CHILDREN ARE A BLESSING FROM THE LORD
The potential of a child is the most intriguing thing in all creation. -Wilbur
Matthew 10:14b, Suffer the little children to come unto me, and forbid them not: for of such is the kingdom of God.
From spiritual matters to financial issues, God has used my kids to help teach me how to honor Him with my life. Many times, it is in the everyday trials that these lessons come forth; patience, honesty, thriftiness, sin, repentance, truth, all have been taught in my life since I held my first born. What a blessing it is to have been given this privilege to learn from the little ones God entrusted us with.
Do you push the children aside at church? Do you look down your self-righteous nose when they make mistakes and commit sin? Do you wish they would just go away? Take a couple of steps back and look, listen, and learn from the mouth of babes. It will amaze you to what depths God will take you if you will, Be still and know He is God.
Happy Father's Day!
One of the most important things a father can do for his children is to love their mother. -Theodore M. Hesburgh
Husbands, love your wives, even as Christ also loved the church, and gave himself for it. Ephesians 5:25
The only way a husband will truly know how to love his wife is if He is saved and understands the love that Christ has given him. Think about this for a moment; the unrepentant church beat, ridiculed, mocked, spit upon, lied about, and eventually put Him on the Cross. But yet Jesus gave Himself for the church. Husbands, you want to be the best Dad in the world? Learn how to love your wife like Jesus loved the church…unconditionally!
Daddies, in may ways, determines destinations in life.
And, ye fathers, provoke not your children to wrath: but bring them up in the nurture and admonition of the Lord. Ephesians 6:4
John C. Maxwell once said, Success rises and falls on leadership. In the home, God has designed the Father to be the leader. So in the family, the Father is responsible for much of the spiritual success or lack thereof in the home.
Dad, are you leading in devotions? Dad, are you taking your family to church? Dad, are you praying with your children? Dad are you spending time with your children? Dad, are you consistent in the way in which you raise your children? I believe all of us parents could use a bit of sharpening our parenting skills.