It's up to Dads

Children aren't convinced that their father is a Christian, based on the doctrine he believes. As a matter of fact: dads who gloat in having right doctrine, yet deal with their children harshly; or worse, are absent from their life, will only teach them that they're a hypocrite.

Children are more positively persuaded by the time daddy sets aside for them. This time shouldn't be soaked down with naming everything they do that's wrong. Rather, it should include patience and joy.

Remember, the example a father sets is what convinces a child that their father has become acquainted with the Lord. As such, children will desire to be brought up under that type of tutelage.

Children learn more by what is caught, than what is taught. In other words, they will catch on to our example! The example a father sets, by how they handle their children in the midst of the trials of everyday life, does more to mold Children, than a rod every could.

Here are some questions for fathers to ask themselves:

• What am I teaching my child?
• How am I treating my child, when I'm teaching them?
• Am I patient, kind, and gentle with the time I spend with my child?
• How am I training my child to handle challenges?
• Is the attitude of my home one that's cold, harsh and uptight, or is it full of joy?
• Does my child see the example of the gentleness and meekness of Christ in me?

If you want lasting security for your children, it's up to dads to structure their home life in accord with Biblical parenting and leadership principles.

Ephesians 6:4 And, ye fathers, provoke not your children to wrath: but bring them up in the nurture and admonition of the Lord.