Ep.40 Producer's Pick: Who Is A Mature Man? (Part 1)

Producer’s Pick is a bonus episode. In it we dissect the line of a movie, song, quote, social media post, Scripture, or topic you suggest. 

Episode Summary

I'm very excited about today's episode because a listener emailed and said "I have been dating someone for 2 years but I'm not sure he's mature enough'. So we decided to air the episode with Pastor Courtney Morrison who discusses the topic, 'Who is a Mature Man?'. He tells us about the six stages of maturity that men go through and gives us advice on the stage at which a man is ready for a relationship/marriage. This is Part 1 of a 2 part episode. 

Key Takeaways

• If  you have a man that is not submitted to God you may be a bit out of  order and life might just be that way for you and that's not what you  want (3:48)
• The first stage of maturity for men is the Adam stage. This man is not yet ready for a relationship (9:28)
• At the second stage, the Zakar (Phallic) man, sex becomes his main focus (11:50)
• The third stage is Gibbor where the man is full of pride, is competitive and can become violent, maybe even abusive (14:00)
• The fourth stage is the Enosh stage where the man is heavily wounded (15:40)
• The fifth stage is the Ish stage. This is the mature man (25:33)
• The final stage of maturity is the Zaken stage. This man is a sage - a fulfilled man (35:44)

Top Quotes

• The Bible is God's love letter to us, Let's fall in love with him. And then we understand even better (6:04)
• At  this Adamic stage, there is a lot of self searching, they're still  seeking of direction, you are not certain of most things (10:23)
• You'll find even men in their 50s who are at this stage (Zakar), married and looking for a young girl (13:51)
• He's  not thinking oh I just want sex and I'm looking for a relationship.  He's now looking competition. He's now in a place (Gibor) where he  believes he has to prove himself (14:26)
• Enoch  stage...he may have been wounded by his father, may not have had  affirmations. He may not have heard what it means to love (16:20)
• This is the differentiated man (Ish). One who is his own man who knows who he really is, and what he's all about (25:53)
• When  you are at the fulfilled man stage, you're enjoying life...recognize  that I need to forgive some persons, I need to ask some persons to  forgive me, I need to walk in the fullness of what God is teaching me  (37:07)

Resources

• The Masculine Journey
• Scriptures: Ephesians 5:22, John 11:35, Genesis 1:26-27, Genesis 5:2

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