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Published On: Nov 01, 2006 04:11 PM
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Published On: Nov 01, 2006 04:11 PM
In Search of Real Manhood
Today I attended a men's conference in Reno,
Nevada. This passage from the speaker's website summarizes it pretty
well...
Gordon
Dalbey:
Without Dad to confirm his manhood, the boy over-bonds with Mom, and later looks to women to define his destiny and save him from the crippling shame of fatherlessness.
He's
afraid to get close to a woman, for fear she'll discover his inadequacy and
reject him. He's afraid
to get close to a man, for fear men will take advantage of his
weakness. It's hard for
him to grasp a sense of calling or purpose in
life.
Blaming Dad, who was himself abandoned by Grandad, only leaves a man alienated, bitter, and angry. Who can a man go
to in order to get what he missed from Dad? Many of us have tried to get our
masculinity from women, but it doesn't
work. But we can't get
it from other fatherless men,
either.
When a man realizes that no human being can meet his need, he's ready to get real at last and cry out for his true Father God.
Without Dad to confirm his manhood, the boy over-bonds with Mom, and later looks to women to define his destiny and save him from the crippling shame of fatherlessness.
He's
afraid to get close to a woman, for fear she'll discover his inadequacy and
reject him. He's afraid
to get close to a man, for fear men will take advantage of his
weakness. It's hard for
him to grasp a sense of calling or purpose in
life.
Blaming Dad, who was himself abandoned by Grandad, only leaves a man alienated, bitter, and angry.
Who can a man go
to in order to get what he missed from Dad? Many of us have tried to get our
masculinity from women, but it doesn't
work. But we can't get
it from other fatherless men,
either.
When a man realizes that no human being can meet his need, he's ready to get real at last and cry out for his true Father God.
Posted: Sat - November 13, 2004 at 12:07 PM