In What It Means to
Be a Man, Rhett Smith to guide readers into tapping into their masculinity
and being more centered on God’s design for our ultimate manhood journey. The
book is divided into four sections, “Awareness, Honesty, Openness, and Movement”.
Rhett Smith begins the book by exploring the concepts presented in David’s life.
He also described the different archetypes that David was and he encouraged men
to be honesty about which one they tend to be. He makes a great point and asked
the tough question that every boy ponders at one time of their life, “Do I have
what it take to slay the giant?” (Page 23). Men, our giants can be sickness, disease, financial
problems, father wounds or fatherlessness, marriage problems, wayward sons and
daughters, the fear of intimacy, being vulnerability, the fear of sharing their
emotions and thoughts, depression, anger, suppressing their feelings with addictions,
etc. There are a number of giants we may be facing and throughout this book,
Rhett Smith will assist men in finding out what it truly means to be a man.
This book helped me to realize that I struggle with
living in balance between being too passive and aggressive. I tend to be too
passive and I withdraw and most of the time I have trouble being vulnerable and
being intimate. I fear in being hurt again, rejected, or abandoned. I also
noticed that in one of the chapters that I do in fact have a father wound. My
father has always been there for me and there has always been an emotional
distance between us. He was continuously driven to work hard and achieve. His
dad died when he was ten years old and I know he had to teach himself how to be
a man. My dad hasn’t really taught me how to be a man and he knows way more
about fixing cars, then I do. I kind of wished he passed down some of that
knowledge. And we rarely have a conversation together even though we live in
the same home. I especially loved the suggestion that Rhett Smith gave men, he
encouraged fathers to actively engage with their sons every single day. Just
think of the impact this small act could have and influence your child’s life.
I would recommend this outstanding book to every single
man, son, and father who is deliberating what it truly means to be a man. This
book will positively influence every man and challenge men to vigorously participate
in their lives. I immensely loved the content and study guide offered in this phenomenon
book about a God centered approach to manhood. I also loved the aspect of the
book being written as short chapters on topics that men struggle with and the
book could be read and studied as a devotional. Rhett Smith personally endorsed
that men read should read it for a total of sixteen weeks (4 months) and with a
group where men are strengthened and transformed together. The book provided
viral healing and the importance to dwell on my identity in Christ and His
unconditional love for me. If you’re looking for a life altering book on becoming
the man God has created you to be and you’re longing for your relationships with
others and most importantly God to be fulfilled, and intimacy to be rekindled,
then read this book and be changed!
"I received this book free from the publisher through
the Moody Publishers book review bloggers program."
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