I chose the title of this post because of my son's (Rocky) crazy obsession with superheroes. (Although his obsession may be my fault) It's great to see him get excited over the same characters I got excited for when I was a kid. SUPERMAN was and is my favorite comic book character!! Just Sayin'! But as I watch him, I wonder how he see's me. So many times I ask myself am I the man that God is calling me to be. Am I serving Him in all areas of my life? Well, the answer there is NO. There are so many things that I need God's help with. Ask Emily (wifey) she'll have a list for you. But God thankfully is continuing to reveal these things to me! As he did tonight.
Emily and I were sitting at dinner and I remembered a book that we started reading together. Not sure what made me think of it. But as soon as I thought about it, I instantly remembered that we had only gotten to chapter 3 before our lives (only as busy as we make them) got in the way. This for me is another failure at an attempt to be the Man that God has called me to be. I am to lead my family. How can my wife respect me when I forget something as simple as to read a book with her. I know she has remembered it and has been waiting for me to say "let's read our book tonight!" Well tonight we are!!
And me being the Man I am suppose to be should be prioritized in the following order: God, Emily, my son's.
So many times I think we, as men, get things backward. We get comfortable being everything to our kids and not living up to being a husband. I want to make sure that I live out the example to my boys of being a husband that my wife can respect and that she deserves. This is a must if I want the same for my boys. If I want to be there IRON MAN I need to be my wife's IRON MAN first and before that I need to be GODS!
I DO NOT want to live my life up to a low expectation! I want to exceed the expectations of my family because of who I am in Christ!
