If Masculinity is Toxic...Bring it on!

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MASCULINITY IS TOXIC

psychology professor at California State University, Herb Goldberg, tells the following story: “When I was 12 years old my father mocked me for crying one time. I consciously made a decision right then and there that I would never cry again. And I kept it, too, for years. When I finally realized crying is good, and that men need to cry too, I couldn’t do it anymore. Since then, I’ve been trying to learn to cry again, and it’s been very difficult. The same thing goes for other feelings. It’s very hard for me to let myself experience them most of the time” (The Other Side: “I Never Saw Clark Kent Cry”)…

My question is not wether you cry or not… its what did you learn and now practice from your father? 

Was Jesus a plaid sweater vest, Sansa belt pants docker pants, and hushpuppy shoe wearing dude? NOPE! Jesus lost his cool and tore up the temple courts… not any court, but the temple courts… flipping tables with a whip…

He is the lion of the tribe of judah… a lion. He is coming back pissed off at the sinful, rebellious world, at satan and the anti Christ. 

Jesus raged against the status quo. He was outspoken, bold, shameless, selfless, direct, compassionate, blunt, passionate, an equal opportunity employer and self-confident. He was committed to the point of death?

He was also deliberate, confident, soft, loving, strong, quiet and long suffering.

Being misunderstood for being a man in todays world is coming and is level 1

Being misunderstood for being a man Christian is common and level 2

But being misunderstood for being a true Follower of Christ and a True man is level 3… and it actually should be more like level 19…

 

We know Jesus lost his father at sometime… but he was around for most of his life. Jesus had many brothers and sisters and so he had to be around for most of his life. His Dad did something right to help prepare and set up Jesus… we can deduct a few things…

He taught Jesus how to work hard, how to get work done.

He taught Jesus to stand his ground and speak the truth

He taught Jesus to look out for the misunderstood and the low level of society.

He taught him to stand against hypocrisy and fallacy.

He taught him to stand against religiosity. 

He taught him to love children, the lost - to love the avoided, the slutty, the disgusting the miscreants. 

And at the same time never approve of their behavior and never water down the truth. 

 

Now this can sound arrogant… but hold on and listen to where I am going… and by the way - to most people who really find things like this arrogant - its because they lack what I am talking about and they are envious and jealous… anyway… I have continually tried to figure out why I am so committed to Christ… what did I learn, what was I born with… what was the secret sauce. And yes, I have a very strong prayer life, a very strong devotion to Gods word and I am heavily involved in church and other ministries… but what was the defining factor to being a man who is totally committed to Jesus no matter what - and I truly mean no matter what. Marriage problems, health problems, money problems, kid problems….

The cause… the smoking gun if you will is simply this… a Father who was a mans man. He never stepped back in his devotion to Christ no matter what he faced or what he went through. 

So today, read your bible, pray and daily ask God to make you a mans man….

Why is masculinity toxic… well it is in fact toxic to those who are on a steady diet of tolerance and social justice and don’t see Jesus for who he really was. So I make no apologies for you choking on my lifestyle, my words and my actions… one mans toxicity is another worlds hope. Change the world.