A warrior of special strength, courage or ability!
Ask someone who a hero is and you will probably get a variety of answers. The most obvious answers might come in the form of Batman, Superman, Spiderman, etc. These are of course all fictional characters that perform superhuman acts via computer technology. Some of them have super strength, they fear nothing and nobody and their abilities surpass comprehension. Many of us go to the theaters and watch these “hero’s” perform and amaze us. I don’t know about you, but I leave those movies feeling more like a zero than a hero. (bad line, sorry).
So the question is ‘What does the real hero look like and
what are some qualities that make up the form of a hero?” The movies influence
us in a way that is unrealistic. The actors on these movies perform acts that
we would never be able to do in real life. As a young man, living in a confused
culture, I want to be the hero. I want to be a man of real strength, real
courage and have special abilities. But what do those look like in a realistic
way? How can we define the ‘True Hero’ living in the world today? Here is my
opinion. I hope to hear what yours are also.
>Special Strength:
Strength is defined as moral power, firmness and courage. Moral power? I thought
this was a great definition. Another way to look at moral power is maturity or
the ability to allow you’re self to mature. It is so easy to fall into the
false influences of this world, but it takes strength to overcome and rise
above them. Strength knows what love is and what it takes to maintain. It’s
keeping your cool in tough situations at work. It’s spending time with your
kids rather than the television.
>Firm: True
strength is being firm. Firmness in what you believe and say. I believe the
examples of strength portrayed in the Bible are the best examples to still
follow today. The world does not think this way, though they will try to
influence us with the new ways. We have to hold firm, we have to be strong. We
need to continue to keep the values that have made life worth living. Examples:
Although my company might have a value system, the workers may not. We must set
the example and be the bigger man when we are faced with immoral decisions. We
must maintain integrity and demand it from everyone else. We must teach our
children discipline and be consistent.
>Ability: Unlike
the super hero moves in the theaters, we have the ability to be a true hero.
This starts with a choice; a choice to be intentional in our leadership and
decisions. A great way to hold this ability is to ask God for assistance. He
has helped so many real heroes in the past and is just waiting to help make us
a hero. Our spouse wants us to step up and be the confident hero, our kids look
to us as giants coming home to save the day and people around us need a real
man, a real hero. This process will not be easy and will take time, patience
and prayer.
Its time for men to be ‘The Hero’.
