At the center of every true desire and longing is our deep hunger for our Creator. The psalmist David wrote, “As the deer pants for the water brooks, so pants my soul for You, O God” Psalm 42:1. A man, whose mind, will, and appetites {or affections} that have been honed and realigned by the Word of God, searches for more out of life than would a man of the flesh and world. Our understanding of ourselves depends on what we think and how we feel about God's Kingdom and His purposes for our life. In His word, God has revealed the specific guidelines for the roles, relationships, and responsibilities for men and women in his kingdom. Our beliefs about what makes a boy a man and what makes a girl a woman affects every area of life. The problem facing the church today is our misunderstanding of these roles between men and women. We've mixed some biblical beliefs with our own man-made worldly beliefs, and they have drawn certain things to us that have nothing to do with God. Yet, we think it's good. If we, The Church, hope to get with God's purpose and on the right road, then we are going to have to go about it His way. You may disagree, but I'm convinced that most of us have the wrong mind-sets that must be broken and replaced with truth from God's Word. Now, catch the vision, and meditate on this truth.. When searching for the truth, please understand, No! We don't search for truth trying to find Jesus, You find Jesus and you get Truth. “Jesus answered, I am the way and the truth and the life. No one comes to the Father except through me.” John 14:6

Through the Prophet Jeremiah, God declared “I beheld, and lo, there was no man,...” “Run to and fro through the streets of Jerusalem and see now, and know, and seek in her streets, if you can find a man, if there be any that execute justice, that seeks the truth; and I will pardon it.” Jer 4:25, 5:1. In these scriptures, God wasn't looking for just any man. He searched for a “real man”, one who would be found faithful to the Lord. When things fall apart and are out of order and God wants to redeem a nation or raise up god-fearing families he searches for a man who will execute justice and seeks the truth. Why did I say this? Regardless of what we think, in Gods kingdom the man is held responsible for everything. Now, before you start cursing me out, let me explain, now, follow me:

In Genesis 3:8-10 the Bible reads: “Then the man and his wife heard the sound of the LORD God as he was walking in the garden in the cool of the day, and they hid from the LORD God among the trees of the garden. But the LORD God called to the man, “Where are You?” He answered, “I heard you in the garden, and I was afraid because I was naked; so I hid.” When things fell apart in the garden, God came to visit, and He specifically called for His chief gardener Adam. Yes, Eve had her part and had her sins to confess, but God called for Adam first, because God held him responsible. Like it or not, men are held responsible. Why? God holds men responsible for all the pain we see around us, for every mistake made, and he also holds men responsible to take the corrective actions we need to make to turn it around. Listen to what God is saying: “The reason God's order and structure is messed up today, it is because too many men refuse to take up their cross daily and follow the King. (Luke 9:23) Now, if your marriage is on the brink of destruction and your home and children are out of order; as men, it's our job to fix what is broken, protect what is threatened, correct what is wrong, rebuke what is in error, confront what is out of order, and heal those who are wounded. Everything that can be shaken is shaking, and everything that can be shaken loose is being removed today. Enough is enough, it is time to take a stand, it is time to “Man Up!” I'm on an assignment and I'm determined to upset you, because The Father is upsetting me! Don't get upset, get Holy!

Do you want to be free? Do you want to turn it around? It is time to accept what it means to be a part of God's Kingdom. God is once again calling every man (the sons of Adam) because he still holds a man responsible. It is time to take responsibility because too many innocent people are hurting and dying. Somebody must have the courage to stand up and make his life count, a man must make his voice heard, a man must be willing to take the lead and take all the criticism, a man must be willing to be thrown down for what he believes in. A man must follow in the footsteps of “The Greatest Man” and willingly lay down his life to save others. We'll complain about how worse it's getting from generation to generation, but who is willing to go to battle for the next generation?