Where was Adam when Eve was deceived? He was close enough to get a bite when the buffet was opened up. Adam was not there where he should have been. Notice Eve has a whole conversation with Satan with not a word from Adam. He was content to sit back and watch her. Perhaps, he was curious about Satan or the tree. Regardless of that, he left his God given position to Eve. He let her take the lead. He left her to deal with the devil then fell in with her as she succumbed to his wiles. Satan won the victory without a fight from Adam.
Notice the first words of Adam after the fall are of his fear. His second words are his blame of Eve and God for his situation. God said that Eve was given to Adam as his helper or helpmate. When a person has a helper, the person takes the lead and the helper follows the lead. Adam was there first. God gave him the responsibility of caring for the Garden not Eve. She was to be his helper.
If we are to be the men that God has surely called us to be, we have to do it different. We have to step up to the front. We cannot let our wives and children go unprotected. God gave us the responsibility to protect them, lead them and be the priests of our households. Let's start today by doing a few things right.
1. Get up a little earlier, pray for your wife and children. Every day before they leave your home. Start with at least 15 minutes.
2. Read your Bible. Start with at least 15 minutes again. If you are not in the habit of reading your Bible, start with the Gospel of John not Leviticus! Read one or two chapters, but read for understanding not as a "I read 10 chapters today" checklist. Read one chapter and remember the basics of what you read.
3. Make decisions for your family, where to eat, what to eat, not "I don't care." One note here guys, if you haven't been leading, you cannot start tomorrow with the George S. Patton routine. Pick a place to go, decide to go to church, pick a restaurant after church etc. Make it manageable. You do not have to dictate and not take others feelings into account, but you can suggest.
4. Make sure of your relationship with Christ. All of your relationships are related to this one. If you are not right with Christ, you are not right with anyone.
5. Accept the responsibility for the things gone wrong and then work to right them.
Come out of hiding. Be the man! God's Man!
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