“So do not fear, for I am with you; do not be dismayed, for I am your God. I will strengthen you and help you; I will uphold you with my righteous right hand.” –Isaiah 41:10
“David said to Saul, ‘Let no one lose heart on account of this Philistine; your servant will go and fight him.’” –I Samuel 17:32
Christian men can have a pep in their step and swagger in their walk too. This isn’t just reserved for the unsaved man. It must be handled differently however in what a Godly man puts at the center of his life and what his focus is on. The word “swagger” is usually self-centered on a “me-me-me” mentality but God wants us to carry ourselves uprightly and confidently centered on him. The sad thing is many Christians live in a repressed state of mind thinking that God wants us to be "good lil church-choir boys," but actually God designed Christian men to be his bold warriors. He wants us to be his confident yet selfless leaders with a wild streak like John the Baptist or David from the Bible times. The Christian men I read about in the Bible were bold, daring, charming, loving, & confident, yet obedient to God. Remember how little David slayed Goliath? Follow David’s example in your life and the “giants” you encounter daily. God said he’ll go with us and will strengthen us. Why live a passive lifestyle based out of fear? If your personality is naturally to be quiet then that’s completely fine. What’s not fine is if you’re a Christian man called to be more bold by God who can’t get past your fear and timid nature in order to go on to do bigger things in this life for God.
Too many Christian men have been “tamed” by society and appear boring and passive. We have a generation of boys raised by their mothers while their fathers have come up missing. Not only does God want more from you, so too single Godly woman are wishing a bold Godly man like this would appear and sweep them off their feet. You don’t have to be a “bad boy,” no, that’s immature and selfish but you can have the swagger and confidence of this kind of man with a selfless love for your fellow man, surrender to God Almighty, and a bold confidence to take on what life brings, which includes approaching the Christian woman God puts in your path. Don’t you want to be a man of character and integrity with a swagger in your walk? You don’t have to sit on the sideline and settle for second best in your life. You don’t have to be the “bad boy” either. Many times women go for this kind of guy because they are attracted to his confidence, his boldness to pursue them, and the challenge he presents. Keep in mind though, the kind of woman who goes after this kind of “bad boy” man tells you something about her inwardly and her potentially not knowing her own self-worth and value to settle for this kind of behavior from a guy. Sure, these kind of guys can be wild and exciting but so can a Christian man and he needs to be somewhat but with character and integrity to him, not the selfish, immature, sinful ways of the “bad boy.” Christian men, step up to the challenge and be bold, daring, confident, and walking with a swagger centered on love for God, not yourself.
Society needs strong leaders like this today who can be adventurous and walk with boldness, character, and integrity. God doesn't want "good lil boys," he wants real, authentic, daring, confident, Godly men to serve him! The Christian women are begging for a man like this to approach her and prove that he’s a true man but who also finds his value and identity in God. It’s sad to see so many good Christian men fumbling around and lonely Christian woman settling for less than God’s best in their relationships because the Godly men won’t step up to the plate and be more bold and confident in pursuing them. Rise up men! Stop living a life of fear! There’s no greater feeling than conquering your fear to receive God’s blessings in your life. Determine today to start practicing being bold and fearless as you live in God’s will. Stop letting yourself be so attached to what people think of you and the fear-filled “what ifs” of life. “What if” God wants to do bigger things through you but chooses not to until you get your fear handled and confidence from him? The rest of your life is waiting on it. Start today men!
Being bold, confident, and willing to be used by God makes a man feel alive in his life.
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