Courageous Husbands

   I just watched the movie Courageous. The movie did a great job promoting the importance of Fatherhood. It takes courage to be a man, especially in a society that promotes feminists ideals and gender neutrality. What are we teaching our boys and young men about manhood?
    If you want to be a courageous father, then I believe that you must be a courageous husband. Your son is watching your relationship with your wife. If you allow your wife to "wear the pants" in the family and to control the family, then what is that teaching your son? I see a lot of people blaming men for not  being the leader in the family and sometimes talking about how women "have" to lead. Do women ever "have" to lead...is that what the bible teaches?
    I think part of the problem in our homes today is that our wives have decided that they are equal in authority or using older language they have usurped the authority of men. When a wife decides that she needs to perform the role of a man, because she doesn't think you are, then what is she teaching your son about manhood? Too many women manipulate their husbands rather than supporting them. And too many men are afraid to confront their wife and to deal with the lack of submission. Husbands have been bullied into submission, into a passive role, and then blamed for not being active as a father.
    If you are going to take an active role as a father, then you will need courage to play an active role in your family. Courage to stand up to your wife when she puts you down or when she challenges your authority by questioning you. You will need courage to do the right thing when your wife doesn't support you. If you are going to teach your son how to be a man, then you need to "man up" to your wife...be a  courageous husband that is not afraid of his wife.