What is it that a man reaches for to cope and find comfort? Maybe the better question is, what reaches for a man when he is hurting, angry, or overwhelmed? In order to be free, a man must take inventory of the “packages” that have accumulated in the secrecy of his heart.

What are they? How do the lies they contain shape so much of how a man thinks and what he does?

The question is never whether there are such packages; the question is only, how many are there and what are their results? Wounding has left broken pieces in every life story, and those pieces get carried forward by a boy who is trying his best to become a man. 

Take some time to grab a journal and walk with Jesus back into your own pain. Hold his hand as you search out the wounding packages. When did you receive them? What are the messages they contain? Here and now you can exchange them for healing.

An excerpt from The Heart of a Warrior.

The Heart of a Warrior

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Men have a glorious and significant role in God’s Larger Story. They also are the target of a special warfare aimed continually and ruthlessly at the center of their being… their masculine hearts. Naivety and ignorance keep many men running in circles while misinformation and poor training keep many more in bondage. Men are wounded, frustrated, angry and being crushed under the weight of criticism and expectations. The attempted solutions of recent years is education; tell men what they are doing wrong and give them a list to memorize. This strategy isn’t working and its time we fall back to an Ancient One. What if we are setting men up for failure rather than helping them be free? Join author and guide, Michael Thompson, as he invites men to a place of training and orientation that will ensure both a settled heart and a fierce courage. A man cannot enter this battle without knowing he is a Beloved Son. After all, that is what the battle is all about!

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