".... The world is a carnival of counterfeits--counterfeit battles, counterfeit adventures, counterfeit beauties. Men should think of it as a corruption of their strength. Battle your way to the top, says the world, and you are a man. Why is it then that the men who get there are often the emptiest, most frightened, prideful posers around?....
The world offers a man a false sense of power and a false sense of security. Be brutally honest now--where does your own sense of power come from?....
If you want to know how the world really feels about you, just start living out of your true strength. Say what you think, stand up for the underdog, challenge foolish policies. They'll turn on you like sharks....
The world of posers is shaken by a real man. They'll do whatever it takes to get you back in line--threaten you, bribe you, seduce you, undermine you. They crucified Jesus. But it didn't work, did it? You must let your strength show up. Remember Christ in the Garden, the sheer force of his presence? Many of us have actually been afraid to let our strength show up because the world doesn't have a place for it. Fine. The world's screwed up. Let people feel the weight of who you are and let them deal with it."
(Excerpts from pp. 50-51 WILD AT HEART by John Eldredge, emphasis mine)
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