Going Back to the Basics

4 Quick Life Points for Men to Ponder

In order for us to talk about nations and kingdoms, there has to come a peace within each of us. God needs men and women to line up with His word. All of the things that God ordained will automatically happen when order hits.

Men, we are responsible for taking our rightful roles as mentor, father and role model. God is going to hold us accountable.

Get a mentor.
In the beginning, God fathered man. He mentored man. He taught man before He gave him a woman. We need to do something about mentoring men.

Teach the youth by example.
What is really corrupting society is that there are no fathers and mentors. There has to be a patriarch who understands that he must be an example; he must provide leadership and teach. Young people are lost because there is no covering, no wisdom. We, as men, have to come outside of our homes and spread ourselves; these boys and girls need to be touched with truth, not lies. We’re responsible for wherever the children end up. I don’t care if it’s your child from birth or not. We are responsible.

Examine your marriage.
The pain we have in life is the direct result of the breakdown of family. Marriage is an assignment. Two people are to look at one another and recognize who each is in God and understand that they are supposed to build each other in that.

Stand on scripture.
In Genesis it says, She took its fruit and ate it, and she also gave to her husband and he ate. At this moment, Adam failed to protect his wife. God has lifted us up to protect what has come out of us; when we fail to do that, we loose a curse. Adam knew what was right, but he didn’t speak up, and he didn’t do anything about it. Adam was more concerned, at that moment, with keeping harmony with his wife rather than keeping harmony with God. There are times you have to take a stand. You know that you are led by God, and you understand what His word says, so you have to stand in that direction. It’s a lot of pressure. Men, I charge you today, if you don’t read and study anything else, you need to read and study scripture. To turn this nation around, a man must study the word of God, and say when the scripture is misquoted.
About The Author:
Bishop Eddie L. Long is an acclaimed teacher, entrepreneur, author, and modern day prophet to the nations. He currently serves as Senior Pastor of New Birth Missionary Baptist Church in Lithonia, Georgia just outside Atlanta. Visit him at bellministries.org or go to: www.NewBirth.org

About The Author:
Bishop Eddie L. Long is an acclaimed teacher, entrepreneur, author, and modern day prophet to the nations. He currently serves as Senior Pastor of New Birth Missionary Baptist Church in Lithonia, Georgia just outside Atlanta. Visit him at bellministries.org or go to http://www.NewBirth.org