Orig: 2/12/11
Wild Horse Canyon
1 Therefore, since through God’s mercy we have this ministry,
we do not lose heart.
16 Therefore we do not lose heart. Though
outwardly we are wasting away, yet inwardly we are being renewed day by day. 2 Corinthians 4:1
& 16
I will
never forget watching that elk jump the downfall as he ran under the rim rock
and over the top of the ridge never to be seen again. It was quite
disheartening considering that we had hiked into Hells Canyon, hunted for six
days without a shower and today was our last “shot” at it. After seven shots
the elk was gone and our hunt was over.
When
something is lost it is gone-forever. To recover something lost takes nothing
short of a miracle. We need a miracle to recover the lost identities of men in
this nation. Along with the heart, the identities men in our country
disappeared somewhere between the Industrial Revolution and the Feminist
movement.
Men have
lost their way.
In a recent
meeting Stu Weber shared, “When you win the men you win the family. When you
lose the men you lose the family.”
Without
the heart to fight for it he wanders aimlessly forcing his wife to lead,
anticipating the next day off to overindulge in his hobby, and lounging on the
couch with controller in hand.
The man
who’s lost heart is a casualty to his family and gender. Like my Hells Canyon
elk disappearing over the rim rock, men seem to have lost the energy to pursue,
that which has been taken from them.
Let’s
rally for the hearts’ of men. Let’s declare war, together, over the greatest
asset this nation has ever known-its men. If you win the man everyone wins. If
you lose the man’s heart, everyone loses.
