Manly Mantra 

We live in an age where true masculinity is greatly under attack. Everywhere you look on television or in the movies, men and fathers are being undermined and emasculated, being portrayed as feminized and incompetent. The word emasculate means to deprive a man of his male role or identity and to

make a man weaker or less effective. Neither was God’s original intent for men. God has called men to be mighty and full of power and authority to push back the darkness. In the midst of this onslaught of insults against the identity of masculinity is a battle plan to have men begin to doubt and question their manhood thus causing them to diminish and dismiss their mandate. Among these insults spoken from the twisted tongue of the evil one himself are lies and insults such as “you are weak.” “you’re not enough.” “you don't got what it takes.” “you'll never measure up.” “you can't do it.” and “you're such a failure.”  We as men get bombarded daily with these attacks on our minds.

The good news is we don't have to just lie down and take it either; God has equipped us with weapons of warfare to combat the lies, the weapons are found in His Word. God has given us authority and power over the darkness; we just need to now walk in that authority. There are many verses that remind us of these truths and these scriptures are to be meditated on day and night. A simple daily repetitive scripture-based affirmation or mantra can reinforce and bolster your identity as a man of God. A mantra is an affirmative statement that you say to yourself for the purpose of encouragement and to remind yourself of the truth.

A simple mantra repeated to yourself several times a day such as  “I AM A MIGHTY MAN OF GOD FULL OF POWER AND AUTHORITY ON A MISSION TO KNOW GOD AND TO MAKE HIM KNOWN.” may be the start of  you restoring the roar of manhood.

Using a tool such as a reminder on your phone or using the ECHO Prayer App to prompt you throughout the day can assist you in the process of recalling your mantra until it is deep within the core of who you are.

If you dare to be vulnerable, what are some of the negative inner thoughts  attacking your mind?

What are the truths we can use combat the lies?

Write out your own mantra and memorize over the next few weeks