I love Wild at Heart. I felt liberated as a men. Seriously, a lot of men, including myself, are unsure of our role as a men. It is just about paying for the date, opening doors etc? Why do we behave the way we behave? Why are men aggressive? why are we angry? Why are we jealous? Remember, we were created in God's image and let me remind you that our God is ALSO aggressive and can be angry and jealous. Are this quality bad per se?? Find out in part 1- Wild at Heart.
In The Way of the Wild Heart. John describe the different stages of a musculine journey
Beloved Son. Cowboy. Warrior. Lover. King. And finally Sage (a profoundly wise person).
Today I am reading the chapter, Raising the King. A king needs to be a friend of God.
12I write to you, dear children,
because your sins have been forgiven on account of his name.
13I write to you, fathers,
because you have known him who is from the beginning.
I write to you, young men,
because you have overcome the evil one.
I write to you, dear children,
because you have known the Father.
14I write to you, fathers,
because you have known him who is from the beginning.
I write to you, young men,
because you are strong,
and the word of God lives in you,
and you have overcome the evil one. (1 John 2: 12-14)
because your sins have been forgiven on account of his name.
13I write to you, fathers,
because you have known him who is from the beginning.
I write to you, young men,
because you have overcome the evil one.
I write to you, dear children,
because you have known the Father.
14I write to you, fathers,
because you have known him who is from the beginning.
I write to you, young men,
because you are strong,
and the word of God lives in you,
and you have overcome the evil one. (1 John 2: 12-14)
Why did John the apostle repeat this verse
"I write to you, fathers,
because you have known him who is from the beginning. "
John Eldredge believes that there is a significant in the repetition.
Notice that for the mature man, the fathers, the chorus does not change. Of them, the older men, the same refrain is used twice. Something stable is implied here, something established and unchanging. They are the ones who " have known him from the beginning." "Have," meaning it's been going on for some time now. " Known," meaning actual, personal, intimate knowledge, as a man knows his best friend. " Him who is from the beginning," meaning God. The fathers are the friends of God.
There are 2 men (they are in the King Stage at that time) in the bible whom God describe as friend. There is Abraham, whom God calls "my friend" in Issiah 41:8 (NIV). And there is Moses, of whom it is said, "The Lord would speak to Moses face to face, as a man speaks with his friend" (exodus 33:11 NIV).
When I get to the King stage in my masculine journey (I'm not sure which stage I am in), I want to be a friend of God.
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