Serving strong, black coffee in a latte world is sometimes a
bit awkward, but we men function best when we are honestly challenged not
passively coddled. This is a cup of black, strong coffee intended to give us
men a firm jolt. Let’s be honest, in our worst situations the best seems to
pour out of us. Think of it, when times got a bit easy, David fell into
temptation and sin. Before, he was facing impossible circumstances from enemies,
both foreign and domestic, and that was when he shined the brightest, did the
most, and accomplished unmatched feats of bravery and courage. We have not
changed since that time. We men are equally at our best when the situation is
at its darkest. The difference currently is that we are living like it is
peacetime when there is a violent war going on all around us. If we would
simply recognize this reality it would sober us to become what has been
uniquely instilled in all of us – heroism. Gentlemen, we were made for this.
Though the evidence is lived out in our military, fire, and police personnel
daily, I will give you two physiological anomalies to prove my point.
First, look at how our minds are wonderfully designed to
have ‘tunnel vision’ keeping us from realizing personal danger in order to
reach a goal or take down an obstacle. It is a mental wiring that is not found
in women. The adrenaline starts to flow and the lack of synapses connecting the
left side of the brain with the right side of the brain (a condition not found
in women) allows us to walk right into a burning building to save a total
stranger while blocking the brain’s reasoning of the possible consequences of such
a decision. Oh, don’t worry, women can mimic this action (especially when
defending their children or family members) but every test will tell you that
it is NOT natural. They have both sides of their brain firing at the same time,
allowing them to think about the infinite possible scenarios thus hindering
them from following through without great internal conflict. However, for men
it comes as natural as breathing. It’s a phenomenon exclusively inherent to the
male makeup and a requirement for heroes.
Second, the biological design of muscle fibers in the human
body gives a dramatic advantage for men to be much stronger and perform much
greater physiological exploits than our softer counterparts. Even Peter calls
them “weaker vessels” in 1 Peter 3:7, and it had nothing to do with their
spiritual, intellectual, or psychological comparisons. The most conservative
estimates state that fiber per fiber man has roughly 50% more brute strength
than woman. There may be women that are stronger than the average man, but if
they were to be placed on a similar workout routine the average man would
outpace the average woman at a rate of 3:1 simply because we are programmed for
strength, while a woman is less so. The strongest and fastest women in the
world will never be able to compete at the same level as the strongest and
fastest men. We’re just built for strength and it, too, is a requirement for
heroes.
When you add these two up it is plain to see that God gave us men the natural ability to overcome tremendous odds, to tackle impossible resistance, and to perform at a greater level. The real enemy is simply our self. We choose to be lazy, non-confrontational, and accepting the status quo because it is just much easier. But I ask you, why did God equip us for so much more? Why did He not give these characteristics to our women? WE need to engage in the battle! Lead out against the onslaught of biblical dilution, the epidemic of apathy, and the cultural move toward anti-Christianity. Either that or we could just order up another latte and get a mani pedi.
