Men and God

Last night I went to a men's study group. It is every 1st and 3rd Thursday. The leader of the group is the men's ministry leader for our church and is a great guy. Let me tell you about him. His name is Bryan and I first met him at his old church during a men's retreat. Soon after he started attending our church. His testimony tells of how God saved his marriage and changed him to become somebody easier to live with. He started a men's group in his home and most of the men were from his old church. Every time I went to it I was blessed and somebody needed ministry. Sometimes guys gave their hearts to the Lord. Other times men had problems in their marriage. Yet other times somebody in their family died or was really sick. It seemed like every time during a meeting that a hurting person would just start sharing their problems. His group is so comforting you felt like you could share anything. After a while the men's leader gave up his role and Bryan was chosen. I was so happy to hear he was taking over. He has such a heart for helping men become who they were suppose to be.

Back to the study group. He was teaching from the book of James and the power of our tongues. The tongue can bless and the tongue can hurt. Our discussion stemed from that idea. We shared bad things our tongues said and good things. We also shared the things others said to us. It was really cool because God kept giving me specific examples to share. I also shared how we need to be encouraging. We see and talk to people everyday and the only time we say anything is when they do something wrong. We make them feel worse than they already do. If we would just say one good sentence to them they might cheer up or feel appreciated. We need to be like Jesus. He would see somebody just standing around like one of the 12 or Zacchaeus in the sycamore tree. Then he would treat them like anybody else and invite them to join him or to dinner. He never criticized them for their job or sins. We need to be like Jesus. See the good stuff in a person then tell them about it.