Here is a great piece for dads that I received on email today!
From Focus on the Family
If you're a dad, you know that your parental responsibility isn't limited to merely providing financially for your kids. It's about molding and shaping their character, as well.
In fact, investing in your child's spiritual growth is perhaps the most important job you will undertake as a father. This is especially true if you have a son. As a dad, you are uniquely positioned to shape your son's faith by teaching him from the Scriptures and through the consistent modeling of virtues such as tenacity, integrity, faithfulness and perseverance.
This may be much simpler than you suppose. When you make promises, keep them. Stay true to your word. If you "keep on keeping on" when life tries to knock you down—if you look persistently to the Lord to be your strength in the midst of personal weakness—you will earn the authority to tell your boy that hard work is its own reward and that giving up is unacceptable. By learning his special "love language" and demonstrating what it means to be compassionate towards people of all ages, conditions, races and walks of life, you can cement a life-long bond with your child and help him grasp the difference between a genuinely Christ-like man and the so-called "macho man" of high school locker rooms and popular culture.
For more ways to invest in your child's spiritual growth visit FocusOnTheFamily.com.
From Focus on the Family
The only path to manhood is through boyhood.
If you're a dad, you know that your parental responsibility isn't limited to merely providing financially for your kids. It's about molding and shaping their character, as well.
In fact, investing in your child's spiritual growth is perhaps the most important job you will undertake as a father. This is especially true if you have a son. As a dad, you are uniquely positioned to shape your son's faith by teaching him from the Scriptures and through the consistent modeling of virtues such as tenacity, integrity, faithfulness and perseverance.
This may be much simpler than you suppose. When you make promises, keep them. Stay true to your word. If you "keep on keeping on" when life tries to knock you down—if you look persistently to the Lord to be your strength in the midst of personal weakness—you will earn the authority to tell your boy that hard work is its own reward and that giving up is unacceptable. By learning his special "love language" and demonstrating what it means to be compassionate towards people of all ages, conditions, races and walks of life, you can cement a life-long bond with your child and help him grasp the difference between a genuinely Christ-like man and the so-called "macho man" of high school locker rooms and popular culture.
For more ways to invest in your child's spiritual growth visit FocusOnTheFamily.com.
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