Men have needs. Let’s review how God designed the man, his assignment, and some of the things the man needs.
1.THE MAN NEEDS THE PRESENCE OF GOD
Adam’s life started in the garden with the presence of God. This tells us that the man needs the presence of God in his life. We can’t stress this enough, man cannot fulfill his divine purpose without God.
God created Adam as a king that would work and manage a kingdom. To understand work, you need to understand the first great commission of dominion.
“And God said, Let us make man in our image, after our likeness: and let them have dominion over the fish of the sea, and over the fowl of the air, and over the cattle, and over all the earth, and over every creeping thing that creepeth upon the earth” (Genesis 1:26). The bottom line is this.
What is Satan up to? Is there a big push to undermine traditional values because of massive idolatry? The radical feminist and transgender homosexual movement is attacking traditional definitions of masculinity and replacing them with gender inclusive, non-binary, and gender nonconforming terms. This demonic agenda is a high level spiritual warfare meant to redefine the male and female species based on reprobate feelings rather than scientific biology and the word of God. In response, people must pray and use their voice to push back against wickedness, while pastors and church leaders must stand up for God and contend for the faith.
Some say that manhood is toxic and traditional masculinity harmful to society. Their approach is to delete offensive words that describe the male species such as him, he, male, and men. One writer says that hatred of women is innate and inescapable within men.
God's design for the man and the woman is now considered hate speech by multi-billion-dollar companies and the genderqueer movement. Social media giant Facebook and Twitter have enabled the genderqueer movement by introducing multiple gender options, flagging tweets from prominent feminists, and suspending accounts. California has allowed third gender designations for birth certificates and driver's licenses. Genderqueer activists have even established an International Non-binary Day. These new terms describing a third species such as genderqueer have been declared by activists to be a movement to end gender discrimination in society. The spiritual battle against genderqueer apologists is raging and God is able to turn it around.
Discover the divine purpose for manhood as set out in the creation testimony of Adam. God's priority was the formation of a physical body, the making of a God-breathed spiritual man, the garden as a kingdom, the assignment of work for service, and the calling to govern. Understand how this is the essential foundation of family and society, and how the demonic realm targets manhood, marriage, and family. Get in the Holy Spirit's presence and renew one's mind with the Word of God to understand the unique gifting and purpose for manhood. Man's identity comes from God, and his purpose is revealed by the Holy Spirit in the kingdom.
The woman was designed by God to supply what the man lacks. The woman was taken out of the man to minister to the needs of the man. This is a hard truth for the modern feminists.
There was a time when the man went off to work, he was the breadwinner, and the woman stayed home nurturing the children. Not so much anymore. It was easier then to define the man and women’s role. It’s not as easy today because the roles are not as clear-cut.
Discover the divine differences between the male and female: respect and love, biological differences, and the ability to complete one another as a reflection of God's glory. Men and women were created by God both different and equal, but with distinct differences. The two of the most significant differences between the male and female deal with respect and love - the man needs respect and the woman needs love. A lack of understanding of these differences can lead to design malfunctions and frustration in relationships. It is important to remember that God's design of the male and female complements each other as a reflection of His glory.
