I'm A Man, Yes I Am.

My current favorite commercial on television is for "Dial Men's Body Wash". The commercial has a man sitting on his couch, wearing a green sweater, eating something that only a woman should eat. A man begins to play a simple song on a tuba, and a group of men begin singing "I'm a man, yes I am", as another man introduces the product. This commercial is at its funniest at the end. All the men are in the bathroom singing and celebrating their product, when the wife calls out the husband's name. Immediately, all the men begin to whisper the song so she doesn't hear them. This is brilliantly funny.

This commercial reflects society. Men have become weak and soft over the years. Many men are no longer the stronger sex. They have allowed women to control them. Many men have switched the Biblical roles in their houses. In many households, the wife is in control and the husband has become submissive.

As a Pastor, I do a lot of marital counseling. I always ask those I am counseling to write an essay for me. I ask them to write about the roles of a husband and wife. I have noticed an interesting trend in the essays I read. Most of the time, the men that I counsel write an essay that speaks of equality between the sexes. However, the women that I counsel normally write an essay describing a strong male leadership in the family.

What does this tell us? Simply put, I believe most men are afraid to step up. Our society has constantly made men uncomfortable to be men. Men are afraid to say that they believe they are the head of the household. They do not want to come off as sexist or abusive to the woman. This tells us that the feminist are doing a good job programming our society. Men have become weak, thus women have had to step up. Someone has to lead, and when the man doesn't the woman will.

In the book of Genesis chapter 3, God gives everyone a punishment for disobeying Him. He tells Eve, in verse 16, "Your desire shall be for your husband, And he shall rule over you." I believe this tells us that sin will make a woman desire to rule her husband. She will want his place of power and authority. I believe that sin is strong, and its affects have had an impact on our society.

So what should we do to fix it? If you are a lady who reads this blog; submit to your husband. Let him lead, and follow him. Support his work and his effort. Speak honorably about him to your friends.

If you are a man, then do your job as a leader. You are the pastor of your house. You are the leader of your family. Do not force your wife to choose between having no leadership in the family or her leadership in the family. It is time to be a man.

"I'm a man, yes I am!" It is time that we stop whispering it. It is something that we should sing with pride. Let us take off our green sweater, and put on our white dress shirts. I can hear the tuba. Let us all sing together.