thoughts for us men

I'm watching Mr and Mrs Smith, and I'm thinking about us men. There's that point where after so many years they don't know who the other person is,the only problem for us men is that often we don't know who we are either.  Remember that point in the movie where they are both pointing guns at each other and John is the first one to put his weapon down? That as men is our job, to stay there even when she shoots at us, never taking a shot ourselves. Because even though we don't feel like it, we can take it. We were built to take it. We cannot bow out, or ever give up. We must not only find out who we are, we must find out and live it out. We have no choice, however broken we are the world needs us, flaws and all. God is ripping out everything that keeps us from being who He called us to be. The best we can do is submit to the process, because what lies at the other end is worth everything.