A Father’s Mission

Of the many joys that exist with being a father, none is more significant than seeing your children discover and develop their own real relationship with God. This is not an automatic development and it is not one that develops merely based on willpower. It is one that develops in spite of the many challenges and yes failures of fathers. It does however develop more consistently when there is a willingness on the part of the father to communicate and demonstrate some things consistently:

1) Tell your children that you love them and then show them.

2) Pray for your children every day…not just occasionally.

3) Love their mother and honor her (yeah even if you’re no longer together)

4) Let your children see you laugh and enjoy the simple things in life

5) Speak positive, faith filled words to them concerning their future based on the Bible.

6) Stop pretending to be superman…they know the difference anyway. Show them that you trust God and His word.

7) Let them see you worship God, read His word, and obey the word.

One night a father overheard his son pray: Dear God, Make me the kind of man my Daddy is. Later that night, the Father prayed, Dear God, Make me the kind of man my son wants me to be. –Unknown

Psalm 95:6 Come, let us bow down in worship, let us kneel before the Lord our Maker…

Fathers…we still have work to do…the Mission Awaits!

Blessings,

Randy