Don't Take a break from being a man... Step Up!

I just started reading a book entitled Stepping Up: A Call to Courageous Manhood by Dennis Rainey and as I reflect on the holiday season, my mind tends to drift towards how I can be refreshed. While I do not think this is necessarily bad, I want to challenge myself and you to consider working on stepping up as a man. This can be applied in a variety of ways. If you are a father, move towards your kids intentionally this holiday season.   This is one of the greatest gifts you could ever give your kids: a non passive, involved father who moves towards his kids.  I just got an e-mail from a friend who just graduated from Miami and is working on his adult relationship with his father. He said, "When I hear my father say he loves me, he is proud of me, and I am good at ____________" I can do anything.  So, for the fathers out there who have not said these three powerful statements to their children, this holiday would be a great time to "Step Up"! Could you imagine how much influence this could have in your son's life? For men who are not yet married or do not have children this holiday season maybe  you need to move towards a friend and confess a sin you have never shared with anyone.  Maybe you have never heard your dad say the above three statements. Step up and ask him for them.   No matter where you are on the journey of manhood, let's all step up this Holiday Season!