Q: Trash Panda (JUCO)
PAX: Natty, Zippy, Anchorman, Data, Erector, Fetch, Guardrail, Jonathan Woodall (GUMP), Lt. Dan, Shrubbery, Tooth Fairy, Trash Panda (JUCO)
FNGs: None
COUNT: 12
WARMUP: mosey to parking lot beside track
THE THANG: 4 corners, fast pace to 1-recover to start, fast pace to 2-recover to start, fast pace to 3-recover to start, full loop fast and full recovery then repeat the cycle
COT:
I’m sure you all know that as men we are called to be the spiritual leaders of our homes. What that may look like for each of us is probably different. Some of you all may be very good at it, some may struggle with it like I do.
I want to read a piece of a devotional I recently received:
Spiritual headship is not license to do what you want to do but rather empowerment to do what you ought to do. The power that comes with a man’s role as spiritual leader is not a pass to abuse, demean, or lord over but to shepherd, care for, and discipline in love. A servant leader takes initiative for the benefit of others.
Men, your leadership in your family is a sacred responsibility for which God is going to hold you accountable. You will answer to him one day for how you stewarded your role as spiritual head of your family.
Gen 3: 6-9 says
“When the woman saw that the fruit of the tree was good for food and pleasing to the eye, and also desirable for gaining wisdom, she took some and ate it. She also gave some to her husband, who was with her, and he ate it. …vs 8… Then the man and his wife heard the sound of the Lord God as he was walking in the garden in the cool of the day, and they hid from the Lord God among the trees of the garden. But the Lord God called to the man, “Where are you?””
Genesis 3:6-9 NIV
The devotional goes on to say Genesis 3 shows us that humanity’s fall happened through a failure of the man to lead. It says Adam was “with” the woman when she ate, which means he just stood there, wondering if God’s warning not to eat from that tree was true.
Good husbands provide food and shelter for their families. Godly men are servant leaders who take responsibility for the physical, emotional, and spiritual health of their families. Boys take, but men give. Boys blame, but men own. Boys stiffen their necks, but men bend their knees.
So my encouragement or challenge is if you feel you are doing a good job then keep it up and share your knowledge with those of us that may be struggling. And if you are struggling, keep working at it and seek help from other men you respect.
