Bill’s Front Porch

I was looking at all of the garbage that people are trying to throw on the porch (thanks, Dolan for putting up the fence!).  I didn’t dare read any of them, the titles were enough.  There were advertisements for second mortgages to have more money, and a lot of stuff that I won’t even talk about.  But looking at the titles (just the few that I could stomach) made me think about how we are drawing the worst from the opposite sex instead of taking the best.  Here is what I mean…

As men, instead of learning gentleness from women, we go overboard and end up losing ourselves totally.  We are told we need to cry all the time, we shouldn’t be decisive, we need to be led by others.  That, to me as I read the Bible, is NOT what men should be.  We also are now being told that we should be concerned about certain aspects of ourselves physically, as if that is important.  I have constantly taught my daughters to be content with the way that God made them, now we need to help our sons with stupid physical characteristics.  I could go on, but I don’t want this to be too long.

OK, women.  Women are now being told that they need to be driven, assertive, and ruthless, just like the male morons that they work with . . . sorry about the moron thing!  Anyway.  Women are told to be sexually aggressive and that visual stimulus is important, just like men.  Again, I could go on, but you get what I am trying to say.

My plea to all of us is to stand firm!!  God has given plenty of examples of Godly men in the Bible.  They may not match up to the world, but thank the Lord for that!  There are also plenty of Godly women as well.  Let’s not take our mentors from the world.  Find God’s definition of a Godly man or woman and then follow that.  If you still need help, find one in your church to watch and emulate.  Men, let’s be the spiritual leaders in our homes and present your wives spotless and blameless before God.  Women, be submissive (bad word??) and remember that the backbone may give and move, but it still supports that entire body!!  God gave us certain roles in the family, let’s fulfill them and be satisfied with that!

And to all of the single families, God bless you and there is a special crown for you in heaven!

I’m done preaching.