Musings of a Man

Doing Nothing Hurts Exploring a framework of intentional purpose, vision, direction, and action for life Living in fear sucks. Feeling afraid to make a move, or not knowing what to do. Afraid to mess up and make things worse. I often think I can sit and just wait for the solution to come on its own. I think that the answer will just present itself, and the problem will go away. I’ll tuck my head under the covers and wait.  Failure to act when it is called for, hurts.  It hurts me. It hurts those close to me. Recently, I watched again as my passivity caused hurt to someone I deeply care about. For me, passivity is and has been so often the norm. Taking intentional action to move in the direction of real convictions and truth, in the right way at the right time, is often the exception.   Failure to do this though, results in damage. What does passivity look like in a man? The oldest and first example I know of is Genesis 3:6: “The woman was convinced. She saw that the tree ...

Who do I want to be? A 5 Question Journey Who do I want to be? Generally, I think far more about what I want someone else to be, than this.  If you are someone who would like to learn and grow, then perhaps this would be a helpful exercise. First, answer these 2 questions from "Be Here Now" by Judah and the Lion. 1. Who am I becoming? 2. Who do I want to be? I challenge you to write out five responses to each of these two questions above.  Then answer.... 3. Who, or what is guiding my life? Next, consider asking your spouse, a good friend, your child, or someone close to you to honestly answer this question.... 4. Am I demonstrating and becoming more: Loving Gentle Patient Truthful Kind Joyful Trustworthy Loyal Dependable Longsuffering Steadfast Self controlled Upright Finally...   5. What ways can I improve in these qualities? Let me know what you learn!  -Alex

  Inside the mind and musings of a curious man Woman I begin my public musings by starting with this: woman. I don’t know exactly why, but this is where I am today as I started off in Proverbs 31, written by the wisest man who ever lived. I figure, if he knew, I could listen. This, I could dwell on for hours, years, a lifetime. We are given the opportunity to have an abundant, rich life, and a man is given a life so abundant and full when he has a good woman in his life. Proverbs 31:10-31 NLT, [10]  Who can find a virtuous and capable wife? She is more precious than rubies. [11] Her husband can trust her, and she will greatly enrich his life. [12] She brings him good, not harm, all the days of her life.  There aren’t enough words to be spoken of the power of this woman in the life of a man. He is stronger, wiser, more capable, more giving, more loving, more gentle, more, more, MORE, when she is present. S he brings him good, all the days of his life. I have personally kno...