Did you realize that there are thousands of organizations looking for guys like you? Millions of dollars are being spent trying to figure out where in the world you are. Years of research has been conducted in the attempt to pick apart your brain to determine why you, as a guy, do what you do.  Let’s face it… we men are a moving target… but there is one common bond we share and one trait that we all hide in our gut.

This is the nugget you’ve been searching for… In everything you do, in all that you are, and the total energy of your life is centered on this one basic fact:

You want to be wanted.

Could it really be that simple? Are we that easy to figure out? Simply put… yes. I’m not asking you to spend hours recounting the days of your life and reliving old scenarios, but rest assured… this is our fundamental pursuit.

As children, we search and beg for attention. We want assurance that someone wants us. As teenagers, we spend hours trying to figure out who wants us and how we belong to certain groups of peers. As young adults, we search for tasks that make us desirable to employ and we form groups to belong to or be a part of. We marry or date the ladies, especially the ones that show signs of wanting us. We have children… and find fulfillment in the fact that someone actually wants us for who we are. And at some point in our lives, some of us find God. And we discover that He wants us terribly.

Glance back in your history and note the special times. At the heart of those times, you will discover that you were wanted and you knew it. In that same glance, note the terrible times. At the heart of those, you will find emptiness and loneliness.  Often those times are wrapped with the feeling that no-one wanted you.  Or perhaps you are in that place right now.  Hang tight… You ARE wanted.  Follow this series and you’ll discover who, why, and how to rise above the crowd and live into contentment, peace, and excitement.

Guys… we suck at introspective thinking. We are thick headed when it comes to figuring out why we are the way we are. You aren’t alone in this endeavor. We are excellent at hiding who we are in order to accomplish the things of this world. However, at some point, an awakening occurs and we figure out that true joy comes when we realize that someone needs us – wants us.

Why do you cling to your career so tightly? Could it be that this is a place where you feel the most wanted?

Faith isn’t something that requires rock climbing gear and shovels. If you’ve fought through your life of faith and tried to change your personality, you’ve been headed in the wrong direction. God wants you for who you are. It’s not necessary to change your entire wiring to convert into a certain “type” of man who pursues God.  Simply be the man God made you to be.

I want you to hear that you are wanted more than you realize. I want you to hear that there are billions more people than you that want to be wanted…

I want you to realize that God needs men like you and me to stand up. I don’t care if you are 18 years old, 34 years old, 54 years old, or 76 years old… you need to be standing with resolve.

I want you to know that faith isn’t complicated.
I want you to know that being a dad is the most important thing in your life… right now!
I want you to know that being a husband requires strength and tenacity and leadership.
I want you to know that being a friend is more than “how’s the weather” and “what’s up”.
I want you to know that you are not alone in this journey.
I want you to know that everything around you is just stuff and none of it will bring you contentment.
I want you to know that each day is a new day and yesterday is gone… forget about it.
I want you to know that you are wanted. If no one else does… God wants you.

“For God so loved the world that he gave his one and only Son, that whoever believes in him shall not perish but have eternal life.” – Jesus Christ (John 3:16 NIV)

You are a wanted man.  You are a “whoever”.   Join me on the Journey of what A Wanted Man looks like.  Continue walking through The Wanted Man series.
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