Bravo. Powerfully written. I respect your raw delivery.
God created man(masculine) and woman (feminine) with very clear roles and a perfect design to enact those roles.
We allow our subconscious conditioning to shape us rather than forging our relationship with our Father (Creator) to help us be who he intended us to be. Subconsciously we can have our inherent masculinity/femininity skewed and distorted.
Being raised by a single Mother and and alcoholic Father who did not understand his own masculinity, I spent my early adulthood navigating life from a feminine essence. I had to learn the difference and consciously cultivate my masculinity within me. This was before I was saved. But with Jesus Christ we can pray for him to shape us as the Father created us to be.
Thank you as always for your hard truths. I never do this but need prayers for a friend detoxing off Suboxone. He's very in love with the LORD and this is the last big hurdle to grt clean. His name is Steve. Thank you and God bless you. I hope this doesn't cross a line.
The modern man has abdicated his responsibilities to his bride and I’m sooooo glad you’ve addressed this. I’ve personally been experiencing this and couldn’t put it into words until reading this. It’s exhausting being the housewife, yard-man, working part time, still mothering a minor son , while Dad watches TV incessantly… and I’m 61 years old! No sympathy needed… just glad to have the words to explain my exhaustion!
That Suboxone is the new “Dr drug pusher” & I’ve seen too many get hooked on Suboxone for YEARS but that’s okay because the Psych doctor is pushing it! NO!! Praying for your friend and hope he’s hitting daily 12-step program! It’s tried & true with total abstinence being best. 🙏🙏🙏
My son if thou shall receive my words and hide my commandments with thee so that thou inclined thy ear unto WISDOM and apply thine heart to UNDERSTANDING Yeah, if thou cry after KNOWLEDGE and lift up thy voice for understanding if thou seek her as silver and search for her as hidden treasure then shalt thou understand the FEAR of the Lord and find the knowledge of God. For the Lord gives wisdom, out of His mouth comes knowledge and understanding. He lays up sound wisdom for the righteous, He is a buckler to them that walk up rightly, He keeps the paths of judgment and preserves the way for His saints. Then shalt thou understand righteous, judgment and equity, yeah, every good path.
Personally, I suggest burning/ internalizing these words into your soul/ heart!
This is the kind of clarity we desperately need in a world that’s drowning in excuses and allergic to accountability.
For men, leadership isn’t about being loud it’s about being faithful. If we don’t submit to God's instruction, we will submit to the world's destruction. Your silence, your passivity, your comfort is costing your family more than you realize. You were called to steward, not spectate.
For women, godly strength doesn’t flow from self-worship, but from surrender or submission to God. Real freedom comes when identity is grounded in the truth of God's word, not trauma.
The reference to Proverbs 23:12 helps bring men and women to their identity.
That’s where identity is forged, rebellion is crucified, and legacy is built.
Truth doesn’t apologize and the gospel doesn’t coddle. Let’s stop excusing rebellion and start embracing the cross.
Any concept of identity you cling to is the source of your suffering. As long as you identify yourself as a man, a Christian, or anything else shaped by thought, you remain separated from the Divine—because the Divine is the absence of concepts. God is not a belief, not a label, not a role. Jesus invited us to enter the Kingdom of God through the present moment—the narrow gate. This "Kingdom" is not a place, but a state of full presence, free from the noise of the mind. It is not something to be reached in the future or found outside of you. The Kingdom of God is within you—here and now, beyond identity, beyond thought, beyond form.
Bravo. Powerfully written. I respect your raw delivery.
God created man(masculine) and woman (feminine) with very clear roles and a perfect design to enact those roles.
We allow our subconscious conditioning to shape us rather than forging our relationship with our Father (Creator) to help us be who he intended us to be. Subconsciously we can have our inherent masculinity/femininity skewed and distorted.
Being raised by a single Mother and and alcoholic Father who did not understand his own masculinity, I spent my early adulthood navigating life from a feminine essence. I had to learn the difference and consciously cultivate my masculinity within me. This was before I was saved. But with Jesus Christ we can pray for him to shape us as the Father created us to be.
Again, great article. Thank you 🙏
Thank you as always for your hard truths. I never do this but need prayers for a friend detoxing off Suboxone. He's very in love with the LORD and this is the last big hurdle to grt clean. His name is Steve. Thank you and God bless you. I hope this doesn't cross a line.
Steve is prayed for 🙏 He is healed and perfect in Christ Jesus.
Thank you very much. Prayers are everything. God bless you.
The modern man has abdicated his responsibilities to his bride and I’m sooooo glad you’ve addressed this. I’ve personally been experiencing this and couldn’t put it into words until reading this. It’s exhausting being the housewife, yard-man, working part time, still mothering a minor son , while Dad watches TV incessantly… and I’m 61 years old! No sympathy needed… just glad to have the words to explain my exhaustion!
That Suboxone is the new “Dr drug pusher” & I’ve seen too many get hooked on Suboxone for YEARS but that’s okay because the Psych doctor is pushing it! NO!! Praying for your friend and hope he’s hitting daily 12-step program! It’s tried & true with total abstinence being best. 🙏🙏🙏
Tough Truth…YES
Amen!
Amen, it's the voice I like, thank you for highlighting Truth.
My son if thou shall receive my words and hide my commandments with thee so that thou inclined thy ear unto WISDOM and apply thine heart to UNDERSTANDING Yeah, if thou cry after KNOWLEDGE and lift up thy voice for understanding if thou seek her as silver and search for her as hidden treasure then shalt thou understand the FEAR of the Lord and find the knowledge of God. For the Lord gives wisdom, out of His mouth comes knowledge and understanding. He lays up sound wisdom for the righteous, He is a buckler to them that walk up rightly, He keeps the paths of judgment and preserves the way for His saints. Then shalt thou understand righteous, judgment and equity, yeah, every good path.
Personally, I suggest burning/ internalizing these words into your soul/ heart!
This is the kind of clarity we desperately need in a world that’s drowning in excuses and allergic to accountability.
For men, leadership isn’t about being loud it’s about being faithful. If we don’t submit to God's instruction, we will submit to the world's destruction. Your silence, your passivity, your comfort is costing your family more than you realize. You were called to steward, not spectate.
For women, godly strength doesn’t flow from self-worship, but from surrender or submission to God. Real freedom comes when identity is grounded in the truth of God's word, not trauma.
The reference to Proverbs 23:12 helps bring men and women to their identity.
That’s where identity is forged, rebellion is crucified, and legacy is built.
Truth doesn’t apologize and the gospel doesn’t coddle. Let’s stop excusing rebellion and start embracing the cross.
Any concept of identity you cling to is the source of your suffering. As long as you identify yourself as a man, a Christian, or anything else shaped by thought, you remain separated from the Divine—because the Divine is the absence of concepts. God is not a belief, not a label, not a role. Jesus invited us to enter the Kingdom of God through the present moment—the narrow gate. This "Kingdom" is not a place, but a state of full presence, free from the noise of the mind. It is not something to be reached in the future or found outside of you. The Kingdom of God is within you—here and now, beyond identity, beyond thought, beyond form.
https://substack.com/@martinzuzak/note/c-128772704?r=3en26e
The man or bear thing is because of abuse.