The men in my life, young and old, who desire the Christ Life above all else:
Greetings.
In a world of mediocre men with a mediocre view of manhood, mediocre expectations, mediocre dreams, mediocre love, mediocre faith, and mediocre Christianity...
It is my earnest desire that you would not stop halfway up the mountain.
That when you begin to grow weary or complacent, you would behold the Man who did not stop halfway, but carried the weight of the world to the top of the mountain and died there amidst scorn and mockery---and find your strength in this truth: "He is risen!"
Oh, that you would know Him in the power of His risen Life---the Life which flows and fills to overflowing, if only you would open up and receive it.
Where are the Chivalrous? Where are the Knights in shining armor? Where are the Mighty Men of old?
Behold the Man who ever stands Victorious! If you would but go to Him and lay yourself at His feet, show Him all the wretchedness of sinful flesh, the heart so black, so cold, so petrified within your chest... Then, only then, will He draw His mighty Sword and knight you, that you may bear His Name, His Sword, His Love, and His Life. And you will be more than a conqueror through Him.
I pray that you would learn to be leaders, not as those in this world, but as the One Great Leader, who did nothing of His own, but only that which His Father sent Him to do.
Depend on Him, Who is your Life, Who knows no end, for everything you may need.
When yieldedness comes, then dreams come true. I know this personally, by His great grace. So bring in the tithes, the tithes of all, no matter how broken and small... and you will look up to find Heaven's windows opened wide. Try Him in this; He is ever faithful.
I know I am but a young girl with still so many young girls' dreams in my heart, but if you would
pause and consider these things it would bring me great joy.
And know this: I am running this race by the same Strength, near you, and am cheering you on more than you know.
As your sister/daughter in the Lord, I pray that my own life would encourage and not harm you in your pursuit of the Prize.
The reason I ended up writing this letter is because... the Bravehearted Gospel website is up!!!
With all my heart do I commend such manhood as this.
Check it out!
There's some really powerful and encouraging stuff on there. It has been a huge blessing to me (and I'm a girl!) More and more I'm beginning to like the manly stuff; I find my mighty King in the midst of it.
So this is just one girl's letter to the guys in her life---
with a girly "huzzah!" for the Warrior-Poets!
May you follow the Lamb whithersoever He goeth.
Soli Deo Gloria!
Sarochka
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