Men allow life to swallow them up in many instances. Men get
attracted to things that are not what they should be doing. I was there, in a
few of the instances, pulled into things I should not have been doing; not all
stated here as examples though. Men get attracted to porn. Yes, even pastors
have fallen short here [I know of two personally]. Men get attracted to drugs
and other illegal substances easily, and these can lead to death in some cases.
Men get attracted by the opposite sex and destroy their marriages through this.
Men, supposedly strong humans, become weak when temptations cross their paths.
Sin is the worst “enemy” that leads men astray from God.
Where should we be when these temptations cross our paths?
At the feet of our loving God, seeking Him and allowing Him to break these
“attractions” in our lives from leading us into paths of destruction. In Psalm
51 we read something which we all should allow God to do, in verse 10. It goes
like this; “Create in me a clean heart, O God, and renew a right spirit within
me.” This is what we should be praying each day until we are delivered from
these “attractions” which are destroying us, our businesses, or our marriages
and other relationships – especially the relationship with God. Allow the Lord
to be at work in our lives. The keywords here are ‘create’ and ‘renew’, and
these are our main targets we should reach through God’s help in our lives.
God can bring about something in us that we did not know
existed before. He takes that which is worn out and renews it again. He comes
and cleanses us, making us new creatures, with new hearts that please Him
totally. Men may look strong and bold on the outside, but brittle and broken on
the inside. That’s when we should call out to God and pray like this verse
above states, asking Him to help us. We must swallow our pride and macho status
and allow God our Saviour to change us. It is time to change! Do it today! Be
blessed…
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