Faith in Fatherhood: Don't Worry.

But seek first His kingdom and His righteousness, and all these things will be given to you as well. Therefore do not worry about tomorrow, for tomorrow will worry about itself. Each day has enough trouble of its own.” Matthew 6:33-34

How many of us, as fathers, have found ourselves worrying about how we are going to provide for our family? And how many of us later feel guilty for lacking faith in doing so?

I never felt much need to worry when it was just me and my wife. She is a very strong, capable woman and I don't worry much about her being able to take care of herself in my absence. Or should I say didn't worry much...

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Faith in Fatherhood: Leave a Legacy

“A good man leaves an inheritance for his children’s children…” Psalm 13:22a

The inheritance we leave to our children is not merely a monetary one. The way in which we live our lives and the character we show is a legacy that lives on after we depart this life.

I am guilty of buying into the same belief that so many others have believed for many years; that my children will be better off if I make enough money and provide them with all of their physical needs. While there is nothing wrong with aiming to provide for our children, I think we sometimes miss the point of leaving them an “inheritance”.

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Faith in Fatherhood - "Time Alone With The Father"

God’s Word tells us “But when you pray, go into your room, close the door and pray to your Father, who is unseen. Then your Father, who sees what is done in secret, will reward you.” (Matthew 6:6) This verse struck home with me this weekend. I, like so many parents, have a child who is rather shy around people in public, but opens up in private. I saw an even deeper level of this when my wife left for a few hours to run some errands and I spent some alone time with my son.
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Faith in Fatherhood - "Setting The Example"

There is one thing that I both knew before I became a dad and was surprised by once I became one. That is the fact that children are listening to everything you say and watching everything you do. I knew this as a fact before having a child to parent, and yet it completely blew me away to see it in action. For some of you this piece may just be something that you already know and believe in your heart, but for others this may be a wake-up call.
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Faith in Fatherhood - "Be Still"

The Word of God teaches us that we should “train up a child in the way he should go” (Proverbs 22:6), and that is one of our main responsibilities as fathers. What we sometimes fail to realize, however, is that if we pay close attention, our children are also teaching us lessons all along the way.

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