Before we dive into the next book I feel like I need to share this. In 2011 a church in Georgia made a movie about men and fathers becoming who they were called to be. For the movie the group Casting Crowns wrote a song with the same title.
We were made to be courageous
We were made to lead the way
We could be the generation
That finally breaks the chains
We were made to be courageous
We were made to be courageous
We were warriors on the front lines
Standing unafraid
But now we're watchers on the sidelines
While our families slip away
Where are you, men of courage?
You were made for so much more
Let the pounding of our hearts cry
We will serve the Lord
We were made to be courageous
And we're taking back the fight
We were made to be courageous
And it starts with us tonight
The only way we'll ever stand
Is on our knees with lifted hands
Make us courageous
Lord, make us courageous
This is our resolution
Our answer to the call
We will love our wives and children
We refuse to let them fall
We will reignite the passion
That we buried deep inside
May the watchers become warriors
Let the men of God arise
We were made to be courageous
And we're taking back the fight
We were made to be courageous
And it starts with us tonight
The only way we'll ever stand
Is on our knees with lifted hands
Make us courageous
Lord, make us courageous
Seek justice
Love mercy
Walk humbly with your God
In the war of the mind
I will make my stand
In the battle of the heart
And the battle of the hand
In the war of the mind
I will make my stand
In the battle of the heart
And the battle of the hand
We were made to be courageous
And we're taking back the fight
We were made to be courageous
And it starts with us tonight
The only way we'll ever stand
Is on our knees with lifted hands
Make us courageous
Lord, make us courageous
We were made to be courageous
Lord, make us courageous
(http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pkM-gDcmJeM)
We were made to courageously lead. We could be the generation that finally does break the chains. We can take our place on the front lines again, and be Men of God who stand firmly. And as it says, the only way we ever stand is on our knees with lifted hands. Look at the strength and honor pictures to the left.
We were made to be courageous, it starts with us right now. We must be men of courage who refuse to let our families slip away and our world fall farther from God. We have been given strong, passionate hearts that we are to live from. So may God empower us to be courageous as we take our place and act like men.
"Iron sharpens iron, so one man sharpens another."
To God alone be the Glory!
Strength and Honor
We are inviting any man whose heart is willing and courageous to join us in this resolution.
ReplyDeleteIn my home, the decision has already been made.
You don’t have to ask who will guide my family, because by God’s grace, I will.
You don’t have to ask who will teach my son to follow Christ, because l will.
Who will accept the responsibility of providing and protecting my family? I will.
Who will ask God to break the chain of destructive patterns in my family’s history? I will.
Who will pray for and bless my children to boldly pursue whatever God calls them to do?
I am their father. l will.
I accept this responsibility, and it is my privilege to embrace it.
I want the favor of God and his blessing on my home.
Any good man does.
So where are you, men of courage?
Where are you, fathers who fear the Lord?
It’s time to rise up and answer the call that God has given to you and to say, “I will. I will. I will.”