Tuesday, January 3, 2012

Man Up!


Sunday, August 14, 2011, is a day I will never forget.  My earthly father transitioned from this life leaving a gaping whole in my soul.  Unfortunately, twenty-nine years prior, three of my siblings and I lost our biological mother, and here we are venturing down the road of grief again.  However, this time we (with two additional siblings) had a twist of reality…being orphans fatherless.
      During the weeks following his memorial service, the pain from my natural experience became a burden on my heart for all who were fatherless, just like me.  This situational awareness illuminated my spiritual eyes in a way they had never been enlightened before.  There were more like me than I initially considered.  Yes, many have a sense of abandonment by their fathers caused by natural deaths.  However, there are many more that have been abandoned by their fathers due to sheer neglect.  
      Unfortunately, many males have conveniently become mere sperm donators, dropping their seed wherever they wish without even turning back to see the harvest they have left behind. They pompously talk about how many children they have without understanding the magnitude of the responsibility that lies at their door to take care – nurture, provide, protect, guide, and love – each and every one of them.  At times, I’ve even heard that if they can’t have the “Mommas”, in revenge, they dismiss and disregard the child(ren). 
       Take the opportunity to do an investigative inventory.  You will discover that the primary source of societal current ills can be traced back to a male.  Additionally, the dysfunction of many marital unions or most often, the lack thereof, has left innocent children vulnerable to the malevolent vices of society.  Basically, the mother and children are open prey to the demonic forces of hell when males stalled in their development into manhood, underestimate the importance and relevance of their spiritual positions as fathers, or become missing-in-action altogether.  Lately, my heart has ached for these children – from infants to grown adults – like never before.  The reports of mothers killing their own children have especially caused me to weep.


When the student is ready, the teacher will appear.
Anonymous

      Yes, I do realize there are many males who are attempting to be fathers when in actuality there has been a lack of proper role models for them to follow.  However, in light of today’s advance technology and massive information which is readily available and accessible, there is no excuse for remaining ignorant.  Therefore, if the current state of your children represents one of the ones I’ve carried on my heart for the past few months, I say, “Man Up”!  It’s time to get in a posture to receive, becoming a teachable vessel that can embrace, contain, and absorb information for revelatory application in your life.  Your children did not ask to be earthed, and yet they are depending on you to fulfill your role with effectiveness.  You are the footprint that they desire to walk in.  They are counting on you.  As a society, we are counting on you.  And most importantly, God and the Heavenly Host are counting on you as well!
© 2012 Julianne Pearson
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Julianne Pearson is an Author, Relationship Strategist, Speaker and Trainer.  She is the Co-Founder of the LĪVE! movement, a speaking, training and coaching organization committed to developing extraordinary people, families, and businesses. Through her books, seminars and training workshop sessions, she empowers her readers and listeners to rise up to their first level of consciousness in order to advance the Kingdom of God on this earth.

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