Let me explain... Boyz U. is a day that we take these guys and intertwine activities like football and eating hamburgers with conversations about the body of a young man from a biblical persective.
Our world, our society has perverted the process of growing up to the extent that even the word puberty or hormones embarasses a young man to the point of redness. However, the bible teaches us that we are made in the image of God (Genesis 1:26), and For you created my inmost being; you knit me together in my mother's womb. I praise you because I am fearfully and wonderfully made; your works are wonderful, I know that full well. (Psalm 139:13-14). I believe the Christian parent owes it to their boys to be honest about the way the body works and explain the true meaning of being a man; a Christian man.
We talk about girls being exploited and targeted, and they are, but our boys are also targeted in many ways as well. The homosexual community would love to convince your boy that same sex relations are just part of growing up or that it is OK to be whatever you want to be. Older boys in the locker room bully younger boys in ways that would rock your world. (And some of those older boys are at church Sunday morning.) There are also products and ads that lead our young men to believe that casual sex is expected. Alcohol overconsumption is pushed in their faces as normal experiences. Foul language is spewed from every media outlet at all times of the day and night. And do you think the drug world is only in the dark alley? Nope! It is in the hall way of every Middle School and High School and a few Elementary Schools in the country.
So what do we do?
We pray for our boys. I am the father of two girls, but I see the destruction of our society by the way our boys are being raised. IT IS NOT OK TO BE A THUG!! Parents, Children Ministers, Pastors, everyone...Pray for our boys.
I pray for the future mates of both of my girls. I do not know who they are but God does. I pray that they are protected and are devolping Chistian character and traits even now. I pray that the leaders of county, state and nation see the ways of Christ as a desirable path for their lives. I pray that Jesus Christ be the male role model for young men around the world.
While at Boyz U. we had great day hanging out with the boys and heard from some wonderful men who encouraged the boys to be men of God and not give in to peer pressure.
Thank you Coach Chris Weaver and Malcolm Taylor (retired NFL) for investing in these boys lives with your words of encouragement. Brady Jones, Randy Hutto, Patrick Gibson, Chris Johns, Philip Russell, Tommy May... Your time was well spent being the role model for your small groups. Thank you all!!
Boys are boys, no doubt different from girls. Remember God made us different for a reason. God made us like He did for a reason. We need to embrace the God made way we are and reject the worldly way that seems to be expected.
Pray for a young man by name today!
