As a father, are you raising your children according to the Biblical guidelines?

If you as a child did not have a caring, loving father to have as an example to pattern your life after, you can change that pattern in the here and now.  It is a great joy for a father to see his son as a father of the next generation, especially if he is mimicking the ways he was raised.   There are biblical principles to guide you along the way.  These guidelines are never ending.  They have been used in the past and probably will go on and on for many more generations.  As a father, have you succeeded in raising your children according to the following biblical guidelines?

Proverbs 22:6 – “Train up a child in the way he should go and when he is old he will not depart from it.”

Ephesians 6:4 – “And you fathers, do not provoke your children to wrath, but bring them up in the training and admonition of the Lord.”

My daughter’s father only lived until she was 10 years old, but her memories of him have lasted all of her life.  I believe they influenced her choice of the kind of man she wanted as a husband and father of her daughter.  He, too, is a kind and gentle man. Their daughter also chose a kind and gentle man to marry.  They are now the parents of one son and four daughters.  Most happy marriages result from having a happy childhood.  They seem to look for the same qualities in a future husband or wife as their parents have.

May we pray God’s blessings on every father who provides love, security, protection and the physical needs of his family.  Not just on this Father’s Day but every day.

Thank you for reading this,

Great Granny Witt