3rd Step

Ok men. We know the process to becoming the men God designed and desires us to be begins with a RELATIONSHIP then moves to LORDSHIP. So where do we go from here? Glad you asked. We now move to WORSHIP. That’s right, worship. It’s about having a passion for God and the things of God.

You see, if you can’t or don’t have a passion for God - His ways, His heart, His desires, then there’s no way on this side of heaven you will ever become the man He intends for you to be. We have to learn to love God no matter what. That’s exactly what I have had to do over the last year and a half. On May 8, 2005 the most incredible women I have ever known went to “dance with her Jesus and worship her God” (her words). Since then I’ve had to learn to love the heart of God is new ways. In the midst of my deepest valley I had to learn to love the things of God. It sounds so right, and it is. But, admittedly, it’s never easy. Then there’s the doing it - loving God and having an unquenchable passion for Him. I can honestly say that I am coming to that point in my life. It’s not been an easy journey for me, but man am I glad I’m here.
What about you, sir? Do you have a passion for the things of God. Do you set aside time each day to spend with the Father - to get to know His character? Do you know what He desires of you? Do you spend intentional time in His Word. Do you yearn to hear the whisper of His voice or His tap at the door of your heart?

I have always been in awe of my best friend, Stacey. We used to serve together at The Legacy Church - he was the student pastor and I was just an intern/interim staff member. But I will always remember how, even in the middle of the day, he would urgently rush into his office and close the door behind him. I asked him one day if everything was alright? His response? “God’s calling me and I’ve gotta spend some time with Him.” So Stacey would lock the world away and spend time with God - reading His word. . .praying. . .worshiping. . .seeking. Thanks Stacey for being an example for so many of us who are not hungry for the heart of God. Thank you for showing me how important it is to listen for and respond to the voice of God.

Now. . .take a good, long look at your beauty, the woman God has so graciously blessed you with. Do you have a passion for her? Do you long to know her - her heart, her mind, her thoughts, her longings?

Jesus said to you and me - the church - “I will never leave you, nor forsake you.“ I love the way the New Living Translation says it - “I will never fail you. I will never abandon you.” Do you get this guys. Jesus told His bride that He will never fail her and never forsake her for something or someone else. For what or who are you forsaking your wife? Your job, your hobby - hunting, fishing, golf, etc. - Saturday or Sunday sports, pornography, the internet, friends, your buddies, another woman? I don’t know, but you do. If you are going to lead like Jesus you must also learn to love like Jesus. Want to be the man God has always designed and desires you to be? Don’t forsake. . .don’t abandon, your Eve.

Gentlemen, if you develop a passion for your King and for your beauty - in that order - all other relationships will fall into place and you will be well on your way to becoming the man God designed and desires you to be.

Mike