{"id":21806,"date":"2023-05-06T00:01:26","date_gmt":"2023-05-06T07:01:26","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/davesevern.com\/blog\/?p=21806"},"modified":"2023-05-05T16:30:03","modified_gmt":"2023-05-05T23:30:03","slug":"the-attributes-of-real-manhood","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/davesevern.com\/blog\/the-attributes-of-real-manhood\/","title":{"rendered":"The Attributes of Real Manhood"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span style=\"font-family: tahoma, arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 14pt;\"><b><a href=\"https:\/\/davesevern.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/The Attributes of Real Manhood.mp3\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-474\" src=\"http:\/\/davesevern.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/12\/SEV-CampfireAudio.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"375\" height=\"108\" srcset=\"https:\/\/davesevern.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/12\/SEV-CampfireAudio.jpg 375w, https:\/\/davesevern.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/12\/SEV-CampfireAudio-300x86.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 375px) 100vw, 375px\" \/><\/a><\/b><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-family: tahoma, arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 14pt;\"><b>What is a real man, and What is It that makes a real man<\/b><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-family: tahoma, arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 14pt;\">A quick review of manhood as exists in the world today, and in particular in America, gives the real truth of the matter about manhood&#8230;The fact is that it is fading quickly into oblivion.<span class=\"Apple-converted-space\">\u00a0 <\/span>Real men, whole men, leader type men,&#8230;the ones who possess the get-it-done work ethic,&#8230;the take-care-of- things necessary to hold the family unit together,&#8230;the provide-for-and- protect the family commitment,&#8230;the step-up-and-meet-the-personal- responsibilities of a man,&#8230;are just not being taken care of by the vast majority of males in our society.<span class=\"Apple-converted-space\">\u00a0 <\/span>In the \u201cPop Culture\u201d of today, men are being taught how to be women and women are being taught how to be men.<span class=\"Apple-converted-space\">\u00a0 <\/span>The result is total confusion of both the male and female God-given roles.<b><span class=\"Apple-converted-space\">\u00a0 <\/span>Confusion, always results in reduced production and performance.<span class=\"Apple-converted-space\">\u00a0 <\/span>Confusion is never a good thing.<span class=\"Apple-converted-space\">\u00a0 <\/span>Confusion usually brings all forward motion to a complete standstill.<span class=\"Apple-converted-space\">\u00a0<\/span><\/b> Of course, we all know that achieving true success in life absolutely requires on-going consistent and persistent work ethic and forward motion towards the accomplishment of worthwhile dreams and goals.<span class=\"Apple-converted-space\">\u00a0 <\/span><b>So to become successful, there can be no confusion! <span class=\"Apple-converted-space\">\u00a0<\/span><\/b><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-family: tahoma, arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 14pt;\"><b>Men learn how to be real men by observation.<\/b><span class=\"Apple-converted-space\">\u00a0 <\/span>They grow up around other real men like their fathers and grand fathers or other authority figures in their lives.<span class=\"Apple-converted-space\">\u00a0 <\/span>They observe and learn therefrom how a real good man lives and conducts himself when dealing with family members, other people, and the events and circumstances encountered while living their own lives on a daily basis.<span class=\"Apple-converted-space\">\u00a0<\/span><b> Real men are always totally honest and have complete integrity while conducting their actions of life.<span class=\"Apple-converted-space\">\u00a0 <\/span><\/b>As they grew to manhood they simply watched their \u201cmentor\u201d live his life,&#8230;and then duplicated what they had learned and observed from their \u201cmentor\u2019s\u201d behavior.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-family: tahoma, arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 14pt;\">The whole process can be likened to watching a great movie in which a \u201cReal Man\u201d is the star performer.<span class=\"Apple-converted-space\">\u00a0 <\/span>Let\u2019s quickly examine some of the finer character traits of this recalled star male role model.<span class=\"Apple-converted-space\">\u00a0 <\/span>Now to get the full picture of what I am attempting to communicate to you, don\u2019t get lost in the side currents, eddies, or swirl-pools of the main flow of information.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-family: tahoma, arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 14pt;\"><b>Real Men&#8230;the ones of real and lasting accomplishment&#8230;have a distinct manner and way about them.<span class=\"Apple-converted-space\">\u00a0<\/span><\/b> It could be a swagger or a physical toughness.<span class=\"Apple-converted-space\">\u00a0 <\/span>It could be a strong and commanding voice or manner of speech.<span class=\"Apple-converted-space\">\u00a0 <\/span>It could be a soft and tender calming spirit or behavior.<span class=\"Apple-converted-space\">\u00a0 <\/span>Whatever it is, this personal quality of a real man comes across as a big and strong male who is always in charge of things and people and who is moving forward in life towards the accomplishment of good and beneficial things that when complete will benefit or bless other people.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-family: tahoma, arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 14pt;\">Real men are strong minded and strong willed males.<span class=\"Apple-converted-space\">\u00a0 <\/span>They use their strength primarily to protect the weak people of society.<span class=\"Apple-converted-space\">\u00a0 <\/span>Real men are almost always really \u201cgood guys\u201d.<span class=\"Apple-converted-space\">\u00a0 <\/span>They are strong and tough people, physically and mentally,&#8230;but they are never bullies.<span class=\"Apple-converted-space\">\u00a0 <\/span>And, of course, the way they live their life is always a good and proper example for all other males with whom they are involved to observe and witness.<span class=\"Apple-converted-space\">\u00a0 <\/span>You see, my friends, one can talk about good and bad, right and wrong, positive and negative all day long&#8211;but in the end of things, people need to see it played out in action.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-family: tahoma, arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 14pt;\">The greatest motivational phrase of pure truth in all of history is that <b>people do what people see.<span class=\"Apple-converted-space\">\u00a0 <\/span><\/b>Greatness is a much more powerful teacher when it is seen as compared to when it is just being discussed.<span class=\"Apple-converted-space\">\u00a0 <\/span>Do you talk the talk or do you walk the walk?<span class=\"Apple-converted-space\">\u00a0 <\/span>Now listen carefully,&#8230;Seeing and studying the actual lives of people is the very best way to communicate ideas about how to behave and how not to behave.<span class=\"Apple-converted-space\">\u00a0 <\/span>What our country really needs is good old fashioned heroes and role models.<span class=\"Apple-converted-space\">\u00a0 <\/span>It needs Real Men of accomplishment, of prosperity, of providers and protectors of the family unit; responsible men who meet and fill the needs of all of their family.<span class=\"Apple-converted-space\">\u00a0 <\/span>Men such as these must become the types and kinds of men who can be observed and held high for all the youthful males to witness and see who will be the correct example of what it is like to be and act like a real man!<span class=\"Apple-converted-space\">\u00a0 <\/span><b>Fathers and Grandfathers&#8230;do you understand,&#8230;your example (not your words) is speaking volumes to that little son or grandson who is watching your every move.<\/b><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-family: tahoma, arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 14pt;\"><b>The True Truth never changes.<span class=\"Apple-converted-space\">\u00a0 <\/span>The very best of all examples of great and correct masculine leadership in the history of the entire world comes to us in the person, actions, and lifestyle of The Lord, Jesus Christ.<span class=\"Apple-converted-space\">\u00a0 <\/span>Real Manhood is Christlikeness!<\/b><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-family: tahoma, arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 14pt;\">Christ didn\u2019t just talk.<span class=\"Apple-converted-space\">\u00a0 <\/span>He said many very extraordinary things, but He also lived with and among all of His disciples for somewhere around three years before His death.<span class=\"Apple-converted-space\">\u00a0 <\/span>He was intimately involved with and in the lives of his followers and future \u201cto-be\u201d leaders of men.<span class=\"Apple-converted-space\">\u00a0 <\/span>These leaders-in-training saw Jesus eat, sleep, and perform miracles among the masses of people within every area in which He travelled.<span class=\"Apple-converted-space\">\u00a0 <\/span>They saw Him live life, suffer, and die.<span class=\"Apple-converted-space\">\u00a0 <\/span>They witnessed Him interact with all types and kinds of other people of the times.<span class=\"Apple-converted-space\">\u00a0 <\/span><b>He lived among them and that is the primary way that He communicated Himself to the men who would communicate Him to the rest of the world.<span class=\"Apple-converted-space\">\u00a0 <\/span>This technique is precisely the way He made disciples of His followers.<span class=\"Apple-converted-space\">\u00a0<\/span><\/b> So empowered, these disciples would then go on to make more disciples of those they individually influenced, and then for those second generation disciples to go on to make more disciples and so on down through the past two thousand years.<span class=\"Apple-converted-space\">\u00a0 <\/span>All really great things and accomplishments in life start out very small and relatively insignificant.<span class=\"Apple-converted-space\">\u00a0 <\/span>That is the way that God designed them to work.<span class=\"Apple-converted-space\">\u00a0 <\/span>Just remember <b>all right and good things always get better with the passage of time.<\/b><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-family: tahoma, arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 14pt;\">From the studying and learning from the Word of God it becomes<span class=\"Apple-converted-space\">\u00a0 <\/span>absolutely clear that <b>seeing a person\u2019s life lived out is at least as important as is getting a list of lessons as to how to live life from that same person.<\/b><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-family: tahoma, arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 14pt;\"><b>Sermons are indeed very important, but seeing the actual life of the person who gives the sermon might be even more powerful!<\/b><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-family: tahoma, arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 14pt;\"><b>How you live affects other people.<span class=\"Apple-converted-space\">\u00a0 <\/span>It teaches them how to live!<\/b><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-family: tahoma, arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 14pt;\">Whenever heroes are created and have become accomplished role models for our society as a whole, our nation and our culture is greatly benefitted.<span class=\"Apple-converted-space\">\u00a0 <\/span>These role models who lived correctly in accordance with God and His Laws can then be held up high for all to see their type and caliber&#8230;to see that their lives and they way that they lived are great and worthy examples for emulation.<span class=\"Apple-converted-space\">\u00a0 <\/span>Having good role models and heroes was historically and remains to be a vital way of helping a new generation to learn and know what they should be aiming at and achieving with the use of their own lives.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-family: tahoma, arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 14pt;\">Real Men are always fine examples of Christlikeness,&#8230;of love and charity,&#8230;and of honor and commitment to their fellow men and women.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-family: tahoma, arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 14pt;\">Real men are what children duplicate and who grow to become the future leaders of the next generation.<span class=\"Apple-converted-space\">\u00a0 <\/span>Real men laugh often, love completely, and<span class=\"Apple-converted-space\">\u00a0 <\/span>are totally committed to serving other people all for the glory of God.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-family: tahoma, arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 14pt;\"><b>Be A Real Man And Always Act Like One&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;..<\/b> <span class=\"Apple-converted-space\">\u00a0<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span class=\"Apple-converted-space\">\u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>What is a real man, and What is It that makes a real man A quick review of manhood as exists in the world today, and in particular in America, gives the real truth of the matter about manhood&#8230;The fact &hellip; 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