♥ Pillars of A Man's Heart ♥

Stu Weber, in his new book, Four Pillars of a Man's Heart: Bringing Strength into Balance,(1) states that biblical masculinity rests on four pillars. The four pillars represent the four major facets of a man's life; these aspects of masculinity are: king, warrior, mentor, and friend. Weber believes that when all four "pillars" are balanced, peace and tranquility will prevail in our marriages, our families, our churches, and in the community and the nation. These institutions rest on the balanced pillars of biblical manhood, and they all collapse when the pillars lean out of balance. The major problems our society faces, for example, are the result of many men having one or more of their personal pillars out of balance--leaning one way or the other. For some men, the pillars have fallen down.

As we look at our society, it is clear that we are in trouble. Some of the pillars are leaning, and others have fallen down. It takes four sturdy, balanced pillars to hold up a building. "It takes four pillars to make a man. . . . who will bear the weight, stand against the elements, and hold one small civilization [a home] intact in a world that would like nothing better than to tear it down."(2)
-Lou Whitworth

Beneath his eyes are blueprints of what he holds inside. His heart contains firm pillars, but is decked out in disguise. Beneath his hat he wears a crown, he rules and commands a nation. Beneath his breast he wears a plate, battling enemies of the state, and on his hands a written demonstration. Holding back tears he listens with his ears, and seals the stories he has written on his heart. Sealing it shut, he keeps the trust and locks it in the dark. He is a companion attached with affection, a companion, a personal regard. He is quick to console, and refurnish the old, whenever times seems so hard. He is a King, he is a Warrior, he is a Mentor, he is a Friend. He is a true husband, he is a lover, he is Monumental, he is the true meaning of Men.
By: Brewster, Nefeteria
*copyright 2009*