Men of Fire and Courage III

Over the past few weeks I've been discussing "What it means to be a man." The topic arose because I realize that  real men nowadays a hard to come by. We've become very passive in most of our dealings, and it's time that we start accepting responsibility for our lives, families, and future.  I believe we have  a distorted image of what a real man is, and how he lives. I'm honored to introduce this week's guest blogger, Matthew Lohr! Matt in from the Winchester area but now lives in Bedford Pennslyvania. He's a gifted evangelist and is ordained through Agape Church, in Virginia. Here's his two cents ;)

I used to have much different thoughts about what a man is. I grew up on the wrong side of the tracks, scarred knuckles and broken noses was normal to me. I joined an elite team in the United States Army and then combined discipline along with the notion that my Dad put in me, " Don't worry about how fast you can run, if you know how to fight you don't have to run. Years later and many lessons have taught me that being a man is about being a person who can be trusted and that loves his wife and children, more so with actions than words. God messed my life plan up with this evangelist thing, and I am thankful that He did! Being a man has everything to do with character and perserverance. It really does take a stronger man to walk away from a fight..( I used to say that the only men who said that were...well you get it.)

At times a man does have to fight, and that will never change. What I have come to understand is that God gave us a spirit of power, love and a sound mind. He commands us to be bold and very courageous, in following His orders. I have never been more of a man than I have learned to be as I follow Jesus, forgetting about myself and focusing on helping others. This is not something I learned in college, only He can show you and cause you to be bold as a lion and yet gentle as a dove. Too sum up my short blog about what I think being a man is, you only get one shot on planet earth to be a man, I have decided to learn from the manliest man I know, King Jesus. He is the Great I AM and with His Spirit in me and His anointing on me I will continue to lead by example. I am just a man on earth with a vision and a plan to get there. Real men truly do love Jesus.

Sgt/Reverend Matthew B. Lohr

Agape Outreach

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