Don't just man up, God Up!

Okay I've heard the expression going around to, “Man up!” It’s similar to cowboy up, buck up, straighten up and the ever popular get yourself together man. The last time I heard the expression was on TV last week when a disgraced politician used it while apologizing for his wrongdoings.  But this post is not about public figures it’s about you and I. I suppose the expression to man up does mean to own up to one’s mistakes or to take some responsibility, but I suspect what it really means is; I’m sorry I got caught man, my bad. But to God up means more than just making a mere apology.  It means going to God and asking him to help you identify the exact nature of your wrongs. Then maybe you can admit to yourself and to others that you are a corrupt individual.  You tell God sorrowfully and brokenly that you want to change and really mean it; He knows it when you really don’t. Then going further you take some active steps to make amends to those you have harmed. For instance, by returning what was taken and by fixing what you broke to the best of your ability. Now do you see the difference between a man up and a God up? The latter is a spiritual act not just a human one and it calls for true repentance. It takes wisdom and courage to God up but it only takes false humility to man up.