As I was making my country gravy one Saturday morning I got to thinking about how strong yet ironically weak iron skillets are. They are dense, heavy and can take a great deal of heat on the stove, oven, or grill but don’t you dare put them in the dishwasher and you better not ever put them away wet. These age old cooking implements that are just as good on a home stove as they are over an open fire are extremely resilient but they obviously have their weaknesses. Some men are much the same way.
Men pride themselves on being strong, but without working on their weaknesses, they may be setting themselves up for failure; something that a strong man should despise. Alcohol, drugs, pornography, or lack of temper control are all typical weaknesses of a man. How are we to teach our boys to be better than us if we don’t handle these areas of our lives? He’ll become the man that you are now. Does this scare you? How are we to show our daughters the type of man she should marry unless we are a good example of one? Don’t discount her choice in men unless you’re better than he is. She’ll call you on it every time. You have your strengths, no doubt about it, but some men try to run from them, thus never dealing with them appropriately. Acknowledge where you fail, face those areas, and pray about them. Help outside yourself from our Heavenly Father may be the only way you can overcome what very well could destroy you.
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