Boys vs. Men
Boys vs. Men, can you tell the difference? Let me share something that was shared with me explaining the difference.
Things are pretty different in our world than when I was a child. When I was young and my mother punished me I had to stay in my room. Today, it seems that punishment is for the youth to have to go outside away from all the electronic “toys”.
A long time ago my former Pastor posted this comparison of “Boys vs. Men” on his Facebook page. Many have asked me for a copy, so, here it is!!
Boys are disruptive: Men bring order
Boys play house: Men build homes
Boys shack up: Men get married
Boys make babies: Men raise children
A boy won’t raise his own children: A man will raise his and somebody else’s
Boys invent excuses for failure: Men produce strategies for success
Boys look for somebody to take care of them: Men look for somebody to take care of
Boys seek popularity: Men demand respect
Boys do what they want: Men do what they can and more!
I know this didn’t originate with my pastor and that there are a number of versions of this out there.
Ephesian 5:22-23 give us the proper picture of what a biblical man should be. There we see it has nothing to do with how “tough” or “strong” we are. No, God tells us that a biblical man should be responsible, humble, loving, willing to sacrifice and submit. That’s a far cry from what we see in the culture at large!
I pray we raise a generation of “men”, not “boys!”
Stay Bold!
~Carl
Things are pretty different in our world than when I was a child. When I was young and my mother punished me I had to stay in my room. Today, it seems that punishment is for the youth to have to go outside away from all the electronic “toys”.
A long time ago my former Pastor posted this comparison of “Boys vs. Men” on his Facebook page. Many have asked me for a copy, so, here it is!!
Boys are disruptive: Men bring order
Boys play house: Men build homes
Boys shack up: Men get married
Boys make babies: Men raise children
A boy won’t raise his own children: A man will raise his and somebody else’s
Boys invent excuses for failure: Men produce strategies for success
Boys look for somebody to take care of them: Men look for somebody to take care of
Boys seek popularity: Men demand respect
Boys do what they want: Men do what they can and more!
I know this didn’t originate with my pastor and that there are a number of versions of this out there.
Ephesian 5:22-23 give us the proper picture of what a biblical man should be. There we see it has nothing to do with how “tough” or “strong” we are. No, God tells us that a biblical man should be responsible, humble, loving, willing to sacrifice and submit. That’s a far cry from what we see in the culture at large!
I pray we raise a generation of “men”, not “boys!”
Stay Bold!
~Carl
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