. when we've knowingly made a decision to do nothing and suffer in silence, rather than make the decision to "MAN UP" and be proactive.
to all who read this and future postings, but especially my brothers, my male counterparts, we need, we truly need to know and understand, not only in our mind, but in our spirit, that I AM NOT ALONE IN THIS. hopefully you'll be encouraged and in some regards, relate to what is shared, ultimately it is ALL to bring GLORY TO GOD AND GOD ALONE.
strength and honor,
[dM]
Hearing this really encourages that I need to be more open about what I feel Dave. You know what my life has been through for over the last year or two. God has broken me of things and is showing me things in my life that I still need work in. But if it wasnt for opening up and telling my thoughts or feelings and just keeping them inside I really dont know where I would be. Thanks Dave for your words not only as man of God but as a Spiritual Father, and one of my closest friends in Life......
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