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Shimmie that's the correct radio show
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I contacted my cousin to get his perspective on the Michael Brown’s case, and asked what is his organization doing? Surprisingly, my cousin said he is not following the story because it is too sad, and that his organization offered to pay for the funeral.
ME: I understand it’s sad, but this is now a part of your reality. I think it would be beneficial to get engaged and stay informed. The purpose of your organization is to uplift men, young and old alike, educate them, and share your resources and knowledge in order for them to become better men.
COUSIN: You are right, but sometimes I think it’s hopeless. It seems as though the men in my organization only help the young boys that have clean faces, clean backgrounds, and straight A students. The ones that truly need the help don’t come to our events.
ME: I understand why you may feel hopeless, but just think about the people that helped you. Where would you be today without their help and assistance? Think about how granddaddy’s faithfulness set the foundation for all of us.
It’s quite evident that you have a passion to help others, so don’t let darkness discourage you. As far as the young boys that really need the help, don’t wait for them to come to you because that’s not going to happen. You have to go to them. You are blessed to have connections with the board of education. Work that in your favor.
Get permission to go to the urban elementary schools, middle schools, and high schools and set up sessions to talk about the benefits of voting, the benefits of remaining active and engaged in their communities; teach them the history of the civil rights movement, expose them to financial literacy, open their eyes to multiple career choices.
It’s time that these young boys see the faces and hear the voices of black men that are successful and that are not a statistic.
COUSIN: I’m glad we had this discussion. Let me share with you my plans….I’m motivated to take things to the next level.
I agree with you
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Dr. Myles Munroe used to be the guest speaker at my former church. I remember Dr. Munroe's teaching on the purpose and power of men and he emphasized how and why a man's soul is depended upon God.
Dr. Munroe has a phenomenal book for both men and women. I feel compelled to pull the book out that he wrote for men and post some excerpts in this thread.
This is a busy work week for me but I'll be back to post!
Shimmie, I thank God for you. I'm enjoying this dialogue and please continue to share what God places in your spirit.
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Laela comments as well
Again, thank you for allowing me to take part in this. Bishop Myles Munroe was a frequent guest in our Church, in times past and he always had a powerful message to capture and gather and to strengthen the men in Christ Jesus.
Confirming again, your concerns
as the increased need for Men's Ministry is beyond dire, as their current status is a situation which has already bypassed the critical stages; it's in need of life support and that can only come from prayers and strong men of God going out to bring these souls in.
Once a person knows how much God loves them...truly loves them, their hearts will change and seek to know and to love God and to honor Him from deep within. The change will not be superficial, but beyond the surface of harden layers of rejecting God's pure love for them.
Jesus said He came to 'seek' and to 'save' the 'Lost'. (Matthew 18:11 and Luke 19:10)
By going out and capturing these lost souls, we are obeying what God has called us to do. All the more, it comes full circle to what has been laid so heavily upon your heart and how you shared with your cousin,... "that there is not enough Ministry for Men".
And there's a dire need for
serious Men of God to do this work. The flash and swag is not Ministry...it's flesh. Men who are down to earth and serious about God are the ones needed to go out and gather and to mentor these lost men into the pure love of Jesus.
With stronger men, there will be less Black on Black killings; less broken families; less children without both a father and a mother in their homes to rear them; less unemployment and less sub-employment, for God surely takes care of His own. These will be men that God blesses and raises far above poverty and destruction. There will be less drugs and domestic violence and far less women 'selling themselves short'. And dare I say, less Black 'unarmed' men being shot by the police. Men of God are therefore removed from the line of fire.
There will be stronger communities and the futures generations will have more promise than what we have now in desolation.
The Word of God has proven this time and again. Whenever there was a void of God in the structure of a society, it fell for it had no true direction, only corruption. Yet each and every time the people repented and returned unto God, they began to prosper and the blessings and the protection of God fell upon them abundantly.
The fall of our society bears only one cause...they are without God. Period. The leadership we have in this world, especially our country's leadership today is so far from God that hell has become their family room of life and leisure. By choice, they have become just that accustom to condoning, applauding sin and infusing it further into their decisions which have poisoned society.
The Church has to step in aggressively and capture the souls of the lost men, especially the children...the future generation. Once we have them, we will be able to move forward with both the men and the women, with the men in strong Godly leadership, the blessings and the presence of God rise above the destruction and the descension.
It's not impossible. For with God, all things are possible and we can and shall do all things through Christ who leads and strengthens us. Even more, God has commanded this of us, therefore, it has no other path than one of success, for God is on our side. (Romans 8).
In Jesus' Name, Amen and Amen.
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