Look... the world sucks for the lack of honorable men. So we (The Sons of Thunder) want this to be a place of enlightenment, motovation and guidance for men who follow Christ and strive to be real men of God. We want to help redefine the principals of what a Godly man is... And it's a good thing to be an honorable man!
Monday, February 27, 2012
No one man wolf packs
Let me tell you about one of the rarest things, in the lives of Godly men. It may be rarer than a Bigfoot or Chupacabra sighting. It’s a relic from the past long forgotten about. You know, like Oprah’s waistline. It’s a Godly man crew. A posse, a tribe, a band of brothers or whatever you want to call it. This one thing, missing in your life will slow your progress in fulfilling your potential. I….after years of knowing God, have been given a place in a band of brothers, And I get to enjoy the companionship, safety, council and chiding of a crew of the most faithful, trustworthy, kind hearted knuckleheads I have ever known. But enough arse shining. I went years being a one man wolf pack and I did ok. Oh, I had real good friends here and there. But over time one moves here, and some, you lose contact with for whatever reason. You know how it can go….. That’s life. And the problem with being a lone wolf is that you don’t have anybody to challenge you and curb your own flavor of weirdness. A man left unchallenged, uninfluenced and unconnected can turn out... kooky. Or at least turn out kooky in some lines of thinking. Watch that movie Cast Away to see an extreme example. Yeah….. a man left to his own thoughts and ideas without challenge is allowed to maintain and build places in his way of thinking that can be “off”. These rough edges are in all men, but a band of brothers will lessen them if you have one. I think of it as a rock tumbler. A bunch of rocks (a crew) sit in the same container (the confines of biblical manhood) and get tumbled (life) and knock each other’s rough edges off. It may be over simplifying it but I’m simple so….Now don’t think you can just make some calls and make this happen on your own. It’s only with Gods guidance that I found one. And I wasn’t even looking. But I’ve since learned how invaluable my tribe is to my life, and its effect on me and my family. I’ve got boys who will go to battle with me spiritually and physically. I’ve got men that will keep me in check if I need it. And you need that too. I’m sure that I’ll write more about my boys in future. Just know, that if your best friend is a soccer ball named Wilson, it’s time that you asked God for a band of brothers.
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I wasn't looking either when I stumbled upon this tribe of kooks . It just kinda happened. Thank you JESUS !! It was a slow process for me. I still did my "old me" stuff. And slowly but surely God intervened and took the majority of the old garbage away. It is very important to have brothers you can trust and that you love unconditionally and they give you the same back. It's not just the good things that are appreciated though; its also the checks on your own ridiculous quirks that we ALL have. And it's funny but those are some of the most valuable lessons I've learned through being buds with these guys. The MOST important is that, we are all loved by our LORD, Jesus Christ. No matter how big of an idiot we act like: PERIOD!!!Jesus loves us without fail, ever. This bunch of goofs who are now and forever the best friends I will ever have all have their own way of watching over, protecting, teaching, laughing with, counseling, and if need be; smacking the crap out of one another. Not everybody understands this. But that doesn't matter because JESUS does. In the famous words of Forrest Gump, "That's all I have to say about that"
ReplyDeleteGood comment. God never meant us to have "work friends","church friends" or "family friends". Just friends. And if your so blessed..... Brothers. I've got brothers.
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