Abraham, Moses, David Peter, Matthew, Paul-all swept up into great adventures by the wild design of God. And that’s also why every time God gets hold of a man in the biblical record, he takes him into high stakes adventure. That’s why the heart of a man slowly dies when chained to a desk, an assembly line, or a cell phone.
That motorcycle trip to Burma, rafting the Colorado, a night on the open sea. They will always tell stories of adventure. But in order to fight for his life, his marriage, his children, his dreams, his integrity, a man must first get his heart back as a warrior.Īsk men about the greatest moments in their lives-moments they felt truly alive. Give him a cape, a sword, a light saber and he comes alive in a world of Jedi knights, superheroes, snowball fights, and “what can we blow up next?” But of course-man is made in the image of a Warrior God: “The Lord is a warrior, the Lord is his name” (Exodus 15:3). You pay a high price when you neglect these desires.Įvery boy knows he is made for battle, and he longs to be the mighty hero.
Misplaced, forgotten, or misdirected, they do not go away they go underground and surface later in anger, addiction, compulsion. And they are essential in order to live life as a man they provide the power for his life. From the Amazon to Parliament, from the academy to the factory, these desires are universal, true for every man. These are the core desires panting deep in the heart of every man.
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