For the husbands and dads among us true leadership, biblically defined, begins in the home – Eph. 5:25 and Eph. 6:4. In 31 years of marriage and parenting I have failed many time to meet the standard that the scriptures sets for us guys. At times I have complained to God that I just couldn’t meet His standard. Other times I have given in to the desire for comfort and forfeited the opportunity to receive grace from God. Regrettably, there have even been times when I have lead forcefully, failing to recognize the essential quality of humility required of all godly leaders. Throughout this time God has patiently instructed me toward His goals and the fruit I do see I can truly thank Him for. If I were to identify one person, humanly speaking, whose life and example God has most consistently used to point me toward His will that man would be CJ Mahaney.
At a recent conference Steve Shank interviews CJ on biblical masculinity. Taken from The Pursuit conference, a 2007 Sovereign Grace Ministries Regional Conference in Arizona, the discussion covers the understanding and practice of biblical manhood for young men, husbands, and fathers. The interview concludes with a helpful segment on the importance of men humbly welcoming observations from others. If it were not for the profound example of sacrificial serving which Jesus demonstrated on the cross no man among us would be capable of attempting biblical masculinity.
