Men who do not have "spark" are bland and boring. Their eyes are dull and lifeless. They have no oomph in their personality or spring in their step.We know how bad it is when we keep pulling the rope to start the engine of the lawnmower but there is no spark. You feel like throwing the wrench at it! No woman should marry a man like this, and no one should ever hire such a man.
Spark denotes life. As men get older, they tend to lose their spark and zest for life, but I do not believe that it should be this way. Men should take all the corrective measures possible to stop themselves from oxidizing and getting rusty. We know that drugs, alcohol, and pornography can ruin a man's personality. Sitting around and living a sedentary lifestyle, coupled with laziness, and not showing initiative, also takes the spark out of a man.
Mountain climbers would never dream of taking a man without any spark on such a dangerous expedition. God also wants men like Abraham and Caleb with lots of spark to climb His mountains.
Let’s be reminded again of Caleb’s confession: “As yet I am as strong this day as I was in the day that Moses sent me: as my strength was then, even so is my strength now, for war, both to go out, and to come. Now therefore GIVE ME THIS MOUNTAIN” (Joshua 14:12, 12). This mountain was inhabited by giants, but he was ready to take them on at 85 years of age!
Remember, it only takes a few sparks to get a fire going. The best sparks come from Christians filled with the Holy Spirit. Reading God's Word and praying daily are an excellent combination to create sparks.
~ Colin Campbell
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“Men, if we are going to be men of courage, we must speak up for what's right when the opportunity presents itself. If you have any truth in you, for goodness’ sake, SAY IT! Do not hide truth behind closed doors.”
"Every day, remind your wife that she is doing the greatest job in the world.
"Hindrances are helps. If one of Joseph's misfortunes had been omitted, his good fortune would never have come. If his brethren had not hated him, if he had not been sold, if he had not been imprisoned, he would never have ruled Egypt."
“In matters of Power, let no more be heard of confidence in men, but bind him down from mischief by the chains of the Constitution.”
Today we discover four more personal enemies that we must CONFRONT, CHALLENGE, and SLAY!
The following are some of the personal enemies in our lives that we must CONFRONT, CHALLENGE, and SLAY!
“The father is the head of the home, with gentle dignity acting his full part as head. He is the priest and minister to his household. The simple word of thanksgiving at the meal, the gathering of the family together, morning or night or both for reading a bit out of the old Book of God, and in simplest language giving thanks, and asking a blessing upon the circle – these belong to the father.
Before we can knock out national and international enemies, WE MUST FIRST OVERCOME OUR PERSONAL ENEMIES! These personal attitudes are indeed our enemies for these are the adversaries that rob us of our character, our will, and resolve to fight in the day of battle.
Our country stands in a very challenging hour. The tragedy is that multitudes of our fellow countrymen do not realize how desperate the situation is. Even the general population of the so-called Christian church fail to realize the seriousness of this moment of time in our nation’s history.