Tailor Made

I am a self admitted football addict. I play in two fantasy leagues and religiously watch every game I can on Sunday and Monday. My wife can attest to this fact. I never used to be this way, at least not when I was younger, and I began to wonder why ive changed so much. Finally it dawned on me while I was watching last nights game. The game of football appeals to my masculinity on a very deep level. Aside from the entertainment value, this game invokes my inner warrior. To watch men run, hit, dive, tackle, inflict pain and have a desire to win excites me, and makes me envious that I'm not involved. And on the rare occasions that I get to play in a semi organized game on the weekend or whatever it is pure ecstasy.
This is the reason I believe most men watch, compete in and obsess over sports. And even more important, this is what men were made to do. Not play baseball I mean, but use our bodies and strength and desire to win for the glory of God. He carefully designed man and woman to be function specific. Our bodies, our minds and emotional tendencies are engineered for tasks that we no longer choose to engage in within our culture.
For example, women are made to carry, birth, care for and raise children; that's it. JUST KIDDING! They are also great home administrators, compassionate and emotionally engaged nurturers. They are exhorters and conversational comforters, and that makes them great friends to have. And my personal favorite, their bodies were made to make men drop what they are doing and pay attention. But now in our upside down, feminist and broken world women are told to deny that calling and focus on competing with men. They are told to be successful administrators in the office and that the home is for weak suckers, and that children are an unnecessary burden. Oh and that men are the enemy. And now, if you follow statistics, women are more objectified, devalued and depressed than ever before.
Living a life that was not intended for us, will destroy us. This is true both for our physical bodies and our spirits. So, men, I urge you, If you work at a desk or if you are idle for most of the day, do something at least a couple of times a week that make you use the body God gave you as he intended you to use it. Be the leaders of your house and dont abuse your strength. We are warriors and protectors, and we were given a heart for our decaying world.
Ladies, use your gifts to make a successful family and home. Be the great caring friends that you naturally are. And use your words to build and strengthen the men in your lives. Sometimes I dont think that women know how much they impact the effectiveness of the men around them.
Most of all, find your confidence in God, and find your meaning in loving others deeply in every aspect of life. Make sure your actions are those that make your soul feel good and clean.

How did we get here?

In the next two weeks we will vote on the next new leader of the "free" world. So much is at stake, in fact, America as we know it is on the auction block. It will be sold to the most popular bidder. I use the term popular loosely. Once again we will be voting for the lesser of two evils, and we have been doing this for decades now. I really don't know what it is like to vote for the best candidate. I have never had the opportunity to choose between two or three potential leaders who are honest and have our best interests in mind. Leaders who make decisions for our betterment, even if it means hardship for us for a time. And I wonder, how did we get here? The answer.....we asked for it. Recognizing for a moment that our government is corrupt, the people of this nation have still always had the power and we sold it for a little money and a little bit of pleasure. The inherent flaw and weakness of man has destroyed a once great nation built on a foundation of faith in the one true God.
Whoever takes over for the next four years, I believe our nation will struggle to maintain peace within its borders. We are more divided than ever before, even beyond our division over the issue of slavery. Our disagreements are much deeper and invoke more emotion because of our selfishness and pride.
But i'm hopeful. I Pray for my leaders because they were appointed by God. And know that whatever happens in the years to come, my faith is the one thing that no man can take away from me. Our future is uncertain and intimidating because we can see where we came from and compare it to where we are now. However that is no reason not to be optimistic.