Modern Problems Solved by Ancient Paths

Jeremiah 6:16 “Thus says the LORD: ‘Stand by the roads, and look, and ask for the ancient paths, where the good way is; and walk in it, and find rest for your souls. But they said, ‘We will not walk in it.’”

The modern world is full of controversies, fruitless gender wars, and terrible philosophies.

The thing is, these issues could be solved quite easily if we went back to the foundation of human morality, the Scriptures.

The world has lost its way, and it will continue to deteriorate unless believers step in and become a part of the process of the Heavenly Father’s work.

Young men today are saturated with strange notions of how to be a man, young women are poisoned with lies about what it means to be a woman, and both genders are at war with each other.

Sorry, young men, but there’s no such thing as an alpha-omega-sigma-delta-gamma chad. There’s no such thing as a beta, or whatever male. You can have your memes, but don’t let false notions of what it means to be a man in this world ruin your life.

There is being a man, though.

How do we live out our lives as men? We follow Yahweh’s blueprints for our lives.

There’s nothing masculine about belittling other men. In fact, I’d say it’s the opposite, which is ironic to the core.

We can’t paint everyone with a broad brush. Some men are introverted, and some men are extroverted. That does not make either one better than the other.

Some men are natural leaders, some learn to lead, and others do better following.

Think of the military. Commanding officers are superior in rank and deferred to, but that doesn’t mean the enlisted are not a core part of the system and path to victory. Both must work together as a cohesive unit to destroy the opposition.

A man will lift other men up, correct the fallen, and enable others to thrive.

I’m not a woman, but women are also at risk of these ridiculous philosophies.

I’m not a feminist, but I don’t think women are less than worthy because they are in the opposite body.

We’re good at different things.

Women are amazing at doing multiple things at once, and multitask in ways that make my head spin. Men are usually only able to focus on one thing at a time. Not that it can’t be the opposite.

If a woman desires to be a business owner, or “girl boss up,” then that’s perfectly acceptable. Proverbs 31 describes the ideal, industrious, and perfect woman to find.

But tearing down other women and being catty, as well as thinking the blessings of modern society mean being loose and sleeping around, is ridiculous.

I can’t tell someone how to live their life, but what I will suggest is looking to the Scriptures to see what it says about men and women.

They’re supposed to work together, not harm each other.

Proverbs 18:22 “Whoso findeth a wife findeth a good thing, and obtaineth favor of the LORD.”

It might surprise people to know that the English word wife isn’t necessarily in the ancient text of the Scriptures, more so meaning woman in general. But the context determines the usage.

My point in saying this is, if God has blessed a man with finding a woman, then he gets favor from God Himself.

Notice it says a man finds the woman. Take the initiative, fellas. And make sure it’s the right time to do so.

Modern dating isn’t like this, but I’ve noticed modern dating is a train wreck.

Some of the standards I’ve heard are bordering on a trope instead of reality.

It’s great to have standards, but people aren’t perfect.

But the best thing to do is to ask God for our intended match.

He knows the name of every star in the universe, so do you think He doesn’t know who you’re supposed to be with?

In seeking God, asking Him who your soulmate is, you’ll find life and richness not afforded to doing things the secular way.

But remember, He also has to reveal it to them, too. “God told me you’re my _____” doesn’t work unless He tells them, too.

There’s way too many “weird” situations out there, sometimes endangering people, or causing disappointments.

If you want to improve your life, go to the gym, increase your salary, and overall hone yourself, that’s awesome! Self improvement is a great thing. But when you belittle others instead of helping them see their errors and helping to fix them, you’ve sunk into the wrong camp, the camp of the enemy of humankind.

No one in this world is perfect, but we have access to the One who is, our God.

1 Corinthians 11:11 “Nevertheless, neither is man independent of woman, nor woman independent of man, in the Lord.”

Men and women should support each other, seeing as we are not independent of one another.

Yes, the Bible states the man is the head, just as God is our head, but God is a loving Father to us, not an evil tyrant.

There is no getting around this, no matter how many generations pass. But it can be abused in the wrong way.

A good man will not make a woman feel inferior to them because they’re a woman.

A partner is a gift from God, and loving your partner does not make you a “weak man.” Manosphere underpinnings aside.

A woman who has a partner isn’t losing out on her 21st-century independence from those pesky men they don’t need, either.

Modern society is far different from the Ancient Near Eastern context of the Bible, and women have many blessings today they didn’t have before.

But misusing those blessings leads to the downfall of society.

Men have more freedom than ever to get rewards without ever having to work for them.

In most of history, rewards meant hard work.

Now men have unfettered access to questionable things, video games make them feel like they’re achieving something without always having a reward (pro-gamers and streamers aside), and instant gratification is the name of the game.

If we support each other, we will succeed.

If we continue to attack each other, then understand there is a reason the Roman Empire fell.

Ask for the ancient paths, the good way, and walk in it.