Wanna know who you serve?....Read this.

My brothers, if I could have a moment of your time... I talked to another brother of mine the other day and our conversation caused me to ponder a few things. It's not out of the ordinary, which, is a little bothersome, but, he said "I hate my marriage". I hear this often enough that I'm just plain sick of the Devil. I'm tired of how he manipulates us, deceives us, and drives wedges between families. But, I found out that we've been giving him all the tools he needs and in some cases, providing the weak points for him to hit. Read on...

As men, we strive for many "things" we see as attainable and as a result, we push and push and push some more until we either satisfied our desires or expended so much, that all else fails. We work the hardest for whatever is the god in our lives at any given time. (Stay with me, I'm going somewhere with this). Success, Riches, Fame, Women, all things tangible. Still, after all the teachings and wisdom we've received, we still go the way of the world. We hold fast to our earth bound desires and they draw us away from our God.


Mt 6:24No man can serve two masters: for either he will hate the one, and love the other; or else he will hold to the one, and despise the other. Ye cannot serve God and mammon.

Worldly-mindedness is a common and fatal symptom of hypocrisy, for by no sin can Satan have a surer and faster hold of the soul, under the cloak of a profession of religion. Something the soul will have, which it looks upon as the best thing; in which it has pleasure and confidence above other things. Christ counsels to make our best things the joys and glories of the other world, those things not seen which are eternal, and to place our happiness in them. There are treasures in heaven. It is our wisdom to give all diligence to make our title to eternal life sure through Jesus Christ, and to look on all things here below, as not worthy to be compared with it, and to be content with nothing short of it. It is happiness above and beyond the changes and chances of time, an inheritance incorruptible. The worldly man is wrong in his first principle; therefore all his reasonings and actions therefrom must be wrong. It is equally to be applied to false religion; that which is deemed light is thick darkness. This is an awful, but a common case; we should therefore carefully examine our leading principles by the word of God, with earnest prayer for the teaching of his Spirit. A man may do some service to two masters, but he can devote himself to the service of no more than one. God requires the whole heart, and will not share it with the world. When two masters oppose each other, no man can serve both. He who holds to the world and loves it, must despise God; he who loves God, must give up the friendship of the world. [MHCC commentary]

[about women]
This applies to every area of our natural lives men even serving our wives. In so many marriages we, as the (so called) leaders, serve our wives first, then God. It's the truth. Here's a Quick test...

1. Who hears from you most throughout the day? God or your wife?
2. When it comes time to make a decision for the family, who do you consult first? Do you go to God then tell her what God has said like a Priest would? Or do you talk to her first and consider her opinions so much, that many times you don't even consult God?
3. If your wife says "let's skip church today" do you agree? Do you think God will say "you don't have to come worship me today or I really didn't have anything to tell you"?

Now, don't get offended here, especially with question #2. All I'm saying is, that direction is supposed to come from above. I'm not saying that she won't have input or wisdom to provide. But, if God is your God, He should have authority above all others.

Continuing...

I shared with some others (including Bishop Bee) that for most of the years of my marriage, I served my wife. I served her above God. I didn't know it until my marriage had fallen completely apart. Everything I did was contingent upon how my wife would respond. Even when I committed adultery. It's stupid, I know, but, it's the truth. We cheat on God too and we call ourselves serving Him. If we're not kept Holy by the Holy Ghost when serving God, how are we going to serve mammon (things of this world) BETTER than Him? So, it's totally possible for you to serve your wife and cheat on her in the same breath. But, when it comes to serving your wife or a woman, there will be waves of trouble coming your way, and NOT from God, but actually from her! She cannot be satisified in such a position and here's why.... We were made in the image and likeness of God. God's order for the home is the Man, the Wife and then the children (1 Co 11:3 & Eph 5:23). If we look at this logically, then if we removed Christ, the next in line is "the man". Well, we've done even worse than that, we've placed our women above us as the leaders of our families. In that position, she is unable to perform as God designed her because she was made to FOLLOW, and made to follow YOU, Man. She's out of place because we put her there and the shoes just don't seem to fit. She's not able to get a Word from God because God directs the family through the appointed headship. I'm not saying that God does not speak to the wife, but He does so in the order that He has established. God will not go against His own Word. Not for you, me, or anyone else! If it's an arm, God will speak to it as an arm. He is God, He is Perfect, and His Will is perfect. He is Divine in His nature and He reigns supreme! (sorry, kinda got lost in praise there.)

Anyway, don't expect for the Lord God Almighty, to go against His established order because we don't have the faith it takes to live according to His design. Lack of obedience and not growing in the Lord has caused us to get WAY off track. It's easy to get back on though, just obey. Read His Word, line up with His Word, then God will operate in your lives and marriages, and families, like He promised. Be a leader, be a Man.

Be encouraged.

To be continued.......


[CLOSING]

Still to come (later)........Riches, Success & Prosperity, Fame.

Pray for the families and the men to be men of God, for our pastors, leadership around the world, & I.R.O.N.M.A.N. Men's Ministry, and fit me in there somewhere.

Pass this on to other M.O.G. (Men of God)

Why are we here?

This is such an open title...
I could be talking about us as Ministers.....us as people....individuals...Christians, or whatever.
let's start with this.
As Men. Men of God to be more precise.
Ans. We are here to honestly (without guilt, shame, or hidden sins) praise God. In our personal relationship with God, the Father we should be seeking to worship Him. We get there through praise.
In the coming days and weeks, I'll share with you HOW you get to honest praise and to worship.

Men, it's time (far past it really), that we stand up and truly be Men of God, just as we were designed (purposed) to be from creation.