Beginnings........

I began this bible study after a friend of mine got fired up about men and the lack thereof. He was frustrated by the failures, foolishness, and fakeness of the men that he encountered every day. Including Himself. He was pained about it and it turned into passion.

It was out of these passionate conversations that I began to seek out answers not to his questions but mine.

Today is number one.

1 Samuel 17:1-13 Give me a Man

Vs 1 Men were met in a battle

Vs 2 Saul and His men got ready to fight

Vs 3 Every man got in their place

Vs 4 the Philistines had a Champion

            Vs 5-7 He was well outfitted and Prepared

Vs 8 A Challenge was Called

            Choose a MAN to fight

                       Vs 9 The Loser Serves the Winner

Vs 10 GIVE ME A MAN

Vs 11 The Men of Israel were Broke down and Greatly afraid

Men are always in some kind of fight, and we always think that we are ready for it.

We will even prepare ourselves in our thoughts on how we are going to fight.

And then we see the enemy, He looks strong but we feel confident

Until we hear what He has to say.

Some men right here step back (They are already a Slave to the enemy)

Some men right here start thinking (What would be best for me here? How do I get out of this with some of my manhood intact but without causing harm to me or mine? Can I beat Him?)

But when it comes down to it, most men are afraid of a fight.

Couple of Questions

If Goliath was looking for a man and no man steps up, what does that make us?

           What is a man who steps back from a fight? Is he a Man?

            What is a man who seeks to manipulate the situation for His safety?

            Is He a man?

            What is a man who starts questioning IF he can win or not? Is He a man?

And where in my life am I doing these things?

    What am I stepping back from?         

    What am I seeking to Manipulate?    

    What have I started to Question?      

    What do I step up to?

    What do I need to stop Manipulating?

    What do I need to stop Questioning?

You don't have to be a man to answer these questions, but as you begin to answer them, prepare to repent as they will only reveal weakness that is keeping us from being what God has called us to be.