Are you a wimp?

Ok, so I ran across this today. I thought it quite interesting and had to put it up here. I would love to hear some of your responses to this. Parts of this video made me a tad uncomfortable, but I began to wonder why at church we don't do more talking and learning about what makes men (and women) the way they are? As a Christian, I believe that it's vital that we are continually seeking ways to learn about others and improve our communication and relational skills. Relationships are HUGE if you profess to be a Christian (relationship with God, relationships with others). From now on I will refrain from using the word Christian, because I believe (and this is only my opinion) that most often it has a negative connotation. It breaks my heart that the word "Christian" is more often perceived as negative than positive. I also think that someone can call themselves a Christian when they are a "religious" person, but not necessarily giving themselves over whole-heartedly to Christ. So I will use the term "God-follower". I think there is a difference in those two terms.
While I don't necessarily agree with everything the founders of GodMen have to say, I do think this video sparks some interesting thought and proves a valid point that we maybe should take a deeper look at this. I personally don't think of Jesus as a wimp. To me, He is the strongest, most brave and courageous person that ever lived. (I remind myself that courage isn't simply the absence of fear, but pressing on through the fear to what one is called or led to do). I also think of Jesus as a tender-hearted man. Someone who genuinely loved and cared for others, but in more than one place in scripture He said some things that were probably hard to take. I wonder if when he said to Peter after Peter fell into the water, "Have you no faith?", did he mean, c'mon be a man and trust me on this! I don't know! Another thing I feel the need to put out here is that yes I have known a lot of "wimpy" "Christian" men - those who want to rant and rave about the state of the church and it's people, but refuse to actually get involved in someway trying to point the church toward Christ. My husband is a tender-hearted, soft-spoken man. He is a wonderful father and loving husband. I have seen him cry. I know that his heart has been broken. I know that he has hurt for other people. I have also heard him voice his strong opinion in a godly way. I have seen and heard him stand for his faith. My husband thinks of things in a way that most people don't always. It's one of the things I love most about him. I always have to stretch my mind to see his point of view, but I always get something I never would have had I not opened my mind up to another possibility or another viewpoint that wasn't my own. I also think of my husband as a strong man. He would fight for me in a nanosecond. I bank my life on that. Just like my life depends on the fact that I know Christ gave his life for me and everyone else in all of creation. Just like my entire existence today depends on the fact that I KNOW (i don't just believe this one friends) that my God fights for me. God is not wimpy and since I have been writing for a few minutes I think I have come to resent that caption in the video. Again, I know plenty of "wimpy" "Christian" men and women. So many times I am one of those. I loved the part when the man said that when he watches braveheart he wants to do that same thing. That must be a guy thing! Still, I, too want to be bold for God. Being politically correct has ruined us. I think there is a HUGE difference in being polite and graceful and godly and exhibiting the behavior toward others that Christ would want us to and being politically correct. Maybe it's time that we all (men and women) quit waiting for change to start with others and start the change ourselves. Ghandi said "Be the change you want to see in the world". Right on, Ghandi my man.

Until my next rant,
Paige