FIRST: I’d like to apologize for not keeping up the blog for the last two months. I went through a very dark time spiritually where everything I thought I knew was put to the test. I would never have made it without the loving support of my wife, my Pastor, and the marvelous men of our fellowship.
SECONDLY: I’m not going to give the evil one any credit by recounting what happened. Some things are best left among the brethren.
THIRDLY: It was brought to my attention, that my blogs were too long.
Never to be one to reject constructive criticism, I am going to make a concerted effort to condense the blog into the essential thoughts brought out in the study.
Some things have changed in our men’s group and I’m glad for it.
If you haven’t been in a while, we are now beginning the study with prayer group for the upcoming service and those who are going to be in the service. I may be prejudiced, but I feel it has already made a difference in our Sunday morning services.
The holidays closed us down for a couple of Sundays, so some of you haven’t missed too much. We just went through chapter 14 this last Sunday.
I thought it was a fantastic study group with one major thought being brought forth. Our Brother, Michael Crouch, by the power of the Holy Spirit taught us that there is only one real way to know and study your wife’s essence: PRAY WITH HER. Within your united prayers, are the answers to life’s questions, direction for your life, and even solutions to disagreements. If we as men will pray with our wives for the daily needs and major decisions of our lives, we will find a common answer. Her essence will be revealed to us, and she will see our heart. When we pray together, it is impossible for the Holy Spirit to speak two different answers. It is a simple solution, but it works. This is why we need to meet together as men. We need the wisdom of men like Bro. Michael. His family is a testament to the power of the Lord to make a man a humble servant leader of the home. There was other discussion, but it all came back to the same thought. It is only within the framework of unity with our wives, that the home can grow. That unity is forged in prayer and bible study. Anything else is hard work.
As a side note; Monty Lamb spoke in the morning service and his message completely backed up everything that’d been said in the men’s study group.
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