“However,
let each one of you love his wife as himself, and let the wife see that she
respects her husband.” Ephesians
5:33 ESV
My friends,
do we really want to contribute to the demise of the American male? Sit-coms consistently
present the bright and capable wife and mother, and the dumb and bumbling husband
and father. In politics, we have one candidate who has talked about helping
women and children for her entire career. Where are the words of encouragement
for the husbands and fathers who respect their wife and are loyal and hard-working
for their family? The other candidate made inappropriate, swaggering comments
about women ten years ago, insulting his wife and family. How can I help them
to understand?
I won’t try
to be politically correct since PC is a made-up phenomenon to silence those who
are different than we are. I only lift up these ideas as food for thought. In
the greater human race, there should be no race to superiority between males
and females. We are in desperate times and desperately need the wisdom and strength
of both men and women. It is NOT a male/female contest. It is a challenge of
ideas and policies.
One example
to ponder as bits and pieces of possible accuracy: Forbes reported in
2012 that the ratio of male-female college students has shifted toward a greater
female college population since the 1970’s and has gradually increased since
that time. Little boys are taught to respect girls. As teens, they are told
that they must not “out-shine” women; they must not argue with women; they can’t
even open the door for a woman but must just get out of their way. There is no
way for young men to succeed in an academic setting when they are told not to
succeed – that’s bragging; not to excel in sports of strength – that’s hostile;
not to admire a beautiful girl because she will interpret his appreciation of
her as demeaning. So … he does not enter the closed system of academia as it is
a hostile environment for males.
Dear friends,
if our nation, under God, is going to survive, we must enlist the strengths of
both men and women, respect the differences in perspective and come to
agreements about how to handle our serious problems, with prayer and devotion
to God who inspired our nation. Let us pray:
“Dear Lord
and Father of our great country, I bow my head in respect for your sovereignty.
You are holy and long to spread your love and strength over our nation once
again. Sometimes, we will not allow you in. For my part, if I have left you out
of our national debate, I am sorry. For today, I give you my worry and my fears
about our future and know you will make our nation yours again if we will just
let go and let you. Fill my heart with wisdom to say what needs to be said when
it’s time to say it, and the control to hold my tongue when I have nothing to
add that will advance your plan for us. Forgive me if I have let others tell me
to silence my belief in you. I will try to see neither male nor female in the
faces all around me, only your beloved children. In the name of your precious
son, Jesus, I pray. Amen”
Doris
"God gives us stories that testify to His
love. Let me tell you mine.”
Copyright 2016 Doris Gaines Rapp
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