So He came to a city of Samaria called Sychar, near the parcel of ground that Jacob gave to his son Joseph; and Jacob’s well was there. So Jesus, being wearied from His journey, was sitting thus by the well. It was about the sixth hour. There came a woman of Samaria to draw water. Jesus said to her, “Give Me a drink.” For His disciples had gone away into the city to buy food. ~John 4:5-8
For a decade after playing college football I had a troubling reoccurring dream that I overslept and was late for my own football game. I rushed into the locker room, suited up, and ran into the stadium where, to my horror, the stands erupted in laughter at the sight of me. In my panic, I forgot to put on my game pants!
The moral to my nightmare is that sometimes we aren’t always ready to take on what lies before us. Sometimes we’re ill-prepared. Sometimes we’re injured. Sometimes we haven’t been forewarned. Sometimes we’re simply in the wrong place at the right time. But we must show up anyway.
Men show up.
Look at Jesus in John 4:5-8. The Bible tells us that he’s tired, hungry, and thirsty. He’s sitting down at the end of a long day and he’s worn out. But a ministry opportunity presents itself and Jesus fully engages. He ignores his weariness, hunger, and thirst to speak life into a woman desperately needing it.
The rest is history.
This is the difference between males and men. Men work through their pain to engage fully when needed the most. Men always do. Males want to feel good before they engage. Men engage and feel good about it later.
Men show up. They show up on the carpet floor with the kids after work. Men show up with a loving embrace for the most important person on the planet every night. Men show up on Sunday to worship God. Men show up at the extra curricula event of their children and grandchildren. Men show up on birthdays, anniversaries, and other monumental moments.
Men are there. The reliability of men is almost boring compared to their absent, counterpart males.
Are you a man today? Then, show up.
