A Fathers Heart
See how very much our heavenly Father loves us, for he allows us to be called His children, and we really are… 1 John 3:1
Fathers are Leaders!
Children need leadership and a father is called by God – to instruct his children – to point them clearly down the path of life – and to show his children how to walk upon that path. This is no small responsibility. A father is a child’s spiritual leader and from a father’s lips – children need to hear wise words and wise counsel and from a father’s steps – children need to see the importance of wise choices and good decisions and from a father’s love – children need to discover their purpose, their identity, and their true worth.Dad’s are respected because they give their children leadership.
Fathers Care!
Children are very needy people and every child needs to be cared for and have his or her basic needs met. And a father, has been given the main responsibility of caring for and providing for his children. A man’s work is a God given way for a father to care for his family – in responsibly using his God given talents to care for and provide for his children and his wife. There is no work that is small or insignificant, in the eyes of God. Even more than that, a man’s work is honorable – and it is a doorway through which a father helps to express his love and care for his children in very practical ways – which is appreciated over time by a father’s children.
Dad’s are appreciated because they give their children care.
Fathers always have time!
Every child has a need to spend time with his father and being a father is about being together with your child to share life’s joys and God’s blessings. Every single moment a father spends with his child, is another opportunity for good to happen in a child’s life. A father needs to value and guard his time with his children. Time is a precious gift that a father can give his children and it will have far greater value than any material gift he could ever buy for them.
Dad’s are valued because they give their children time.
Fathers give themselves!
Even greater than a father giving his child the gift of time is when a father gives his child the gift of himself. When a father gives the gift of himself, he is saying to his child, “I am not only spending this time with you, but you have my complete attention. You are more important than anything else I could be doing. My eyes are upon you, my watch-care is over you, my thoughts are with you, and my love is around you.
Psalm 33:18 (New Living Translation) 18 “But the Lord watches over those who fear him, those who rely on his unfailing love.
Fathers are loving and trustworthy and just in all things. Fathers can find comfort in the fact that God is truly watching over them and their families – just as they are called as fathers to be doing for their children. Our Father, God is not an innocent bystander just glancing here and there and not engaged with His children - neither should any father be. Rather, fathers should be actively watching over and protecting and guiding their children, who rely on their unfailing love.
Dad’s are loved because they give their children the one thing they treasure most—themselves.
adapted from a devotional by Roy Lessin
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