Friday morning edit…. What has this come to? http://www.birthornot.com/ I am utterly shocked, no I did not vote for either, I can only hope it is a hoax, but guessing not… Father God, how is this even a question.  Father God oh how you love them…

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This post is my journaling from day two, and reflection about a week after. To read the introduction post click here: Prayer for Life Mission
To read Day 1 click here: Day 1
To read Day 2 click here: Day 2

To read Day 3 click here: Day 3

Reflections 4

Men whether you like it or not you are leading.  Whether you are married or not you are leading.  Whether you have children or not you are leading.  The eyes of the world are on the men.  The failings of this world are on men.

Here is where I am going with this.  The other day I was asked some questions. (Warning these are tough questions turn back now if you want):

Can anything break your faith?  Tied to a chair, Gun to your wife’s/child’s head, you are asked to deny Christ, what do you do?

Yeah that’s right put up or shut up time huh.  Every natural instinct in me in that situation would want to wrestle from the bonds and throw myself at the person with the gun.  Every natural instinct would be to yell “I deny him I deny him”

But then I reflected for a second after I heard the question.  How am I leading?  How am helping my family be equipped for the spiritual battle? Have my wife and children seen enough of Christ in me to follow Him, to be assured of their salvation, to know that they are justified by Christ, and in the process of being sanctified by God’s spirit, and lead to the Glorification with God in heaven.   Leading my family and not failing means, I am confident I have shown them enough of Christ in me. I have been their example.  That if the trigger is pulled, yes my heart would be crushed and the pain unimaginable, I would be assured to see them again in heaven with my God.  Have I lead/done enough that they are living in eternity now, where death (no matter how it happens) is just a step in the path of eternity.

Men you may never be put in the literal situation denying Christ, but everyday we are facing the barrel of a fully cocked and loaded world. The world is embroiled in a spiritual battle that many men apathetically watch go on.  It is a world that will via for the attention of our children.  A world that will tear them away from the life of eternity Christ promises us.  Materialism, greed, sex, drugs… bullies in the school yard, magazines and tv shows telling them how to look or what their self worth should be.   All of it lies that lead to “Do what ever feels good”  “It is all in what YOU can do” “You control you”….  All of this is waiting to take their life.  Satan wants the children for his own and he is ready to pull the trigger.

This is where the spiritual battle over abortion must be fought.  Men must stand up and put themselves in the path of this world before it affects the lives that lead to steps towards a clinic door.

What do you do men?

Only because Jesus Christ stood the gap for us can we claim the righteousness that God created us for.   Christ died for the gap that we allowed to happen between man and God. It is time to trust in the Righteousness of Christ in you, to trust Him and stand the gap in this world for who ever is following you.

It is time to lead as God intended, it is time to lead for Eternity.

Day 4 – But not the last Day

SHE DANCED…Like she had just scored a touchdown in the Super Bowl.  SHE DANCED What was her victory?  She had just successfully escorted a girl into the clinic.  They say anger can get the best of you if you let it.  And I admit I was angry.  Father God you dance over us as we stand up for your Son, she danced in the face of your Son.  How are they so unaware?

OK.. now that I have that off my chest.

Parents brought their Children with them today, three teenage boys and a teenage girl.  Thank you to those parents for having the strength through Christ to bring them out.  This is where the battle has to start, but not end.

Here is the thing.   We pray that God will lead us to his will, and take us to places he needs us to work.  When in reality if you stay connected to Him, and you recognize He is there all the time.  If you realize every moment is for Him…He already has you where he needs you at that moment.  You are filling a purpose for His kingdom in every moment.

The debate about the issue will go on, but I don’t want to be part of the debate.  The debate will get us no where fast.  To think we can change the minds of others leaves each side looking foolish as they attempt.  We no better understand their story, than they understand ours.   Do we take the time to ask? No, we just allow the debate to rage on, without doing anything that would affect the debate.

This past four days can not be wasted.  I am humbled by the people who joined me this week, and grateful for a God who has looked past my imperfection to see the work I can do for His perfect will.

The debate over the issue will go on which we can not control.  However, the battle lines are drawn in the dirt, the same dirt that Jesus wrote in before he addressed the Pharisees.  I can not stand by idle as they did any longer.  In the name of Christ Jesus I can not.

Men God is asking?   “Where are you?