Catch the Ball

What is an Alpha Male?
He’s not what you think!

When we think of Alpha Males, we think of the kingly lion, stealth alligator, sleek killer whale or deadly bull shark. Our mind realistically jumps to the Most Feared Predator List.

We think of Hollywood creations like Rambo, James Bond, xXx, Captain America and the like. Men never defeated in hand-to-hand combat; expert marksmen; fearless; and always gets the beautiful girl in the end.

Being an Alpha Male has nothing to do with our:

Muscle size, fitness level or combat skills
Education, income or vocation
Looks, personality or ability to attract women
Height, weight, body piercings or tattoos
Car, truck, motorcycle, boat or ATV
Skill level in sports
Clothes or electronic gadgets

Dr. Robert Lewis, the author of “Quest for Authentic Manhood,” defines the Biblical Man (Alpha Male). He:

Rejects Passivity
Accepts Responsibility
Acts Courageously
Waits for the Reward only God can give

Men try to believe what they do, the things they own, and the exaggerations they speak fill the void in their soul and eradicates their haunting deficiencies. For many men “Let the games begin!” is a non-fulfilling, empty lifestyle of game-playing hopelessness, loneliness, and self-doubt. The Bible is full of examples of men who look successful and manly but are empty, unfulfilled and weak on the inside, where the real man abides. Samson is a very good, bad-example.

Question: Do sharp claws and teeth make the large cat a lion or do the beast
inside make the large cat with sharp claws and teeth a lion?

The journey to Alpha Manhood is difficult, so few take it. Many want easy, so they accept the world’s definition of an Alpha Man and build a materialistic façade concealing their true identity. They take the wrong trail – the external trail.

The trail to Biblical Alpha Manhood is internal as revealed in Scriptures. Only men who hunger and thirst for Biblical Alpha Manhood take this journey. As in mountain climbing, only those who possess the do-or-die mentality reach the summit. They discover the reward is greater than their dreams and gain benefits that cannot be fully express in earthly language.

For men, following God’s leadership is difficult. It means we must say, pray and live “Not my will, but yours will be done in me!” Yielding our will to another runs against our DNA to make the decision, set the course and lead the charge. As we enthrone Christ in our life, we acknowledge His Kingship and voluntarily bend our will beneath His. We truly recognize our Father knows best. Then we do the manly thing; we decide to follow His holy leadership; travel the course He sets before us, and charge life with the power of His Holy Spirit living within us.

Make no mistake here. Bending our will beneath His will is the front line in our spiritual war. It’s where Satan strongly confronts us with our worldly manhood, telling us it is our life and we must maintain complete control and call all the shots. We fight the fiercest battles every time we bend our will beneath God’s will once again.

Every man can succeed IF he becomes more determined to win the internal battle. In the TV reality show “Biggest Loser” many contestants act the same. They whine, complain, lie, cheat, connive, take the “poor me” attitude and declare they are “going to die” unless they can find an easier way to their goal. So they quit early and make excuses. The truth is they did not follow their diet or work out plan. They choose the easy road to failure instead of the hard road to success.

They whine, declare themselves victims, make excuses and quit early - An all too familiar tune.

Compare these to those who focus their vision, work harder, straining against the pain, persevere with intense determination, follow the plan and finish the challenge. When done they collapse. Everything expensed. Nothing left. They ran the race set before them and finished the course! These are champions even if they do not become the “Biggest Loser.”

Question: Are you willing to focus your vision, push harder, straining against the pain, persevere with intense determination, follow the plan, run the race and finish the challenge (calling) set before you?

Since we cannot complete our calling using human strength, we need His indwelling power to make us more than conquerors. We do not fight against flesh and blood but powers and principalities. The time we invest in reading His Word, talking with Him and worshipping Him is how we transform into what God wants us to become. The key is not “doing.” The key is “becoming.”

Men need each other more than we admit or realize. We’ve been loners so long we are uncomfortable around other men. We even believe we do not need anyone except our families and sometimes not even them. We think our aloneness is a strong, manly characteristic when research says otherwise.

I strongly encourage you to find a man to climb this mountain with you, so you can encourage each other as both intentionally grow in your walk with Jesus Christ.

King Solomon wrote in Proverbs 27:17

As iron sharpens iron, so one person (Alpha Man) sharpens another.
Words in parentheses are mine.

Accept this as absolute truth.
Believe this with as much faith as you can muster!
Live it in the power of the indwelling Holy Spirit!

And for you:

This is YOUR time! YOUR time to begin is NOW! YOUR place to begin is HERE!

Questions: If not you – Who?
If not now – When?
If not here – Where?

When God gives you an Alpha Man vision, do you want to view it with the heart of Pee-Wee Herman or Arnold Schwarzenegger?

Why?

Because our Creator endowed every man with Alpha Male DNA!

Do not settle for anything less!

Semper Fi, Brothers, Semper Fi!