Biblical Knowledge, Manhood, & Womanhood

Read Genesis 3 & Ephesians 5

In the ministry, I often get the privilege of meeting with people who are going through hard seasons. I call it a privilege because I get to offer hope in Christ. I always want to meet with the husband AND wife. 90% of the time, if someone shows up in need of help, it is the woman and children. Men can be very prideful and cowardly. So, as often as I can, I want to meet with both of them. Over time I have observed some things that seem to happen in almost every meeting.
The first observation is that every man tells me, emphatically, that he is a good daddy, a good husband, and a hard worker…and it is not his fault that things are the way they are…just a run of “bad luck”.
The second observation takes place when I read Scripture out loud. Almost without fail, the man will fold his arms and lean back in his chair while the woman leans forward hanging on every word. Do you know why she does this? Because she is EAGER TO BE LEAD!
She desires to be lead because God made her that way. God also made man to feel the weight of leadership. But man will often try to trust his own mind in making decisions about what is right and wrong, harmful and helpful. Proverbs 28:26 says, “Whoever trusts in his own mind is a fool, but he who walks in wisdom will be delivered”. To walk in wisdom is to ask God who gives generously and without reproach. To walk in wisdom is to cling to Christ. And as we walk, we trust God to deliver us from the many mistakes we make in our thoughts and decisions.